Jeff Ruminer
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Ruminer
Nickname"The Flyin' Okie"
Born (1962-12-16) December 16, 1962 (age 61)
United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81.6 kg (180 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
RoleRacer
Rider typeOff Road
Amateur teams
1976Mongoose
1976-1977DG/Bike Shoppe
1977LRV Racing Products
1977-1978Robinson
1978-1979Redline
Professional teams
1979-1981Redline
1982MCS
1982-1985Murray

Jeffrey Ruminer (born December 16, 1962, from Seminole, Oklahoma, United States) was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1977–1985). He had the nickname "The Flyin' Okie" because he was from the state of Oklahoma and that "crazy guy who would jump anything."[1]

Racing career milestones

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

Started racing: In 1975 at 12 years old. He saw a flyer for a BMX race at a grocery in Shawnee, Oklahoma 15 miles from his hometown of Seminole.[2]

Sanctioning body: ()

First race result: First place in 12 boys class.[3]

First win (local): See above.

Home Sanctioning body district/region: National Bicycle Association NBA Region K (Oklahoma); American Bicycle Association ABA District

First sponsor: Mongoose (BMX Products) 1976

First national win: In 12-13 Novice at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Shawnee Nationals in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1976.[4]

Turned Professional: In 1979 at 16 years old.[5]

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

Retired: In 1985 at 22 years old. His last was the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grandnational on December 1, 1985. He came in fifth in Pro Cruiser winning US$90.[6] His name does not appear in race results again. The Murray pro team disbanded after that race.[7][8]

Height & weight at height of her career (1981): Ht:5'11" Wt:180 lbs.[9]

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 ever changing 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

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.

Amateur

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United Bicycle Racers (UBR)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

Professional

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United Bicycle Racers (UBR)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

BMX product lines

Significant injuries

Racing habits and traits

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Miscellaneous

*Riders often put slogans on the seat of their pants instead of their surname as a small psychological ploy against their competitors behind them to read.

Post BMX career

After the Murray of Ohio BMX team was disbanded, he felt it was time to move on with his life and attended college.[19]

BMX 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.

Bicycle Motocross News:

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

Total BMX

Bicycles and Dirt:

NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):

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

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):

Notes

  1. ^ Shawneeoutlook.com[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ bmxonline.com interview. Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ shawneeoutlook.com [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Bicycle Motocross News August 1976 Vol.3 No.8 pg.8
  5. ^ shawneeoutlook.com July 2007[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ BMX Plus! March 1986 Vol.9 No.3 pg.66 (results)
  7. ^ Jeff Ruminer Interview Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ BMX Plus! February 1986 Vol.9 No.2 pg.89
  9. ^ a b Action Now August 1981 Vol.8 No.1 pg.57
  10. ^ BMX Plus! July 1988 Vol.11 No.7 pg.26
  11. ^ BMX Plus! September 1988 Vol.11 No.9 pg.28
  12. ^ Super BMX June 1982 Vol.9 No.6 pg.32 (photo caption)
  13. ^ Bicycle Motocross News January/February 1978 Vol.4 No.1 pg.14&15
  14. ^ Super BMX November 1982 Vol.9 No.11 pg.5
  15. ^ bmxactiononline.com Gary Haselhorst May 1, 2007 interview Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Redline History page.
  17. ^ BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg. 66 & 98
  18. ^ The July 2007 issue of The Shawnee Outlook.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ bmxactiononline.com interview by Gary Haslehorst Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

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