(Tulsa, OK) To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the BMX HoF, we are proud to introduce to you the Class of 2025 :
EARLY RACER:
Mike Poulson
• Credited as The Guy who put Utah on the BMX map.
• Began racing in 1978, after a friend introduced him to the sport at age 13.
• 1979 - Raced first National as a Novice.
• 1979, '80 & '81 - earned the first three UT-01 District No.1 plates (in ABA).
• 1980 - became Jag World Champion as a 15 year old.
• 1980 - Sponsored by Bingham Schwinn, Poulson won his first ABA National as a 15x (@ Chandler / Winter Nats), and would also go on to win the 1980 ABA Grands.
• 1981 - Mike had ABA's National No.1 Amateur title practically sewn up and only needed 3rd place or better, but decided to go for the win and crashed doing so, losing the National Championship.
• Was featured in the book BMX Racing Fever, published for beginner BMX racers.
• Appeared in an episode of the after-school Television series children's program Big Blue Marble (Program #061), who filmed him at the 1981 ABA Winternationals, and at home in Layton, Utah. It aired in the Fall of 1981.
• 1983 - Turned Pro with a loaded Rookie Pro field full of Hall of Famers.
• Was part of BMX Action's original TERRIBLE TEN (Class of Rookie Pros).
• First Professional race result: First in "B" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Celebrity Race For Childhelp USA/International in Azusa, California on January 22, 1984.
• 1986 - Schwinn pulls the plug on their BMX race team, but offers Poulson a sales position at Schwinn Sales West in Southern California.
• As an original Woodward Camp coach, Poulson was one of the first Pro racers to coach and share his racing knowledge with campers.
• Appeared on the cover and inside pages of every single BMX magazine available.
• Sponsored by: Perry Brothers, Bingham Schwinn (1979 -to- early '80), Pro Neck: February 1980), Schwinn Bicycle Company (1980 -to- 1986), Bingham Schwinn
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RACER:
Greg Romero
• Started racing in 1983 at the age of 8 years old at Sunol BMX in Northern California
• Always a top amateur, winning several Nationals in both ABA and NBL, Greg became ABA NAG #1 in 1994.
• Turned Pro in 1995
• Made one of the most fluid transitions into the Pro ranks, turning Double-A after the first three nationals of the season.
• Won the ABA Pro World Cup in his Rookie year (along with 2 more wins in '95), helping earn him the 1995 Golden Crank Award for Rookie Pro of the Year.
• Raced over a decade as a Pro, Greg spent seven of those years riding for the high-powered GT BMX Team.
• Has an impressive Grands record, winning the ABA Grands in 1996 and making 7 Grands mains out of 12 tries.
• Won the first ever ABA Monster X series in 1997, which awarded him a Honda motorcycle as the prize.
• Won the ABA Pro World Champ title two times - in 1995 and 1997.
• Competed at the X-Games in Downhill BMX in 2001 & 2002, and at the very first UCI Supercross in 2005.
• Started his own BMX frame company - called Revtec, based out of Oklahoma.
• Produced, edited, filmed and starred in his own compilation video - titled "I'm Not Mad At'cha."
• While living in Oklahoma, Greg hosted and ran a Pro-Only 4-man race, held at his backyard BMX course.
• Retired in 2007 with an average career ranking of #10.4 in the ABA.
• Wrote his own column "Coach's Corner" for over seven years in BMXer magazine
• Authored five BMXtraining.com How-To DVDs - including the BMX Racing Skills, RaceDay and Faster First Straight instructional DVD's.
• Was a major contributor of valuable content in the book Pro BMX Skills.
• Became a respected BMX coach after retiring from BMX, coaching some of Team USA's top Olympians - Mike Day (silver) and Jill Kintner (bronze), David Herman and Corben Sharrah
• Sponsored by Boss, L&S, Auburn, Robinson, GT, Redman, Revtec, and Haro
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INDUSTRY:
Brian Scura
• Owned and operated BS Bikes, Scura Speed & Technology Inc. (SST), while working very closely with GT Bicycles and Odyssey.
• Invented SST Race Lace hubs, which eventually became GT's version of the Superlace pattern.
• Invented SST Race Lace hub in coaster brake version for freestyle.
• Invented the SST Command Post with internal I-beam to add strength and prevent bending.
• Invented the Dirt Skirt, which kept dirt and grime out of the lower headset bearings.
• Invented the Take-a-Brake tool for adjusting side-pull brakes, along with the Vans Kool Stop brake shoes.
• Invented the Gyro, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest inventions in the entire freestyle world, and then licenced it to Odyssey.
• After the Odyssey agreement ended, Scura released an improved version under the ORYG name ("Gyro" spelled backwards).
• Designed early plans for quarter pipes, featured in BMX Plus! Magazine.
• Mentored some of the best BMX riders in the sport - many who are in the BMX Hall of Fame - such as Pete Loncarevich, Greg Hill, Billy Griggs, Woody Itson, Martin Aparijo, Denny Davidow, and Dave Voelker. They were all tutored by Scura at one time.
• Brian put together one of the earliest freestyle teams, the SST Trick Team, consisting of Woody Itson, Martin Aparijo and himself.
• Sponsored by GT Bicycles, performed shows and GT product showcases at local shops and open houses - with full-on choreographed routines to entertain the kids and provide a good message.
• Invented freestyle tricks such as ScuraTuck, Scurfer, Hurricane, and Miami Hopper Overture.
• Set the world record for longest wheelie twice; the second time being for 2 hours and 57 minutes.
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WOMAN:
Cathy Hanna
• Cathy started her racing career at her local track in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1977 in the 14 and over powder puff class
• Quickly became one of the fastest females in the Midwest racing scene
• One of the most recognized Women of BMX from the early 80's
• One of the first female riders to be featured in both BMX Plus and BMX Action Magazine in the late 1970's and early 1980's
• The first female racer to win the prestigious BMX Plus Personality of the Year award in 1980
• Earned an NBL National #2 plate by consistently racing in the top three in the nation
• Appeared in national advertising for both Oakley and Torker
• Was one of the most popular female racers and helped open doors for other females to be featured in magazines and ads in the BMX industry
• Sponsored by: Thruster & Torker
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EARLY FREESTYLE:
Eddie Roman
• Got his first BMX bike in 1983 - a chrome Torker with black Tuffs.
• Competed in his first AFA contest in 1984.
• 1st place 16 and under novice at AFA KOS Round 1, and Del Mar skate ranch, in 1985.
• Accepted an offer from Skyway to be their ramp rider on tour.
• Won a World Championship in 1986, in Canada.
• Appeared on the cover of Freetyle magazine (Sept '87) nd Freestylin' Magazine (Nov '88) doing a fakie tree-ride.
• In 1989, filmed, directed and produced his first full length video - AGGROMAN, starring Mat Hoffman.
• In 1992, Eddie's VHS video titled RIDE ON summed up the freestyle scene with innovative flatland, street and dirt jumping.
• Eddie would go on to film multiple BMX videos for various companies - from 2Hip to GT, including Ride like a Man, Head First, Code 4130, Hammertime and Dead Sailor.
• Eddie's riding can be summed up in three words: creative, innovative and weird.
• Sponsored by: Skyway and Life's a Beach. Worked for GT.
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FREESTYLE:
Kevin Robinson
• Began riding in 1983 and turned pro in 1987.
• 4 X Games Gold medals (2006 Vert Best Trick, 2006 Big Air, 2007 Big Air, 2009 Big Air).
• 6 X Games Bronze medals (2003, 2004, 2005 2007 Vert) (2008, 2012 Big Air).
• Competed in every X games between 1997 and 2010.
• 100 podium finishes at global Vert and Big Air contests.
• In 2006, invented the Double Flair on a Vert Ramp (X Games Best Trick) - Guinness Book of World Records.
• In 2008, set Guinness Book of World Records for the Highest Air on a Mega Ramp - 27' on a 27' tall ramp.
• In 2016, set Guinness Book of World Records for the longest power assisted backflip on a BMX bike - 84 feet (at the age of 43) - in front of a live crowd for ABC's "World of X Games"
• Awarded Most Outstanding Athlete of the X Games in 2007 and was an ESPY Award nominee in 2008.
• Credited as the inventor of many flair and 540 variations.
• Was Founder/President of the K-Rob Foundation and a Board member of the Junior Seau Foundation and NAN Foundation (National Academy of Neuropsychology).
• Nominated for "Best Cameo in a Country Video" at the CMT Awards.
• Member of the "Tony Hawk Boom Boom Huck Jam" arena tour.
• Created a BMX and Skate campers competition called the "K-Rob Vert Challenge" at Camp Woodward.
• Motivational speaker for the military (Navy SEALs), corporate and school assemblies.
• ESPN X Games Commentator from 2011 to 2016.
• Founded Protective Apparel company Grindz by K-Rob in 2011.
• Sponsored by: Airwalk, Vans, Hoffman Bikes, Redbull, Target, Fox Clothing, Play Again Now, G Form, A-Line Systems
• Kevin Robinson passed away on December 9, 2017 from a stroke, at the young age of 45.
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The BMX Hall of Fame was established in 1985, by new ABA owner Bernie Anderson. The original three inductees were Dave Clinton, Stu Thomsen and Redline founder Linn Kastan. Since that time, 40 years ago this November, the BMX Hall of Fame has inducted over 190 BMX legends and icons. In February of 2022, USA BMX opened up their new HQ in Tulsa, Oklahoma - which dedicates a special 4,000 sq. foot space for the BMX Hall of Fame & Museum (open to the public Monday thru Friday from 9 to 5).
This year's BMX Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held under the big roof of the Hardesty BMX Stadium, just outside the doors of the BMX Hall of Fame & Museum. Hall of Fame weekend starts on Friday, September 19th with a reception inside the HoF, then really starts cookin' on Saturday the 20th, with old school BMX events throughout the day - including a Vintage BMX bike show, and the ticketed Induction Ceremony and dinner that evening. On Sunday the 21st, the HoF celebration slows down the pace with the Outsider's House Ride-Out, cruisin' to all of the hotspots that Tulsa has to offer.
Tickets for the BMX Hall of Fame are on sale now at : https://usabmx.ticketspice.com/2025bmxhof
