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Kimberly M. Hayashi (b. January 27, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States) is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 2000–Present. Her many nicknames include: "Lil Kim", "Shorty", "Midget", "Sushi Roll", "Kim Woo", Lil Sushi, et al..〔(BMXstars.com Profile. )〕 all references to her diminutive 4' 10", 128 lbs.〔''Transworld BMX'' November 2004 Vol.11 Iss.11 No.97. It is page 17 of the imbedded Redline catalog inside the magazine〕 stature. She is also known as "Krashin' Kim"〔(BMXonline.com article plus video. )〕 for her penchant to crash in races. She crashed in her first lap in her very first professional race in 2002 colliding with another rider.〔(Martjin Scherpen Interview )〕 Despite this she would become the National Bicycle League (NBL)'s five consecutive number one professional women's racer from 2002 to 2007, which caused her to pick up yet another descriptive nickname: "Tenacious K".〔(Google *.html rendition of www.istv.com *.pdf document file. )〕 ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started Racing: 1998 at age 12 in Chandler, Arizona at the Chandler BMX track. Her brother introduced her to the sport.〔 Sanctioning Body: American Bicycle Association (ABA) First race result: First race bike: Gary Fisher〔(sarahwalker96.com 2006 interview. )〕 First win (local): First sponsor: 1999 Gordy's Bike Shop. First national win: Turned Professional: November 2001 at age 15 immediately after the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grand Nationals. Redline teammate Bubba Harris also turns pro on this occasion.〔(Redline website history section. )〕 First Professional * race result: First Professional win: First Junior Women race result: First Junior Women win: First Elite Women * * race result: First Elite Women win: Retired: Still active. She had plans to retire after participating in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics〔 but her Olympic bid was quashed when she failed to make it out of the qualifying rounds at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China. Jill Kintner qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant.〔(June 2, 2008 azcentral.com article )〕 She intends to keep on racing with the 2012 Summer Olympics as her goal (See "Post BMX career" section). Height & weight at height of her career (2002–Present): Ht: 4'10". Wt:128 lbs. *In the ABA only one level of professional class. No equivalent of the NBL/UCI's Junior Women class exist. The NBL/UCI Junior Women division is a Pro/Am class. A professional 16-year-old in the ABA must race in UCI Junior Women because you must be 17 years old or older to race in Elite Women. The NBL does have a dedicated Women's Pro class separate from the UCI. * *The NBL/UCI Elite Women division is a Pro Am class. You must be 17 years old and older to race in the Elite class. 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「Kim Hayashi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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