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Brent Hathaway Patterson (b. April 9, 1961 in Oakland, California U.S.. Moved to Hayward, California when he was four months old.〔''BMX Plus!'' February 1981 Vol.4 No.2 pg.18〕) is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. Brent Patterson is the elder of what was the most potent sibling combinations that bicycle motocross has ever seen. With Brian, the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body; Brent in 1980 and Brian in 1982 and 1983 in the American Bicycle Association. ==Racing career milestone== Note: Professional first are at the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started Racing: Early 1976 at 14 years old in Hayward, California. He was exposed to it through his friends in his neighborhood.〔(bmxactiononline March 3, 2008 interview by Gary Haselhorst. )〕 First race result: First Place in 14 "Expert". However, at the time classes were determined by size and weight and not proficiency. Brent Patterson, being big for his age was placed with the experts.〔''Bicycle Motocross Action'' August 1977 Vol.2 No.3 pg.11〕 First local win: See above. It was the beginning of a three race winning streak. Sanctioning body: None, unaffiliated track. Home sanctioning body district(s): National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "N" (Northern California); First sponsor: Cyclepath 1976〔 First National win: Turned Pro: Late 1977 aged 16. First Pro race result * *: First place at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Arizona State Fair race in Phoenix, Arizona on November 6, 1977.〔''Bicycle Motocross News'' December 1977 Vol. No. pg.10〕 First Pro win * *: See above. Height & weight at height of his career (1981–1984): Ht:6'1" Wt:~200 lbs. Retired from the senior pro * circuit: Mid 1986, 25 years old. As is usual, many former top pro BMXers do not retire completely but race for fun or if there is a particularly large pro purse, such as the 1987 NBL World Cup.〔''BMX Action'' November 1987 Vol.12 No.11 pg.24〕 Brian and Brent occasionally raced in several large races for both reasons in 1987, but their days of seriously contending for No.1 racer title in any sanctioning body were over. Brent retired fully from BMX after not making the main at the World Cup and concentrated on Motorcycle Motocross. Patterson Racing Products went out of business in the summer of 1986 due to production problems.〔''BMX Plus!'' April 1988 Vol. No.4 pg.16〕 *In the NBL "A" Pro/Elite; in the ABA "AA" Pro. * *At the time there was no separate pro class for pros due to the relatively small number of pros. They raced with the 16 Experts, making it a Pro/Am class essentially. 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. This practice continued until the NBA's 1979 season in which the pros earned separate pro points and a separate pro plate from the amateurs. The NBL and ABA followed suit a year later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brent Patterson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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