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Scot Breithaupt (b. July 14,[1] 1956 in Long Beach, California) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer and a founding father of BMX in the early 1970's whose prime competitive years were from 1970 to 1977. Indeed, in some ways, he is the founder of "Old School BMX" the era roughly regarded to be from 1969 to 1987 or 1988; from its very beginnings to just after its first major slump in popularity of BMX racing from 1985-1988. Racing started to rise in participation again around 1988-89 and is regarded as the start of "Mid School BMX", roughly 1988-2000. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
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Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Beverly ONeill (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 170. ...
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Scot Breithaupt was one of the pioneers of BMX; perhaps its inventor in terms of giving it its modern infrastructure, after he first organized what was called pedi-cross at the time on November 14, 1970. However, the first BMX race was recorded and could be credited back to July 10, 1969 in Santa Monica, California to a motorcycle motocross (MX) racer Ronald Mackler, a teen-aged park attendant who was asked to help organize a race by local kids. Scot Breithaupt, who was also a teenage MX racer, did set up an organizational features around his races very much like how the following sanctioning bodies would base theirs including rulebooks, a point system, a skill level structure, a racing season, trophies and promotions of special races that were the prototype for nationals. Scot did not actually invent these structures but adapted them from motorcycle motocross as would other pioneers like Ernie Alexander, the founder of the National Bicycle Association (NBA) and George Esser the founder of the National Bicycle League (NBL) both of whom like Breithaupt had roots in motorcycle motocross as racers or promoters. Scot was only the first to do it in BMX and at the ripe old age of 14 at that. Santa Monica beach and pier Santa Monica Pier entrance Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. It borders Santa Monica Bay (part of the Pacific Ocean) on the west, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the...
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The National Bicycle Association (NBA), later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association (NBmxA) was an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Soledad, California created by Ernie Alexander in 1972 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981. ...
The National Bicycle League (NBL) is an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but after several moves is now based in Hilliard, Ohio. ...
His nickname was and is "OM" for "Old Man" which was in part derived from him being older than most of the kids at a time when BMX was seen as a pre-teen and early teen activity by the late 1970's; he was doing things usually beyond his young age, like promoting races and starting and consulting with companies while he was still a teenager. Also, it became a running joke as to just how old he was . However, he was born in 1956 most likely, since the October 1976 issue of Minicycle/BMX Action (which would later become Super BMX magazine) has him being 20 years old and there was no real reason to call him "Old Man" since there were other BMXers competing close to that age at that time. [2] Unless he was misrepresenting his age at the time or the magazine got it wrong (unlikely since he was a contributor and officially billed as their "BMX Tech Wizard" on their table of contents page) he was 14 years old at the time he helped found BMX. This running joke is done with his complicity. He used to put a "?" mark in the space reserved for the rider's age on the ABA sign up form for when he raced Cruiser class.[3] Also, in part two of a four part series of interviews done by BMXUltra.com profiling Mr. Breithaupt and SE Racing in response to a question "When did you start SE?" he quips "I started SE Racing in Mid 1977 when I was 14."[4] Of course, if true he helped invent BMX in 1970 when he was seven years old.
*He was shown competing in a type of bicycle racing that would be later called Formula One (F-1), which used modified BMX bicycles for racing on a concreate obstacleless race course. Exactly 10 years later a short lived BMX derived fad that was very similar to what Breithaupt was doing using similarly configured bicycles would explode and then fade out as quick as it came.
Racing career
Started Racing: November 14, 1970 when he was 14 years old at an old field that would become his first track called BUMS which would retroactively be called Bicycle United Motocross Society (B.U.M.S)in Long Beach, California on the corner of 7th and Bellflower strees. Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Beverly ONeill (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 170. ...
Sanctioning Body: None. Started the B.U.M.S proto sanctioning body.
First race result:
First win (local):
First sponsor: Matthews Motocross
First national win:
Turned professional: 1977
First Professional win:
Retired: From 20" racing in May of 1977. He then started racing a 26" Beach Cruiser. He retired altogether from pro racing in 1983 and had himself reclassified an amateur. He raced intermittedly in the older amateur cruiser classes in between commitments with his business which cut down on his training time. He raced in Vet and Hall of Fame races in his spare time. In May of 2005 it was annonced that Mr. Briepthaupt at then 49 years of age (approximately) would race for SE Bikes (see below in "Factory sponsors, professional, SE Bikes).
Factory and major bike shop sponsors Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors.
Amateur - Matthews Motocross:* 1973
- Yamaha International:* 1974 He consulted with Yamaha to create and refine their famous Moto-bike, a BMX bicycle that was designed to mimic the look and feel of a motocross motorcycle, including having shock absorbers built into its frame and fork. It is a famous milestone in BMX with early BMX stars like David Clinton winning the first BMX titles on it but it with its energy robbing shock absorbers was not the future that the BMX bicycle would take.
- Dan Gurney All American BMX Bicycles:* 1975
- FMF (Flying Machine Factory):* Early 1976-December 1976
*He was employed with these companies as consultant, team manager official tester as well as a racer. A shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp a sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy. ...
- SE (formerly Scot Enterprises, now called Sports Engineering, Inc.) Racing: January 1977-198-. Scot would turn professional with this company he founded. More below.
Professional - SE (formerly Scot Enterprises, now called Sports Engineering, Inc.) Racing: January 1977-198-. Scot Enterprises, Originally founded and owned by Scot Breithaupt, started as an advertising and promotional company that expanded into Scot Enterprises Racing Division, which made and sold stickers, T-shirts and hats. In 1978 it produced its first BMX component the JU-6 frame (JU stood for Jeff Utterback, a top racer at the time, the six referred to his status as the number six rider in the country in the National Bicycle Association (NBA) after the 1977 season. Scot's friend Mike Devit, took over SE Racing in the late 1980's. In the late 1990's a Tiwaneesse company acquired the company, but it lay dormant for several years with no bikes sold or manufactured. Sports Engineering is now owned by Advanced Sports Inc. through Fuji Bicycles, which bought SE in August 2002.
- SE Bikes (Sports Engineering Bikes, formerly Scot Enterprises Racing Division): 2005- Showing that BMXers never really retire, on May 15, 2005 Scot announced he had signed a contract to race for SE racing in the BMX cruiser class.[5] At an approximate age of 50 in 2006 this would mean he would race in the 46-51 Cruiser class in the American Bicycle Association (ABA) and 50-54 Cruiser class in the National Bicycle League (NBL).
The National Bicycle Association (NBA), later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association (NBmxA) was an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Soledad, California created by Ernie Alexander in 1972 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981. ...
The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is an American based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Chandler, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. ...
The National Bicycle League (NBL) is an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but after several moves is now based in Hilliard, Ohio. ...
Career bicycle motocross titles
Amateur Bicycle United Motocross Society (B.U.M.S) - 1972 California State Championship.
National Bicycle Association (NBA) The National Bicycle Association (NBA), later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association (NBmxA) was an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Soledad, California created by Ernie Alexander in 1972 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981. ...
*Scot was actually a professional, but the title of No.1 pro did not exist yet. Professionals competed in the same classes as the amateurs and the title of National No.1 was overall including both professionals and amateurs.
National Bicycle League (NBL) The National Bicycle League (NBL) is an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but after several moves is now based in Hilliard, Ohio. ...
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American Bicycle Association (ABA) The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is an American based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Chandler, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. ...
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Pro Series Championships
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National Bicycle League (NBL) The National Bicycle League (NBL) is an United States based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but after several moves is now based in Hilliard, Ohio. ...
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American Bicycle Association (ABA) The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is an American based Bicycle Motocross (BMX) sports sanctioning body in Chandler, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. ...
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Came in National No.3 in Pro Cruiser
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Notable accolades - Co-founded BMX Plus! magazines and was contributing editor to both Bicycle Motocross Action and Minicycle/BMX Action (not to be confused with Bicycle Motocross Action which would later condense its name to BMX Action) which would subsequently become Super BMX. He therefore had a large hand in all three of the major founding BMX magazine periodicals.
- The first to put on what could be called a pro class race anywhere in 1975 at Saddleback Park (US$200 purse).
- Held the long distance jump record for bicycles in 1979 at an average 76 feet.* He accomplished it on a SE OM Flyer 26" Cruiser. The record held for 10 years.
- Was responsible for the sanctioning bodies adopting the cruiser class division for 26" bicycles in 1979.
- Scot is a 1990 Inductee of the ABA BMX Hall of Fame.
*The third and last jump for the average was only 58 feet, so the average was brought down and therefore the previous two jumps were significantly longer than 76 feet.
Significant injuries - Broke ankle in November 1974 during photograph session for a book. Was thought never to be able to race again.[6] He was laid up until March of 1975.[7]
Peccadilloes - A huge mark is that he seems to have had a drug problem going back some 20 years, before he sold SE Racing in the late 1980's according to his girlfriend Jamie:
- Vintage BMX post by Jamie. She posted under Scot's account, his screen name "Scot OM Breithaupt".
Post BMX career - Scot was in the Promotional and Real Estate business, but he still was involved with the sport he helped create on a casual basis including racing. As of 2005 Scot is once again racing for SE Racing, now called SE Bikes, in the amateur cruiser classes, showing that for most BMXer's there is no real "post BMX career".
- Unfortunately BMX is not a barrier to some of the uglier things in life. One of the uglier things barged into Scot's life when on April 22, 2006 he was arrested for drug possession in Long Beach, California.
- Vintage BMX post by Scot's girlfriend about Scot's arrest and replies to her post (she posted under Scot's account.
This is not the first time he has been in trouble with the law. He most recently did time in Folsom State Prison on a drug conviction. He has a prior conviction to that. If he is convicted on this latest charge he could be subjected to California's three strikes law in regard to thrice convicted drug felons. However, being given madatory drug treatment by a judge is still an option. East gate, Folsom State Prison, California Folsom State Prison (FSP), also known as Folsom State Prison, Represa is one of 33 prison facilities operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). ...
Three strikes laws are a highly controversial category of statutes enacted by state governments in the United States which require the state courts to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to persons who have been convicted of a serious criminal offense on three or more separate occasions. ...
Ironically Scot used to promote special anti-drug BMX races like the Palm Springs Race Against Drugs event in early 1988. The BMX press, sanctioning bodies and sponsors took an active anti-drug stance in light of Ronnie Anderson's admission of drug use in a 1986 issue of Sports Illustrated and Pete Loncarevich's alleged anabolic steroid use (never substantiated). Other racers where caught using illicit drugs or drug paraphernalia. For instance Terry Tennette caught in possession of marijuana which resulted in his dismissal as a factory racer with GT Racing. This was perhaps the time when Scot was into drug use himself. The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Matthews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...
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After spending several weeks in jail Scot was able to reply to his many friends and well wishers with a June 14, 2006 post to VintageBMX.com under is own account:
"I've missed you all!"
BMX press magazine interviews and articles - "The Origins of BMX" Super BMX March 1984 Vol.11 No.3 pg.60
- "The Origins of BMX" (part II) Super BMX April 1984 Vol.11 No.4 pg.27
End Notes - ^ From an old Roostbmx.com post by Scot. Word search for "7/14/??" The post author is under "Scot "The Old Man" Breithaupt".
- ^ Minicyle/BMX Action October 1976 Vol.3 No.10 pg.47
- ^ Bicycles and Dirt December 1982 Vol.1 No.4 pg.55
- ^ History of SE Racing section of BMXUltra.com interview with Mr. Breithaupt.
- ^ Press release announcing that Scot will race for SE Bikes.
- ^ Multipart interview by BMXUtra.com.
- ^ Super BMX April 1984 Vol.11 No.4 pg.27
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