Texas BMX Tracks Options

[Mark 'Gonzo...]

I am looking for input as to the earliest organized BMX races held in the great state of Texas. I raced in an event on September 1st, 1974 at the AMA sanctioned Rabbitt Run motorcycle motocross track in Plano, Texas. A second "Bike-X" race was held there before the end of the year in 1974. Other tracks that sprung up in 1975 include Armadillo BMX, which was also held at a motorcycle motocross track, Florence BMX in Mesquite run by the McDaniels' family, and Sunrise Optimist BMX in Fort Worth.

Let's hear from other pioneer BMX racers from Texas.

[dnichols]

Don't know about the first. But Armadillo Downs was one of the best tracks ever. It's to bad the new Armadillo can't say the same.

[dreamerproject]

Rabbit Run!

[Jody Rose]

Thanks to Gene Roden and Sam Rudd, Amarilllo Texas had it's first race in the Old Bull Barn at the Fair Grounds in 1977. Shortly after land was donated on South Washington for the new outdoor facility RWR BMX which hosted the 1978 ABA Summernationals. In the mid 80's the track was moved to Western and Loop 335. Then out on Canyon Eway for a few years. Now we have a new track Called Tornado Alley south of I 40 on Eastern St.

[HurricaneHenry]

Desert Downs in El Paso. Opened around 80ish as I remember.

[MadCowboy]

I was looking through a BMXer from 86 when they had USBA points included in the back section and there was alot of USBA tracks at that time. I know this isnt early stuff you was asking for but here's the list it has. I was shocked there was so many then. I didnt even know about the one in Cleburne.. I wish there was this many around nowadays :/

Amarillo, Dustbuster BMX
Danny Ekstrand

Midland, Chaparral BMX
David Ross

San Angelo, Concho Valley BMX
Hai Terrell

Channelview, Hard Times BMX
Gene Fuseller

Stafford, Southwest Supercross
Leonard Nunez

Lubbock, Lubbock Ups & Downs
Paul Moore

Mesquite, Dallas County Cycle Park
Art & Dean Hickey

Alvin, Alvin Supercross
Shorty Savage

El Paso, Desert Downs
Phil Baker

San Antonio, Castle Hills BMX
Bubba & Pam Grumwald

Bastrop, Blue Bonnet BMX
EJ & Pat Gifford

Cleburne, Chisolm Trail BMX
Joe & Dianne Haley

Spring, Cross-Up BMX
Leonard Nunez

I can post the phone numbers too lol

[MadCowboy]

ABA tracks in Texas in 86

Fort Worth, Casino Beach BMX
Jerry Penwell

Fort Worth, Cowtown BMX
Porter Gibbons

Abilene, Fox Hollow BMX
Joey Newman

Wichita Falls, Top o Texas BMX
Robert Brown

San Antonio, River City BMX
Bernie Anderson

Corpus Christi, CC Supercross
Dan Schuh

Friendswood, Friendswood BMX
Dana Tew

Baytown, San Jacinto Supercross
Lawrence & Silvia Barron

Austin, Capitol City BMX
Rick Graves & Vance Tyler

Longview, East Texas BMX Raceway
Wallace Rhymes, Homer Garner & Vickie Johnson

Pasadena, Pasadena Supercross
Tommy & Mary Latta

Georgetown, Lone Star BMX
Earline Dorsa

Elm Mott, Heart of Texas BMX
Lonnie Taylor

Spring, Action BMX Raceway
Peggy & John Hewell

[fat kid on an RR...]

The guys from Alamo Heights Schwinn (now Bikeworld) in San Antonio ran a few races at Olmos Park around 1976.
Thats about the same time Doug McGuff got a track going in San Antonio at "Cyclorama." It was a big motorcycle motocross facility.
The Corales family opened "MC's" in or around 1978 in the south part of town and then did a north track off of San Pedro shortly thereafter.
Then came Bernie with "Lonestar BMX" sometime around 1980.
Cibolo Valley happened shortly thereafter just outside San Antonio.

[fat kid on an RR...]

We also used to travel up to Austin and race the VFW track just off I-35. It seems like that was the late '70's.
The 1978 "Schwinn Tour" went through Midland-Odessa and I recall going to a national there.

[fat kid on an RR...]

The guys from Alamo Heights Schwinn (now Bikeworld) in San Antonio ran a few races at Olmos Park around 1976.
Thats about the same time Doug McGuff got a track going in San Antonio at "Cyclorama." It was a big motorcycle motocross facility.
The Corales family opened "MC's" in or around 1978 in the south part of town and then did a north track off of San Pedro shortly thereafter.
Then came Bernie with "Lonestar BMX" sometime around 1980.
Cibolo Valley happened shortly thereafter just outside San Antonio.

John Pennington