| Jeff Ruminer | |
| Fullname: | Jeffrey Ruminer |
| Nickname: | "The Flyin' Okie" |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1962 |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Weight: | 81.6kg (179.9lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role: | Racer |
| Ridertype: | Off Road |
| Amateuryears1: | 1976 |
| Amateurteam1: | Mongoose |
| Amateuryears2: | 1976-1977 |
| Amateurteam2: | DG/Bike Shoppe |
| Amateuryears3: | 1977 |
| Amateurteam3: | LRV Racing Products |
| Amateuryears4: | 1977-1978 |
| Amateurteam4: | Robinson |
| Amateuryears5: | 1978-1979 |
| Amateurteam5: | Redline |
| Proyears1: | 1979-1981 |
| Proteam1: | Redline |
| Proyears2: | 1982 |
| Proteam2: | MCS |
| Proyears3: | 1982-1985 |
| Proteam3: | Murray |
Jeffrey Ruminer (born December 16, 1962, from Seminole, Oklahoma, United States) was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) 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."[1]
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.Started racing: In 1975 at 12 years old. He saw a flyer for a BMX race at a grocery in Shawnee, Oklahoma 15 miles from his hometown of Seminole.[2]
Sanctioning body:
First race result: First place in 12 boys class.[3]
First win (local): See above.
Home Sanctioning body district/region: National Bicycle Association NBA Region K (Oklahoma); American Bicycle Association ABA District
First sponsor: Mongoose (BMX Products) 1976
First national win: In 12-13 Novice at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Shawnee Nationals in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1976.[4]
Turned Professional: In 1979 at 16 years old.[5]
First Professional race result:
First Professional win:
Retired: In 1985 at 22 years old. His last was the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grandnational on December 1, 1985. He came in fifth in Pro Cruiser winning US$90.[6] His name does not appear in race results again. The Murray pro team disbanded after that race.[7] [8]
Height & weight at height of her career (1981): Ht:5'11" Wt:180 lbs.[9]
Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.
Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed.
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United Bicycle Racers (UBR)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United Bicycle Racers (UBR)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)
Pro Series Championships
After the Murray of Ohio BMX team was disbanded, he felt it was time to move on with his life and attended college.[19]
Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.Bicycle Motocross News:
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
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):