Shawn Texas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shawn Patrick Texas |
| Nickname | "Big" |
| Born |
September 8, 1963 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 90.7 kg (200 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1979 | Bicycles N Stuff |
| 1979-1980 | Hidden Valley Schwinn |
| 1980-1982 | Cal Bike |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1982-1983 | O'Neal |
| 1983 | Gruenert Design Racing |
| 1983-1984 | Pro Neck |
| 1985 | Basset Racing |
| 1985-1986 | CW Racing |
| 1986 | MBK |
| 1987-1988 | Eagle Snacks |
| 1988-1989 | White Bear |
| 1989 | Boss Racing Products |
| 1989-1990 | AXO/Ralph's Bicycles |
| 1990-1994 | Race Tech Products |
| 1994 | Roost America |
| 1998 | Power Source |
Shawn Patrick Texas (born September 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, California United States) was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1983–1987)
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
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.
Sanctioning Body: ()
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 Clint Miller who came in second. However, Texas was still considered a junior pro in the ABA and the NBL and raced that class at those events.
First Professional win: In "A" Pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Supernationals in Lake Elsinore, California on January 23, 1983. He won US$450, the equivalent to US$929.37 in 2007 (Cost of Living Calculator)
First Junior Men Pro* race result: Second Place in "A" Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Lancaster, California on October 17, 1982. He won US$250 (US$532.90 in 2007) Technically speaking it could be said his first junior pro race result was at the WWBMXA Supernationals in June 1982 but the WWBMXA did not have a two tier pro system unlike the NBL and the ABA. At least two top level senior pro racers raced in Texas's class but the majority of the racers in that class were junior pros.
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