Bubba Harris

For the baseball player, see Bubba Harris (baseball).
Bubba Harris
Personal information
Full name Burlin Buntster Harris III
Nickname "Bubba"
Born August 7, 1985 (1985-08-07) (age 26)
Height 1.83 m (6'0"Imperial)
Weight 86.18 kg (190 lbs. Imperial)
Team information
Current team Supercross BMX
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role Racer
Rider type Off Road
Amateur team(s)
1993-1994
1994-1999
1999		 AXO
Answer Products
Redline Bicycles
Professional team(s)
1999-2008
2009-2010
2010-Present		 Redline Bicycles
Answer BMX Products
Supercross BMX
Infobox last updated on
March 6, 2009

Burlin Buntster Harris III[1][2] (b. August 7, 1985 from Palmdale, California U.S.) is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. Usually goes by the moniker "Bubba", as did his father when he was young.[2]

Contents

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started racing: August 7, 1992 on his seventh birthday. His father took him to a BMX track and he was hooked.[3]

First race bike: Huffy[4]

Sanctioning body: American Bicycle Association (ABA)

Home sanctioning body district(s): ABA California District 7 (CA-7 1993).

First race result: First place 7 Novice.

First win (local): See above.

First sponsor: AXO approximately in February 1993.[5]

First national win:

Turned Professional: November 2001 Age 16 immediately after the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grand Nationals. Redline teammate Kim Hayashi also turns pro on this occasion.[6]

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

First Junior Pro* race result:

First Junior Pro win:

First Senior Pro** race result:

First Senior Pro win: The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Empire Nationals on May 18, 2003 in Kingston, New York.[7][8]

Retired: Still active.

Height & weight at height of his career: Ht:6'0" Wt:190 lbs.

*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.

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.

Amateur

Professional

"On Monday July 21st, I was released from Redline Bicycles. With my injuries and recent surgery, I was unable to fulfill my obligations under the current contract.

After 8 years with Redline I want to thank them for everything they've done for me. I wish all my teammates the best in the future and will always consider them my teammates. As for me, I will be back and stronger than ever.........you haven't seen the last of me.

While the chapter of my racing career with Redline is closed, I look forward to beginning a new chapter with a new sponsor. I would like to thank my sponsors that have shown their continued support, VISA, Nike, Kronik, Lizard Skins and Inustrial. To all the Bubba Harris fans, I look forward to seeing you at the track very soon. I know this experience will make me a better person and BMXer in the future."

Thank you,

Bubba Harris"[9]

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

USA Cycling BMX:

Professional

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

USA Cycling BMX:

Pro Series Championships and Invitationals

BMX product lines

Redline Aluminum Flight Mini, Flight, Flight Expert, Flight Junior, Flight Pro XL, Flight Pro XXL, Flight Series Cruiser frames and forks.
Product evaluation:

Notable accolades

Significant injuries

Racing habits and traits

Miscellaneous

Post BMX career

BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.

BMX Plus!:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

Moto Mag:

Twenty BMX:

BMX World (2005 version)

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):

End notes

  1. ^ United States Olympic Committee document confirming Harris's first name (page.44 *.pdf file.)
  2. ^ a b c d e usatoday.com June 10, 2008 article.
  3. ^ BMX Plus! June 2006 Vol.29 Nol.6 pg.68
  4. ^ bmxstars.com 2007 profile.
  5. ^ a b Moto Mag May/June 2004 Vol.3 No.3 pg.23
  6. ^ Redline website history section.
  7. ^ a b c 2004 BMX Mania Interview.
  8. ^ Fatbmx.com article.
  9. ^ July 21, 2008 Fatbmx.com article
  10. ^ a b Bubba Harris signs with Answer BMX Products" March 6, 2009.
  11. ^ BMX Plus! website report on 2004 ABA Grand National.
  12. ^ BMX Plus! December 1997 Vol.20 No.12 pg.46
  13. ^ bmxactiononline.com Bubba Harris interview by Gary Haselhorst
  14. ^ bmxtreme.com article. Search for "fractured" (without the quotation marks)
  15. ^ May 19, 2006 Fatbmx.com article.
  16. ^ BMX Plus! July 2006 Vol.39 No.7 pg.10
  17. ^ Georgia BMX.com. Word search for UCI "Supercorss" ("supercross" is misspelled on the site)
  18. ^ fatbmx.com June 24, 2008 article.
  19. ^ Washington Post article June 15, 2008.
  20. ^ rockymountainnews.com June 13, 2008 article.
  21. ^ Supercrossbmx.com website report.

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