Jeffrey Ruminer was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)

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 (1977–1985). He had the nickname "The Flyin' Okie" because he was from the state of Oklahoma and that "crazy guy who would jump anything."

Racing career milestones

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Started racing: In 1975 at 12 years old. He saw a flyer for a BMX race at a grocey in Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...

 15 miles from his hometown of Seminole.

Sanctioning body:

First race result: First place in 12 boys class.

First win (local): See above.

Home Sanctioning body district/region: National Bicycle Association NBA Region K (Oaklahoma); American Bicycle Association ABA District

First sponsor: Mongoose (BMX Products) 1976
First national win: In 12-13 Novice at the 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) Shawnee Nationals in Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...

 on July 17, 1976.

Turned Professional: In 1979 at 16 years old.

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

Retired: In 1985 at 22 years old. His last was 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) Grandnational on December 1, 1985. He came in fifth in Pro Cruiser winning USD$90. His name does not appear in race results again. The Murray pro team disbanded after that race.

Height & weight at height of her career (1981): Ht:5'11" Wt:180 lbs.

Amateur

• Mongoose (BMX Products): Early 1976-July 1976
• D.G. Performance Specialties (The initials stood for Dan Hangsleben, Gary Harlow)/Bicycle Shoppe: July 1976-Early 1977
• LRV (Leisure Recreation Vehicles) Racing Products: Early 1977-Late 1977
• Robinson Racing Products: Late 1977-December 1978
• Redline Engineering: December 1978-December 1981 He turned pro with this sponsor.

Professional

• Redline Engineering: December 1978-December 1981
• MCS (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties: February 1982-Mid September 1982 His first race for MCS was the ABA Winternationals in Chandler, Arizona
  Chandler, Arizona
  -Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
  
   on February 12, 1982.
• Murray of Ohio: September 1982-December 1, 1985. After his sponsorship by Murray ended he retired from competition.

Amateur

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

• 1977 Okahoma Region K No.3
• 1977 13-14 Expert South Pacific BMX Championships Champion.
• 1977 13-14 Expert Race of Champions (ROC) Champion

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United Bicycle Racers (UBR)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

Professional

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)

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)

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 Bicycle Racers (UBR)

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)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

• None (FIAC did not have a strictly professional division during its existence) (defunct).

Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

• Named by Bicycle Motocross News the no.1 racer of the Midwest/Southwest and Up And coming Rider of the Year for 1977.
• Ruminer is a 2001 ABA BMX Hall of Fame Inductee.

Miscellaneous

• He was the first non-Californian to win a Trophy Dash.
• He was one of the first members of the first full factory sponsored Redline team in 1978. Previously Redline Engineering only co sponsored racers in conjunction with other sponsors.
• His pants motto* was: "who cares?"
• He was also a High School football star in his native Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
  
  . He won individual titles like All Conference and All State Candidate playing for the Seminole Chieftains. He won a football scholarship to go to the University of Southern California
  University of Southern California
  The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
  
   (USC) as a Running Back
  Running back
  A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
  
  

Post BMX career

After the Murray of Ohio BMX team was disbanded, he felt it was time to move on with his life and attended college.

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

• "The Flyin' Okie: Jeff Ruminer" Bicycle Motocross Action Vol.3 No.5 pg.32
• "Jeff Ruminer" Action Now August 1981 Vol.8 No.1 pg.56

BMX magazine covers

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Bicycle Motocross News:

• None

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

• None

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

• BMX Action October 1982 Vol.7 No.10 (8) in lower right insert In front of Bobby Woods. In top right insert Jeff Kosmala
  Jeff Kosmala
  Jeffrey Kosmala was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from -Racing career milestones:----Started racing: 1973...
  
   (27); in left center insert Andy Patterson
  Andy Patterson (BMX rider)
  Andrew Patterson was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1977 to 1985. His moniker was "Mr. Bigfoot" for his size 13 feet. Patterson was one of the first American racers to compete on the European BMX circuit during its formative...
  
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BMX Plus!:

Total BMX

Bicycles and Dirt:

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 BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):

External links

• The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
• The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.