I recently got a hold of another BMX pioneer and former Racer Mel Stoutsenberger. He is most famous for the picture taken of him at Western Sports A Rama and is quite the photographer with some incredible BMX and non-BMX pictures(This is the same picture taken from a different angle by the Red Baron)
tags: the mel thread, Rick's bike shopand one taken by Rick Twomey at "the wash" in Simi(pic property Rick Twomey)This cat has a whole lot of history behind him as well as a lot of pictures.Here's a sampling of what he had to say:
He also sent some great pictures to share.The infamous Thom Lund Marvin Church and Bobby Encinas
Some additional info:
and this amazing picture: That one puts a tear in my eye.(All pics property of Mel Stoutsenberger, including the ones from Flicker so please do not distribute or link them without his permission. He's sharing some history with us, please respect his wishes)