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John Eric Purse〔''BMX Plus!'' January 1997 Vol.20 No.1 pg.69〕 (b. September 7, 1972 in Orlando, Florida, raised in Spring, Texas U.S.) is a former American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive years were from 1990-2000. Nicknamed "The Vigilante" early in his pro career for his alleged dirty riding and fouling competitors〔''BMX Plus!'' August 1992 Vol.15 No.8 pg.19〕 and later and most famously "The Jackal" in the mid-1990s because of his "mad dog" riding style〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' November/December 1995 Vol.2 Iss.6 No.7 pg.92 (Balance Advertisement)〕 and for his not backing off and his fighting back.〔(Cash Matthews September 15, 2006 "Vintage BMX" website Interview. )〕 ==Racing career milestones== Note: All first in Pro Class are on the national level unless otherwise noted. Started racing: February 8, 1981 at eight years old at Armadillo Downs in Conroe, Texas.〔(John Purse BMX Ultra Interview )〕〔(BMXStars.com Profile of John Purse. )〕 Sanctioning body: American Bicycle Association (ABA) First race result: Second place.〔 First win (local): Home sanctioning body district(s): ABA Texas 3 (Tex-3) (1985); United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) Texas District 4 (TX-4) (1986) First sponsor: U-Truck-It 1981.〔(January 2008 Gary Haselhorst interview at bmxactiononline.com. )〕 First national win: Turned Professional: January 1990 at age 17.〔''Ride BMX'' December 1993 Vol.2 Iss.6, No.8 pg.30〕 He forged his mother's signature on the Pro License applications to the ABA and NBL. His mother got wind of it a couple of months later (Purse had been doing quite well as a pro in the interim, including winning his first pro race. See "First Professional race result" below) and complained to both sanctions. She ordered that John to be suspended and prevented from racing pro since he did so without her permission. He found out when he went to sign up to race the NBL Memphis Indoor Classic in Memphis, Tennessee in March 1990. He had to sit out both days of racing.〔''BMX Plus!'' July 1990 Vol.13 No.7 pg.24〕 He got his pro papers in order in time to race the ABA Supernationals in El Paso, Texas. He won this last "A" pro race on Sunday (Day 2) April 1, 1990 and was moved up to "AA" pro.〔''BMX Plus!'' August 1990 Vol.13 No.8 pg.48〕 First Professional race result: First place in "A" pro at the ABA Lone Star Nationals San Antonio, Texas on January 27, 1990. He won US$525,〔''BMX Plus!'' May 1990 Vol.13 No.5 pg.22〕 the equivalent of US$826.26 in 2007 ((Cost of Living Calculator )) First Professional win: See above. First Junior Pro * race result: See above. First Junior Pro win: See above. First Senior Pro * * race result: Seventh place in "AA" pro at the ABA Mid-America Nationals in Blue Springs, Missouri on May 12, 1990 (Day 1).〔''American BMXer'' June 1990 Vol.12 No.5 pg.48 (results)〕 First Senior Pro win: Retired: He retired from active in Senior Pro competition in 2007. He currently races in Veteran Pro class. Height & weight at height of his career (1990–2000): Ht:6'0" Wt:~185 lbs. *In the NBL it is B"/Superclass/"A" pro (beginning with 2000 season)/"AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "A" pro (depending on the era). * *In the NBL it was/is "B" pro/Superclass/"A" Pro/Junior 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「John Purse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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