Shawn Patrick Texas (b. September 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, California USA) was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1983-1987)
Started Racing: Early August 1977 at 13 years of age. His friend took him to a local track in Lakeside, California. He didn't have his own race bike, so he raced his friends. He got his own bike for his 14th birthday on September 8, 1977.
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Shawn Patrick Texas (b. September 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, California USA) was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1983-1987)
Started Racing: Early August 1977 at 13 years of age. His friend took him to a local track in Lakeside, California. He didn't have his own race bike, so he raced his friends. He got his own bike for his 14th birthday on September 8, 1977.
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First race result: Third place.
First win (local):
First race bicycle:
Home sanctioning body district(s):
First sponsor: Bicycles N' Stuff 1979.
First national win:
Turned Professional: Mid 1982 at 18 years of age.
First Professional race result: Third in Pro class at the World Wide BMX Association (WWBMXA) Supernationals on June 6, 1982 in Rancho San Diego, California. The WWBMXA didn't have a two tier Senior/Junior pro class like the NBL or the ABA. As a result he raced at least two Senior pros; Harry Leary, who won the event, and...
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