Brent Hathaway Patterson (born April 9, 1963, in Hayward, California United States.
Brent retired fully from BMX after not making the main at the World Cup and concentrated on Motorcycle Motocross.
This is why during the early years of the pro division the national number one racer of a sanctioning body could be either an amateur or professional.
Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question.
National Bicycle Association (NBA) National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) Independent race series and Invitationals The California Cup was a non sanctioned series of three qualifying races held at three tracks (for a total of nine separate races) in three different regions of Northern California.
Side note: Brent's brother Brian Patterson came in second in 11 Boys behind Eddy King.
In 1983 it was switched to when the winner of the cup was presented to the public in BMX Action magazine of the following year (usually in the February or March issue) it was considered awarded and not during the closing months of the previous year when the voting and tally takes place.
This was done to give the rider (and the winners of No.1 bicycle and No.1 Factory Team) maximum publicity and advantage financially.
Like a lot of BMXers, both Brent and his brother Brian returned to the Motorcycle Motocross roots.
Total BMX: Bicycles and Dirt: Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX: NBA World & NBmxA World (The NBA/NBmxA official membership publication): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The NBL official membership publication under one name change): ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The ABA official membership publication under two name changes): USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):