It was 1978 when a young Steve Cassap first laid eyes on a BMX bike. A keen motorcross rider, he and his mates soon fell in love with BMX bikes, making jumps in back yards and parking lots, simply hanging out and having fun. Steve took up racing when the first BMX tracks appeared in Victoria, but it wasn’t on the track that got him attention - instead, it was what he was doing off the track that did. 

Tracey Kosikowski began racing in 1979 and competed in the earliest State and National Titles, including the first Unofficial National Titles - called the Big Plate Series. Tracey pioneered junior female racing, and quickly caught the attention of sponsors, riding for SE racing and GT Bicycles. Although she almost always ran her career number of 84 on the plate - it was Number 1’s that she quickly began piling up in the trophy room at home. 

In terms of Champions, Western Australia has produced some of the most successful BMX racers in Australia. BMX may have caught on a little later than the eastern states, but this didn’t stop many Western Australian’s invading the podium at National Titles in the early 80’s. 

It could have been a perfectly scripted come and try BMX advertisement - the day a young Sam Willoughby came home from school with a flyer to try out BMX at his local track in his home state of South Australia.  Sam quickly took to the sport and rose through the ranks to stamp his mark on what was to be the start of one of the greatest BMX careers, Australia has ever seen.

Tai Lee Muxlow began racing in 1981 at her home track of Cardiff in NSW. Who would have known that this little pocket rocket would become one of the most successful Australian BMX racers of all time. Tai-Lee instantly got a taste for winning, and would start one of the most iconic winning streaks in BMX. Throughout her career in the sport, Tai Lee would win no less than 13 number 1 State Titles, 9 National Number 1 Titles and in 1990 she finally added a World Number 1 to her impressive tally. She was without peer, absolutely dominating her class on the track. 

Natarsha Willams began racing BMX with the Innisfail BMX club in Far north Queensland in 1981. Aged just 5, she would go on to have a race Career lasting 25 years.

You don’t get nicknamed “The King” without good reason. Wayne “The King” McIntosh began his racing career in 1978 and was a regular at one of the very first BMX tracks in the country - Ryde Eastwood BMX Club. In 1980, before BMX Australia was even formed, the very first “Unofficial” Australian BMX championships were held over a series throughout NSW and QLD. It was here that Wayne stamped his mark on Australian BMX, claiming joint ownership of the very first Open Mens National Title.