Peter Pete Loncarevich (born April 8, 1966) is a former bicycle motocross (BMX) racer.
Nicknamed the "Pistol Pete", Loncarevich received the moniker the way many racers did with the announcer choosing one for him.
In 1984 at an American Bicycle Association national, Merl Mennenga, the founder and then President of the ABA, who often also announced "play by play" for the audience at ABA nationals called him "The Pistol"[1] for his penchant in getting the "holeshot" out of the starting gate like a bullet out of a gun.
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United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) *The Vision Street Wear World Cup was the direct descendant of the Murry World Cup.
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals The 1986 Paris Yoplait BMX Challenge was an invitational race sponsored and promoted by the Yoplait Yogurt company in which American and English pros as well as French pros were brought together to compete in a single race.
As with the 1985 addition, which Tommy Brackens won, it was a hit in France with tickets sold out two months in advance.
[40] During his amateur BMX career he was a member of a Rockabilly band singing and playing guitar in Orange County, California.
In his early twenties he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and other martial arts.
: Total BMX: Bicycles and Dirt: Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX: NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication with one name change): ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication with two name changes): USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication): *After the ABA acquired the USBA the ABA printed USBA Racer within American BMXer beginning with the May 1986 issue.
USBA Racer (as an independent publication): After BMX, Pete went on to have a major career in mountain biking, and after that, he, for a short time, was the team manager for the west coast Razor Scooter pro team, touring the world for such events as the Panasonic Core Tour, and various promotional demos.
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