I never raced, but I used to tear up the neighborhood on my BMX. I still have the bike, it is a '94 GT Interceptor with lightweight rims with sealed hubs and Answer front shocks. I still take it out a few times a year, but I'm not as crazy or in as good shape as I was when I was a kid, so I have a bit of caution now, which doesn't go too well with BMX riding. It's still fun to crank out a wheelie for a few hundred feet, or ride right off the end of a loading dock though.