Clint Miller
Encyclopedia
Clint Miller 1 is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976-1984.
A popular nickname given to him was "Miller Time", particular after a win. "Miller Time" was a play on his name that happened to invoke a popular 1970's advertising campaign
slogan by the makers of Miller Beer, the Miller Brewing Company
to indicate to the consumer that after a hard task at work or play that it was "Miller Time", a "..time to relax.."
Started Racing: In early 1975 at 13 years old at the Covina Valley BMX track in Covina, California
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Sanctioning Body: Unsanctioned.
First race result: Did not make main in 12 boys class.
First win (local):
First sponsor: Jim Melton Cyclery, Mid November 1976.
First national win: In 14 Novice at the 1976 National Bicycle Association
(NBA) Grand Nationals in East Irvine, California on November 28, 1976.
Turned Professional: 1978 at 15 years of age.
First Professional race result: First Place at Covina Valley in 1977. He won US$17 It was a local race.
First Professional* win: See above.
Retired from Senior pro racing: Early 1986 age 24.
Height & weight at height of his career (1983): Ht: 5'6.25" Wt:~ 155 lbs.
*At the start of his pro career, there wasn't a two tier system of Junior and Senior Pros, therefore his first pro race and/or win was his first in Senior pro.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
(NBA)
National Bicycle League
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
(USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
* The publisher skipped a month in 1979
**Due to a change of ownership BMX Plus! did not publish a May 1983 issue.
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
BMX Biker Monthly (British publication):
BMX Action Bike (British publication):
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 ABA membership publication. Three different names over the years, same publication):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976-1984.
A popular nickname given to him was "Miller Time", particular after a win. "Miller Time" was a play on his name that happened to invoke a popular 1970's advertising campaign
Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
slogan by the makers of Miller Beer, the Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Company
The Miller Brewing Company is an American beer brewing company owned by the United Kingdom-based SABMiller. Its regional headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the company has brewing facilities in Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas;...
to indicate to the consumer that after a hard task at work or play that it was "Miller Time", a "..time to relax.."
Racing career milestones
----Started Racing: In early 1975 at 13 years old at the Covina Valley BMX track in Covina, California
Covina, California
Covina is a small city in Los Angeles County, California about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley region. The population was 47,796 at the 2010 census, up from 46,837 at the 2000 census...
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Sanctioning Body: Unsanctioned.
First race result: Did not make main in 12 boys class.
First win (local):
First sponsor: Jim Melton Cyclery, Mid November 1976.
First national win: In 14 Novice at the 1976 National Bicycle Association
National Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA) Grand Nationals in East Irvine, California on November 28, 1976.
Turned Professional: 1978 at 15 years of age.
First Professional race result: First Place at Covina Valley in 1977. He won US$17 It was a local race.
First Professional* win: See above.
Retired from Senior pro racing: Early 1986 age 24.
Height & weight at height of his career (1983): Ht: 5'6.25" Wt:~ 155 lbs.
*At the start of his pro career, there wasn't a two tier system of Junior and Senior Pros, therefore his first pro race and/or win was his first in Senior pro.
Amateur
- JMC (Jim Melton Cyclery) Racing Equipment: Mid November 1976-June 1978. Clint Miller would turn professional with this sponsor.
Professional
- JMC Racing Equipment: Mid November 1976-June 1978
- D.G. Performance Specialties (The initials stood for Dan Hangsleben, Gary Harlow): June 1978-December 1978
- GJS So. Cal (The initials stood for George Jeff and Scott Utterback): December 1978-December 1979. The initials were for the first name of the Jeff Utterback's father, Jeff Utterback the famous racer himself, and his younger brother.
- Torker BMX Racing Products: Late December 1979-December 1982
- Kuwahara Cycles, Ltd.: January 1983-September 1984. Clint left Kuwahara after it disbanded its BMX team effort due to financial difficulties. "Kuwahara" is Japanese for Mulberry Meadows. The company is named after Sentaro Kuwahara who founded the company in 1916 in Osaka, Japan.
- Cycle Pro/GHP (Greg Hill Products): September 1984-December 1984. With CyclePro discontinuing its relationship with GHP (during its first incarnation) Clint Miller was dropped from the team for financial reasons. Clint quietly retired from BMX competition after April 1985 but came back after receiving an offer from CW Racing.
- CW (Custom Works) Racing: October 1985-Early 1986 After leaving GHP he had actually quietly retired after April 1985 (after the NBL national in Gardena, CaliforniaGardena, CaliforniaGardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gardena is located at ....
), never intending to race again. Then he got the call from CW Racing. They were looking for a pro to replace the departing Pete LoncarevichPete LoncarevichPeter Loncarevich is a former Bicycle Motocross racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994....
who was leaving CW for Haro Designs in April 1986. He was retired for six months after being dropped by GHP and by the time CW called. However, his comeback did not last long and he retired permanently in early 1986.
COLONY BMX
Clint Miller is the owner of Colony BMX and has been since 2007. Colony BMX is a company which sells BMX parts at a reasonable price. they also sell tees and other soft goods. Colony BMX sponsors people lile Ryan Guettler and Michael Bayzand.Amateur
- DirtWerx: 1995. He had himself reclassified an amateur after a 10 year absence from BMX. As late as mid 1997 he was racing in the 35-39 cruiser class of the NBL, racing the NBL Bear Nationals on May 10, 1997.
Amateur
National Bicycle Association (NBA)- 1976 14 Novice Grandnational Champion
National Bicycle League (NBL)
- None
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- None
Professional
National Bicycle AssociationNational Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA)
- None
National Bicycle League
National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
(NBL)
- 1980 Pro Money and Pro Trophy Third Place Jag World Champion
American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
(ABA)
- None
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
The United States Bicycle Association was a short lived Bicycle Motocross national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in March 1984 by five former members of the American Bicycle Association : Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling, who became the...
(USBA)
- 1984 Pro Cruiser National No.3
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- 1983 Pro World Champion
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
- 1981 Anglo-American Challenge Invitational Champion (United Kingdom BMX Association (UKBMXA) and IBMXF sanctioned). This was basically an exhibition race held in Redditch, England on May 3, 1981 to celebrate the one year anniversary of the founding of BMX in England. There was no pro class. Miller won the 16 and over amateur trophy dash to gain the title. This was the very first international race sanctioned by the IBMXF.
- 1984 Qantas BMX Titles Australian Champion
Significant injuries
- Broke thumb at the 1983 ABA Great Lakes National in Lapeer, MichiganLapeer, MichiganLapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
during practice.
Post BMX career
He still races both BMX and MX occasionally but can be found mostly racing MX as a past time.BMX press magazine interviews and articles
- "Torker Team" BMX Plus! May 1980 Vol.3 No.5 pg.20 Joint interview with EddyEddy KingEdward King is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985....
& Mike King, Mike Agueilera, and Jason Jensen; his teammates on the Torker BMX racing team. - "Clint:"Total BMX September 1981 Vol.2 No.4 pg.14
- "Clint Miller" Bicycle Motocross Action September 1981 Vol.6 No.9 pg.39 Short sidebar article concerning his Cruiser.
- "Clint Miller BMX Plus! June 1982 Vol.5 No.5 pg.29
- "Clint Miller's Training Program" June 1983 Vol.8 No.6 pg.23 Miller discuss his exercise, training and diet program.
- "Training Your Brain with Hypnosis" BMX Action April 1984 Vol.9 No.4 pg.58 Article about self hypnosis to better focus the mind psychologically for racing Clint Miller contributed to.
- "BMXer On The Go" Super BMX June 1984 Vol.11 No.6 pg.24
- "Five Minutes with Clint" BMX Action September 1984 Vol.9 No.9 pg.31
- "Interview: The Businessmen" BMX Action April 1985 Vol.10 No.4 pg.53 Joint interview with Greg HillGreg A. HillGregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
. - "Clint's Back!"Super BMX & Freestyle January 1986 Vol.13 No.1 pg.49
BMX magazine covers
Bicycle Motocross News:- None
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- January 1986 Vol.13 No.1 In insert freestyler Tony Murry. (SBMX)
- On the cover of the Super BMX 1983 BMX World Championship Special Edition
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- January/February 1979 Vol.4 No.1 (BMXA)
- May 1982 Vol.7 No.5 behind Scott ClarkScott Clark (BMX rider)Scott Clark is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985....
, Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
and ahead of Denny Davidow, Greg Grubbs and Tinker JuarezTinker JuarezDavid Juarez is a former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer and since late 2005, competing...
. (BMXA) - June 1982 Vol.7 No.6 with Brent PattersonBrent Patterson (BMX rider)Brent Hathaway Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer....
. (BMXA) - February 1983 Vol.8 No.2 (BMXA)
- August 1983 Vol.8 No.8 with Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
in first place and behind Brian PattersonBrian PattersonBrian Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer.Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body...
. (BMXA) - "BMX World Championship Special Edition" Winter 1983 Special edition publiched by Super BMX reporting in detail the IBMXF BMX World Championships. In the centerfold he is posing with fellow racer Ron House and child actress Heather O'RourkeHeather O'RourkeHeather O'Rourke was an American child actress who played Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist film trilogy and made several television guest appearances...
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BMX Plus!:
- December 1979 Vol.2 No.11* (103X) ahead of Stu ThomsenStu ThomsenStuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
in second place (far right) and ahead of an obscured Jeff Kosmola who was in third place behind Thomsen. Jeff BottemaJeff BottemaJeffery Bottema was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976 to 1981. He had the nickname of "Battling".-Racing career milestones:----...
is in fourth place to the far left. - May 1982 Vol.5 No.5
- September 1983 Vol.6 No.8** behind Stu ThomsenStu ThomsenStuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
& Brent PattersonBrent Patterson (BMX rider)Brent Hathaway Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer....
. - March 1984 Vol.7 No.3 with Brian PattersonBrian PattersonBrian Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer.Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body...
. - August 1984 Vol.7 No.8 in inset. In separate insets Toby Henderson, Mike MirandaMike Miranda (BMX rider)Michael Felty formerly Miguel Juan Miranda is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1986. His previous surname which he is still widely and most familiarly known by, "Miranda", was his stepfather's name...
and freestyler Woody Itson.
* The publisher skipped a month in 1979
**Due to a change of ownership BMX Plus! did not publish a May 1983 issue.
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
- January 1984 Vol.2 No.4 Just inside of the frame on the left. Pete LoncarevichPete LoncarevichPeter Loncarevich is a former Bicycle Motocross racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994....
(A) is the subject of the image. An unidentified racer is behind Loncarevich.
BMX Biker Monthly (British publication):
- 1983 Issue No.1
BMX Action Bike (British publication):
- October 1983 Vol.1 Iss.12
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 ABA membership publication. Three different names over the years, same publication):
- January/February 1984 Vol.7 No.1
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):