Shelby James (born October 29,[2] 1973 in Orlando, Florida United States) was an Amateur American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1982 to 1990.
article writing about another racer, Shawn Bone, when he quit the Robinson Products racing team giving up BMX for the Basketball court: "....Shawn Bone quit the team to pursue a basketball career--aka:Shelby James syndrome.
Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question.
Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics.
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* * Due to FIAC rules at the time James had to race in a year older class than his usual 14 Expert class because James had his birthday late in the year.