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Gary Leo Ellis Jr. (born March 21, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington U.S.) was an American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. Ellis was one of the last of the "Old School" BMX racers whose careers started in the 1970s to early 1980s. His prime competitive years were from 1982-1996. Nickname: "The Lumberjack". As with Tommy Brackens being nicknamed "The Human Dragster", "The Lumberjack" was coined for Ellis by the BMX "play by play" announcers at nationals.〔''BMX Plus!'' October 1991 Vol.14 No.10 pg.67〕 Due in part to his size, he was already 6' 2" tall and 190 lbs at 16 years of age (he would eventually settle at 6' 3"); the thick beard and mustache he could grow even at that young age and often grew throughout his career to help intimidate his opponents by looking meaner and older; the fact that he hailed from Tacoma, Washington, a stereotypically American Lumberjack region of the United States; and the apocryphal story that he sawed down a tree that was in the right of way of a practice track he was building in his front yard. The appellation stuck and he had it throughout the majority of his long 21 year career. ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started Racing: In 1977 at age 11. He saw a BMX display at a car show and he asked his father if he could race.〔''BMX Plus!'' April 1990 Vol.13 No.4 pg.47〕 His father, Gary Leo Ellis Sr., is a 1987 ABA Hall of Fame Inductee for the track operator with the longest continuously operating track in the country.〔''American BMXer'' January/February 1988 Vol.10 No.1 pg.38〕 First local race result: Fourth place at the Tacoma Jaycees BMX track.〔 Sanctioning body: Northwest Bicycle Motocross Association (NWBMXA), a short lived regional governing body in Washington State. First Race Bicycle: Schwinn Sting-Ray.〔 First local win: First national amateur win: At an American Bicycle Association (ABA) in 15 Expert in Portland, Oregon in 1981. First Sponsor: Pedal Pushers Bike Shop in 1979. Turned Professional: December 1983 at age 17. First Pro race result: First place in junior "A" pro at the joint 1983 American Bicycle Association (ABA)/Canadian American Bicycle Association (CABA) Canadian-American BMX Championships pre race in Monroe, Washington on December 10, 1983.〔''ABA Action'' January/February 1983 Vol.7 No.1 pg.49〕 First Pro win: See above. First Junior Pro * race result: See above. First Junior Pro win: See above. First Senior Pro * * race result: Seventh place in "A" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Celebrity Race For Childhelp USA/International in Azusa, California on January 22, 1984. He moved himself up to "A" pro after the 1983 Jag World Super Bowl Championship which was held on December 29, 1983. This was a charity event. First Senior Pro win: In 1989 Gary Ellis became the first ABA pro national No.1 in its history come from outside of California.〔''BMX Plus!'' March 1990 Vol.13 No.3 pg.46〕 Retired: November 1998 after the 1998 ABA Grand National, age 32. *In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro. * *In the NBL it is "AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro. 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「Gary Ellis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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