Vital Statistics
Statistic | Details |
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Founded: | October 1974 |
Motto(s)/Slogan(s): | "Ride for Fun" |
Years of operation: | 1974–1988 |
Original Headquarters: | Palm Harbor, Florida |
Last Headquarters: | Pinellas Park, Florida |
Original Owner: | Robert M. Krokker |
Last Owner: | American Bicycle Association (ABA) The NPSA was purchased by the ABA in March 1988 acquiring the NPSA's nine tracks in Florida. Through this purchase, This was the first time the ABA ever had tracks in the state of Florida. |
Original President: | Robert M. Krokker |
Last President: | Rich Caporaso |
Original Vice President: | |
Last Vice President: | |
Employees (peak): | 3,000 |
First track: | Dunedin Optimus BMX track in Dunedin, Florida |
Peak claimed number of tracks: | 26 |
Initial number of tracks: | Seven in October 1974. |
Peak claimed number of members: | 3,500 in 1983 |
First sanctioned race: | April 25, 1975 at the Largo Recreational Center in Largo, Florida. It was the first sanctioned race in Florida. The very first organized BMX raced happened on May 18, 1974 at Ross Norton Park in Clearwater, Florida. |
First National: | August 30, 1975 in Clearwater, Florida |
Number of nationals per year: | Approximately eight (including Grand National) |
Span: | Regional. Four states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina |
First Grand National: | |
Last Grand National: | On August 19 through 21, 1988 in St. Petersburg, Florida |
In house newspaper: | |
In house magazine: |
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