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The other thread about 3 districts got me thinking about a project iv'e been putting off for years, putting up the history of district #1's since the ABA came here in the late 70's. I think I have enough info now that I can piece together 90% of the years.

1985 was a wierd year as the ABA split up the season in 3 -4 month seasons (yeah). The "Summer" "Fall" & "Winter" seasons. It had something to do about letting BMXers who do other sports in the summer still be able to compete for a #1 during there "on" months.
This info will take some gathering. It was also the first year where the ABA added a 2nd district.

As much as I would like to put the years in order, I literally have boxes of ABA mags I have to go thru & most of them are out of order year wise, so you get what you get.

1988.
Points ending Dec. 1987.

Utah 1.
Novice, inter & expert.
1. Gary Gines.(13) - 14460.
2. Joey May.(17) - 13324.
3. Kris Park.(9) - 11313.
4. Dave Beeson.(16) - 10253.
5. Trey Reynolds.(10) - 9190.
Total riders - 271.

Cruiser.
1. Gary Gines.(13) - 13341.
2. Nick Fox.(13) - 9547.
3. Brett Mcgrath.(19) - 5256.
4. Alisha Fox.(11) - 4102. *They didn't offer a girls cruiser class yet*
5. Michael Boyd.(16) - 3782.
Total riders - 19.

Girls.
1. Alisha Fox.(11) - 15079.
2. Dani Driscoll.(7) - 7798.
3. Heather Taul.(17) - 7170.
4. Karalee Gunn.(11) - 6888.
5. Tiffany Kennedy.(16) - 4882.
Total riders - 19.


Utah 2.
Novice, inter & expert.
1. Troy Walker.(12) - 8496.
2. Dallas Edwards.(15) - 7523.
3. Eddie Buckley.(15) - 5471.
4. Keith Morrison.(15) - 4872.
5. Wesley Snyder.(6) - 3824.
Total riders - 222.

Cruiser.
1. Troy Walker.(15) - 6022.
2. Dallas Edwards.(15) - 5148.
3. Josh Holliman.(12) - 2724.
4. Travis Sweeney.(18) - 2475.
5. Kevin Rasmussen.(29) - 1590.
Total riders - 11.

Girls.
1. Crystal Julius.(8) - 10705.
2. Amanda Edwards.(12) - 9298.
3. Julee Lindsay.(17) - 4342.
4. Melissa Haley.(8) - 3803.
5. Lori Holliman.(14) - 2415.
Total riders - 16.




b.

geez how did a 29 year old guy get in there that was old back then for bmx racing

Here's a photo of one of those 1985 seasonal # plates (1W for winter). Photo from the Mile High Nationals in Longmont, CO

I thought we got the split district in 02 or 03. Robby was the last class D1 before the split. He was UT01 D1 for 6 or 7 years straight till we got out spent by Curtis Newkirk just like I did all those years. And then we get the PC "you can't get D1 if you get a NAG (which you can't just buy) plate" thing akin to not keeping score (example) in Jr. Jazz Basketball. I still think if you earn (read buy) the points, you ought to reap the rewards. No offence meant to anyone but the kids know who won the game and so does everyone else. So that means I would have been like D24 instead of my "earned" D19 in Cruiser 2010. Sorry I strayed from the original intent of this discussion.

The original split was in 85' but they went back to one district a few years later when the rider counts dried up. I will pin point that year down as I move thru the years.



b.

who is in the picture? and dan???????????????

1990
Points ending Dec. 1989.

Utah-01.
Novice, Inter, Expert.
1. Gary Gines. (15). - 13706.
2. Kris Park. (11). - 12586.
3. Bryan Gunn. (16). - 11041.
4. Jason Thurnau. (18). - 7227.
5. - Cody Foster. (09). - 7128.

Total riders - 151.

Utah-02.
Novice, Inter, Expert.
1. Mike Schnieder. (12). - 10819.
2. Jeremy Miller. (08). - 9584.
3. Kenny Atkin. (17). - 9463.
4. Kerry Hale. (09). - 7408.
5. Paul Howlett. (13). - 7240.

Total riders - 160.


Utah-01.
Cruiser.
1. Gary Gines. (15). - 8627.
2. Bryan Gunn. (16). - 1753.
3. Brandon Romer. (15). - 1307.
4. Kirk Sullivan. (30). - 114.
5. Zak Wallace. (15). - 62.

Total Riders - 5.

Utah-02.
Cruiser.
1. Mike Schneider. (12) - 8457.
2. Paul Howlett. (13) - 3996.
3. Dallas Edwards. (18) - 3515.
4. Trey Reynolds. (12) - 3424.
5. Kevin Rasmussen. (31) - 2718.

Total riders - 11.


Utah-01.
Girls.
1. Karalee Gunn. (13) - 11207.
2. Brenda Delgado. (15) - 7327.
3. Amber Cordova. (10) - 3569.
4. Natalie Cordova. (06) - 3395.
5. Maggie Sullivan. (07) - 3028.

Total Riders - 11.

Utah-02.
Girls.
1. Amanda Edwards. (14) - 6245.
2. Lindsay Schneider. (08) - 5299.
3. Robin Reynolds. (07) - 3597.
4. Brandy Brunson. (13) - 2707.
5. Jennifer Cuch. ( 06) - 1185.

Total Riders - 12.






b.

this is fun seeing the names... a couple of whom i know. NEAT!

Kiss- you're supposed to guess who's in the picture

Is it John Alvey?

Just a guess, but my sources tell me it's John Alvey

Trey Reynolds the Greatest ever