John Purse
Nicknamed "The Vigilante" early in his pro career for his alleged dirty riding and fouling competitors[2] and later and most famously "The Jackal" in the mid-1990s because of his "mad dog" riding style[3] and for his not backing off and his fighting back.
Started racing: February 8, 1981 at eight years old at Armadillo Downs in Conroe, Texas.
[5][6] Sanctioning body: American Bicycle Association (ABA) First race result: Second place.
[10] First Professional race result: First place in "A" pro at the ABA Lone Star Nationals San Antonio, Texas on January 27, 1990.
Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX Press coverage and sponsor advertisements at the time in question.
‡The latest known date he was known to be sponsored by that company Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics.
American Bicycle Association (ABA) *DAG District Age Group, NAG-National Age Group In 1985 the ABA experimented with dividing the district points season from one year lasting from January 1 to December 31 to three four-month-long time periods at which a racer could earn a plate number for that time period for their district overall and/or their age group and could race the rest of the year with it.
The experiment lasted only for a year before the ABA reverted to a single year-long points gathering season in 1986.
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* *See note in Professional section.
Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI.
"....JOHN PURSE would no doubt win an award for quietest pro in the biz.
Pro Open was his target this weekend taking second to Veltman on Saturday and then winning it Sunday.
However, that placid reputation would change very quickly:Dale Holmes: Over the years you have had some run ins with other riders, who would say were some of your best disagreements with?
