Vital Statistics
| Statistic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded: | August 30, 1977. | |
| Incorporated: | October 13, 1977. | |
| Motto(s)/Slogan(s): | "BMX Racing At Its Finest"; "We're the Professionals"; "The sanctioning body of BMX!"© | |
| Years of operation: | 1977–Present | |
| Original Headquarters: | ||
| Current Headquarters: | Gilbert, Arizona | |
| Original Owner: | Merl Mennenga | |
| Current Owner: | Bernard A. Anderson (co owner) | |
| Original President: | Merl Mennenga, 1977–1985 | |
| Current President: | ||
| Longest serving President: | Clayton John, 27 years, from August 8, 1985 to November 2008. Previously Vice President beginning in 1982, prior to that posting Competition director. John retired after the 2008 ABA Grand National. He was presented with a 1934 Ford Coupe Hot Rod and inducted into the ABA Hall of Fame at the year end event. | |
| Original Vice President: | Gene Roden, 1977–1982 | |
| Current Vice President: | Bernard A. Anderson | |
| Employees (peak): | ||
| First track: | Chandler Jaycees in Chandler, Arizona 1977. It was one of the ABA's first three tracks including Manzanita Raceway in Tucson, Arizona and a facility in Azusa, California which opened after the first sanctioned race at Manzanita Raceway. | |
| Peak claimed number of tracks: | 560 in 1983. | |
| Claimed present number of tracks: | 274* | |
| Peak claimed number of members: | 93,000 in 1983. | |
| Claimed present number of members: | 60,000 | |
| First sanctioned race: | On September 24, 1977 at Manzanita Raceway in Tucson, Arizona. | |
| First National: | Azusa, California on March 11, 1978 By 1978 it had 35 tracks with approximately 3,000 racers. | |
| First Grand National: | Las Vegas, Nevada on December 9, 1978.‡ | |
| Racing Season: | January 1 to December 31. | |
| Yearly number of races at ABA tracks (Local and National): | 11,000 | |
| Number of nationals per year: | Approximately 25–30 (including Grand National) | |
| In house newspaper: | ABA Action until August 1984 when it changed its name to American BMX'er; In 1996 it became known as BMX'er. In 2011 BMX'er became known as Pull . | |
| In house magazine: | Bicycles and Dirt (defunct September 1982-September 1984) | |
| Span: | International. USA, Canada and Mexico. | |
‡Note: The December 1982 issue of ABA Action on, p. 28 has the first Grand National as having occurred on November 3, 1979. This is incorrect as the May 1979 issue of Bicycle Motocross Action page eight shows.
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