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Chapter 7, Page 82

Campaign: A Fireside Story of Harry Leary
Stable page identifier: FSHL-082
Chapter: 7 — More Than Racing
Source page: Open the original Lititz BMX page
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OA Features a community post showcasing the classic shield logo of JMC Racing, featuring the blue “JMC” lettering inside a white and red border. The graphic represents one of the most prestigious and engineering-focused brands of the early BMX era, founded by Jim Melton. In the post, Kyle A. Huffman highlights the brand’s significance as a cornerstone of high-performance BMX history. Harry Leary famously rode for the JMC factory team during his early years, a period that helped establish his reputation as a powerhouse in the sport before his long-term association with Diamond Back. . This era is particularly sentimental for Leary, as evidenced by his emotional reunion with his childhood factory JMC helmet in 2023. The community interaction for this post serves to archive the “Factory JMC” chapter of Leary’s professional journey. This record documents his roots with the elite Jim Melton-led squad Features a community post showcasing a vintage black-and- E= white action shot of Harry Leary leading a pack of racers. The < a — graphic, shared from the harrylearyturbo4_hit4 account, Cems . captures Leary on his Diamond Back with the #25 plate, sporting - FK , a full-face helmet and factory leathers. S acl 7 In the post, Kyle A. Huffman points out a specific technical Poe RR preference of the era: “A reminder… He rocked front brakes too. Be: 7 aS Do you?” This detail highlights the motocross influence on early ‘Om Oe a BMX setups. However, group expert Greg Mathias provides a Face —- contrasting insight into Leary’s final competitive days, revealing oz ~ that Leary actually “rocked no brakes for the last 6 months of . racing,” a choice Mathias jokingly admits he would have “fixed” for him. Community member Rob Merritt adds that he was also an early adopter of front brakes, noting the logical transition from motorcycles to BMX. The community interaction for this post serves to archive the “Technical Evolution” chapter of Leary’s career. This record documents the shifting equipment preferences of top-tier pros— from the safety of front brakes to the “brakeless” transition of his retirement run. \ astra ae Features a community post titled “Fireside Race Wednesdays: “Sse Fireside Race - BMX 1993 Fall Nationals - VET PRO Main 3 ert ie 2 a 7 Sunday.” The graphic features a video still of a high-speed gate = tA aes start during a Vet Pro race, capturing a pack of elite riders, = . including Harry Leary and Clint Miller, as they charge into the ae first turn. > en 4 In the post, Kyle A. Huffman shares this vintage race footage, == . prompting group expert Greg Mathias to comment on Leary’s Fe a signature competitive intensity: “Cool..

bet Harry was not SSeS happy with that finish. © ” This observation leads to a significant discovery for the Lititz BMX Museum collection. Huffman realizes that he actually owns an autograph signed by Leary shortly after this specific event, which commemorates a 1993 Nationals Masters win. The community interaction for this post serves to archive the “4993 Vet Pro” chapter of Leary’s career. This record documents his continued dominance in the veteran classes during the early 90s.

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