Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974.
12 Facts About Stu Thomsen
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Hence early professionals like Stu Thomsen turning "pro" in 1975 at 16 years old racing for small amounts of money at track events when offered even before the NBA, regarded as the first true national BMX sanctioning body, had a professional division.
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Stu Thomsen raced in the 1990 ABA Fall Nationals and made the Pro Open Main in the Sunday race, coming in sixth.
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Stu Thomsen raced the 1991 ABA Fall Nationals as well along with fellow "retired" pros Eric Rupe and Harry Leary but did not make any of the Mains.
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Stu Thomsen raced the Fall nationals again a year later reclassifying to "A" pro coming in third in Pro Cruiser on Day 2.
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Note: Stu Thomsen reclassified himself as an amateur in the late 1990s.
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Therefore, under the new system Stu Thomsen was awarded NORA in 1980 and 1982.
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Image of Stu Thomsen racing at the 2008 NBL Grand National.
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The cause of this was probably because at 17 Stu Thomsen was one of the oldest racers in BMX at the time.
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Stu Thomsen was a sniper shooting at us, and I shot in the direction of the gun fire.
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Stu Thomsen was hit two times in the arm and has since fully recovered.
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Stu Thomsen said he'll be training more and plans on racing again this year.