Jamie Lilly
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Jamie Nicole Lilly was a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years were from 1987 to 2004. Nicknamed "Kiddo #1" at 8 years old, she became one of the first female professionals of the American Bicycle Association
(ABA) when they for the first time created a female professional division in the sanctioning body's history in 1998 (the NBL had restarted their pro girls class in 1997 after their first attempt between 1985–1987) and became one the ABA's first number one Girl Pros.
Three year hiatus (2006-2009): After another hiatus Her first race back was supposed to be the NBL Boulder Dam National in Boulder City, Nevada
on February 25, 2009. She was unsponsored
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
Pro Series Championships
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine and Transworld BMX:
BMX World
Bicycles Today and BMX Today (the official BMX publication of the NBL under two different names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):
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 1987 to 2004. Nicknamed "Kiddo #1" at 8 years old, she became one of the first female professionals of the 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) when they for the first time created a female professional division in the sanctioning body's history in 1998 (the NBL had restarted their pro girls class in 1997 after their first attempt between 1985–1987) and became one the ABA's first number one Girl Pros.
BMX racing career milestones
----| Milestone | Event Details |
|---|---|
| Started racing: | May 1988 at five years old. Records show that her name first appeared in the California District 2 (CA-02) district points listing for May 1988 in the July 1988 issue of American BMXer, the 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... 's (ABA) in-house newspaper. She was five years old at the time having turned five the previous February 9, 1988. |
| Sanctioning body: | American Bicycle Association (ABA) |
| Sanctioning body district(s): | ABA: California District 2 (CA-2) 1988-1992; CA-3, 1994 |
| First sponsor: | Kastan Engineering 1989 |
| First national win: | Possibly at the 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) Fall Nationals in Yorba Linda, California Yorba Linda, California Yorba Linda is a suburban city in northeastern Orange County, California, approximately northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.... on October 28, 1989 (Day 1) in 7 and Under Girls. The next day she won 6 & Under Girls, indicating that the previous day was a combined class due to lack of meeting the minimal number of participants required to have a class. Her first national appearance was at the ABA Supernationals in Yorba Linda, California on August 6, 1988 (Day 1) in 8 & Under girls. She was five years old at the time. She came in sixth. |
| Turned Professional: | 1998 at 15 years old |
| Retired: | Originally in late 2004 Due to a knee injury. She would attempt a comeback in early 2006, going so far as signing with Hyper Bicycles, but nothing came of it. However she would race again. On June 27, 2009 she competed in her first race in five years when she took part in the South Park NBL National in South Park, Pennsylvania. She came in fourth place in Pro Girls. |
Amateur–Junior Women
- Kastan Engineering: October 1989-January 1991. The ABA Fallnationals in Yorba Linda, CaliforniaYorba Linda, CaliforniaYorba Linda is a suburban city in northeastern Orange County, California, approximately northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and southeast of Downtown Los Angeles....
on October 28, 1989 (Day 1) was the first national she that raced with this sponsor. The ABA Silver Dollar National in Reno, NevadaReno, NevadaReno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
on January 13, 1991 was the last race on Kastan. - D&M Racing: February 1991-thru mid 1991. Lilly's first race for D&M was the ABA Winternationals in Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
on February 16, 1991. - Powerlite: 1991-September 1992
- U.S. Boss Racing Products: September 1992-1993
- Auburn: January 1994-December 1995
- GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles: January 1996-December 1997
Professional–Elite Women
- GT Racing/Panasonic Shockwave:January 1998-Mid October 2000
- System's West/Profile Racing: October 23, 2000-July 2001
- System's West/Redline Bicycles: July 2001-November 2002
- Free Agent/System's West: November 2002-January 2004. The 2002 ABA Grandnational was her first race with Free Agent.
- Fox/Supercross: February 2004-Late 2004
- Hiatus due to knee injury
- Hyper Bicycles: January 2006-She attempted a comeback after suffering a knee injury and surgercal repair a year prior (see "Significant Injuries" section) -?
Three year hiatus (2006-2009): After another hiatus Her first race back was supposed to be the NBL Boulder Dam National in Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
on February 25, 2009. She was unsponsored
Amateur/Junior Women
National Bicycle League (NBL)- 1996 13 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 1996 13 Girls National No.1
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1989 6 & Under Girls National No.2
- 1990 7 Girls US Open West Champion
- 1990 California District 2 (CA-02) Girls No.1
- 1990 7 Girls Race of Champions (ROC) Champion
- 1990 7 Girls NAG No.1
- 1990 7 Girls Grandnational Champion.
- 1991 8 Girls NAG No.1
- 1991 8 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 1992 California District 2 (CA-02) Girls No.1
- 1992 California District 2 (CA-02) Girls Cruiser No.1 Only girl in that district in that division.
- 1992 9 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 1995 12 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 1996 13 Girls World Cup Champion
- 1996 13 Girls Grandnational Champion
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
- None (defunct)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- 2000 Junior Woman World Champion
- 2001 Junior Women Bronze Medal World Champion
Professional/Elite Women
National Bicycle LeagueNational 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)
- 2000 North American International Pro Girl Champion.
- 2001 Super Girls Grandnational 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)
- 1998 ABA Race of Champions Pro Girl Champion.
- 2000 Pro Girls World Champion
- 2000 Pro Girls Grandnational Champion
- 2000 Pro Girls National No.1
- 2001 Pro Girls World Chmapion
- 2002 Pro Girls National No.2
- 2003 Pro Girls World Champion
- 2003 Pro Girls Grandnational Champion
- 2003 Pro Girls National No.1
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
- None (defunct)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
- None (FIAC did not have a strictly professional division during its existence) (defunct).
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
Pro Series Championships
Notable accolades
- Named no. 22 of Crig Bertlett's "gOrk's Top 90 BMXers of the 90s!!" 1999 list
- She was the highest money-making girl in the sport in 1999 according to gOrk in his top 90 list.
Miscellaneous and trivia
- Lilly appeared in the last episode of the fourth season (1989–1990) of the television program L.A. LawL.A. LawL.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
when she was seven years old. That episode, "The Last Gasp", originally aired May 17, 1990. - Lilly won more pro women's races than anyone in 1999.
BMX press magazine interviews and articles
- "Q&A: If you could race one race over again, which would it be?" Snap BMX Magazine December 1999 Vol.6 Iss.10 No. 38 pg. 42 Single-question interview asked of Lilly and four other professional racers including Randy StumpfhauserRandy StumpfhauserRandall Richard Stumpfhauser is an American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1998 to the present...
, Christophe LévêqueChristophe LevequeChristophe Lévêque is a French professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990-2003...
, Neal Wood, and Michelle Cairns.
BMX magazine covers
----Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- None
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- None
BMX Plus!:
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine and Transworld BMX:
- None
BMX World
Bicycles Today and BMX Today (the official BMX publication of the NBL under two different names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):