Tommy Brackens

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tommy Brackens
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Nov 20, 1960(1960-11-20)
Age	64
Country	United States
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Scorpio

Tommy Brackens Biography

Tommy Brackens is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on November 20, 1960 in Los Angeles, United States. Tommy Lee Brackens (born November 20th 1960, in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional “Old School” Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. His best competitive years included the period from 1980 to 1988.

The 1984 European Challenge Cup was a relatively tiny race (130 motors) that attracted only a small part of racers, professional and amateurs Europeans and Americans that took place on June 10 at night in Slagharen in the Netherlands. Even though it was small, the race was well-received.

He was the 1986 winner of the “King of the Mountain” outlaw Gravity Powered Vehicle (GPV) Championship.* This win was the beginning of a career in GPV racings. His enthusiasm was reflected in this quote:

The Scorpion International Spring Classic was an invitational race held at Lowestoft, a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England on May 4, 1986. Four American pros were invited: Eddy King, Scott Clark Travis Chipres and Tommy Brackens. They raced at least four respected English pros in the main including Tim March, Geth Shooter, Garry Llewellyn Jamie Vince and Charlie Reynolds. Other nationalities were invited but did not make the pro main. Brackens was pro champion.

The nickname he earned his nickname was “The Human Dragster”, due to his skill in executing”the “Holeshot”, or getting out front from the starting line and driving the other racers on the first straight, and through the turn. The term was created in the hands of Bob Hunt, an NBL announcer during The 1982 NBL Grand Nationals that Tommy competed in. A lot of racers learned their moniker from the witty race announcers who played by play.

Tommy Brackens Net Worth

Tommy Brackens is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Brackens 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

GPV racing was in existence since the latter part of the 1970s, but gained a lot of attention among BMX enthusiasts as early as 1985. Many BMXers who were retired as well as active, took part in the race, such as Jeff Bottema, and Scot Breithaupt who were among the retirees, and Eddy King, Harry Leary, Kevin Hull the active racers. Freestylists also was a participant in the discipline, including Dave Vanderspek, Eddie Fiola, Ceppie Maes and Rich Sigur. There were racers who specialized in downhill road racing such as Dan Hanabrink, for instance. Many racers raced on the pedalless version of BMX as well as Freestyle bicycles, with the handlebars turned completely downwards. The bicycle was often a frame, with the lower bracket facing towards the chest of the racer to reduce the overall frame’s profile for more stability. Later times, fairings were also added, and were also specially designed bicycles for downhill rides. They raced down tracks (which are public streets) which ranged in the range of 1.3 up to 7 miles in length, and reached speeds of between 50 and 90 mph. The most outlaw part was that in the beginning times, they would race on roads that were open to traffic. This although not illegal, wasn’t sanctioned by any official sanctioning body, as was the case with the NBL which was the body that sanctioned BMX races. In the early part in 1988, during the GPV season, they were granted highway department approval to close roads, thus eliminating the outlaw element of the event. The sport is still in existence however the original faddish element of it was evident between mid-1985 and around late 1989.

Tommy Brackens was a former motorcycle Motocross (MX) racer who changed into BMX at the age of 1977 (he returned to MX following having completed his BMX professional career). A quiet, shy and extremely popular, he was believed to possess all the skills to be an elite racer. In the event that Brackens was. Brackens was likable he was determined to be loved. One of his objectives was to be chosen as the most popular among children as their top racer. “…to become the public’s most loved is my goal.” he stated. The goal was achieved in 1987 when he took home the BMX Action’s Number One Racer Award (NORA) Cup for that year.

The 1985 Paris Yoplait BMX Challenge was an invitational race sponsored and promoted by the Yoplait Yogurt company in which American and English pros as well as French pros were brought together to compete in a single race. As is typical in Europe, the public had greater enthusiasm for BMX than the American public, in part because bicycle racing of any type was and is much more popular in Europe (and in Asia and South America as well) than in the United States. A staggering (by American standards) 18,000 spectators attended the sell out event and it was covered live on French television.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Tommy Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tommy Brackens celebrates birthday on November 20 of every year.