Vital Statistics
| Milestone | Event Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded: | March 23, 1984 | |
| Motto(s)/Slogan(s): | ||
| Years of operation: | 1984–1986 | |
| Original Headquarters: | Tempe, Arizona | |
| Last Headquarters: | Same | |
| Original Owner(s): | Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling | |
| Last Owner: | Jamie Vargas & Barnard Anderson | |
| Original President: | Rodney E. Keeling (1984–1985) | |
| Last President: | Clayton John (1986) | |
| Original Vice President: | ||
| Last Vice President: | ||
| Employees (peak): | ||
| First track: | The first tracks opened in May 1984. By August 1984 at the time of its first National, there were 46 tracks. | |
| Peak claimed number of tracks: | 136. | |
| Number of original members: | ||
| Peak claimed number of members: | ||
| Racing Season: | January to late October or early November. | |
| First sanctioned race: | ||
| First National: | The Rocky Mountain Nationals in Ogden, Utah on August 18 & 19, 1984. | |
| Number of nationals per year: | 13 (including Grand National) 1986. | |
| First Grand National: | Ft. Worth, Texas on November 18, 1984. | |
| Last Grand National: | Cowtown Track, Ft. Worth, Texas on October 26, 1986. | |
| In house newspaper: | None | |
| In house magazine: | USBA Racer | |
| Span: | National in 26 states plus the Bahamas. |
According to the last issue of USBA Racer, which was embedded in the January/February 1987 issue of American BMXer, the last USBA sanctioned races occurred on December 14, 1986 at the Desert Downs track in Texas and the Alameda Raceway track in New Mexico.
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