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Show r Competition, recreation and fitness Wednesday August 24, 1988 At left, Fuzzy battles arch rival and friend Dave Beeson in BMX race. wf?', v I- ''v '':Ri ,3;' "I y2 - k t ' & ft,. W. SUNSET When old Tim Hall jumps on his bike, Da outside Binghams Schwinn cycle shop in Sunset, where he works. Fuzz flies. The young cyclist came by his Hall, known only as Fuzzy or nickname in kindergarten from a Da Fuzz to many, is something of head full of white, naturally curly a national celebrity. hair. He has twice graced the cover I looked like a white Buck- of one national bicycle motocross wheat, Fuzzy said. He first found the spotlight magazine and is scheduled for an appearance on the cover of anthrough some fennegling and the other magazine in October. p by a friend. But help of a So whats all the' fuss about? once he got his foot in the door, The kid can flat ride a bike Fuzzy was all on his own. especially over the jumps. Fuzzys first national exposure he came when he made the cover on Fuzzys a good BMXer races in the expert the March, 1987 issue of BMX class every Friday evening at Og Action magazine. The magazines photographer dens Thunder Hill Raceway but in the air hes world class. happened upon him at a Grand Its just so fun. Theres noth- National BMX race in Texas. the meeting was not at all ing like the feeling of catching air and doing your own tricks, by chance. We knew Wendy Osborne, the Fuzzy said, sitting on a cement tire stop in a shaded parking lot photographer for BMX Action was there, so I had a friend of mine go up to her and say, I just saw a kid do this radical trick, the best youve ever seen, 17-ye- ar set-u- Fuzzy said. ;r - v -- v- V Above, Tim Fuzzy which matters most one-foot- Right, reaching heights of six and g carves nicely during a recent Fuzzy wall-ridin- Story by Gary Hatch one-ha- lf i T t ' ut Can-Ca- in-I- ts Hall demonstrates a jump called a crewz at a recent exhibition. that Gran-ducc- fa " The photographer bit. She sent for Fuzzy and he per- formed several of his best jumps without making any mistakes. I was really nervous with all those people watching, but I did them and didnt flub up. She in- vited me back the next day when she was doing a photo session with all the pros, Fuzzy said, The next day Fuzzy found himself riding with BMXers he had idolized for years, and it seemed like a dream, These were guys Id been watching and reading about since I was eight. I was really intimi- I didnt think I dated at first could impress them. But after I did some of my jumps, they start-Bed to watch me. After awhile they were giving me names, like the n Kid, Fuzzy said, I cant race as good as they can, but I can jump, Fuzzy said, The title given to Fuzzy by the pros comes from a jump he the vented cancan, See Fuzzy, page 4B table top. er Hall rests between races with his bike and girlfriend, Terri 'f- i j, r Catching air with a fy i. feet, session. Photos by Bruce Bennett V |