Spy Photo: Racing Legend Scott Clark In BMX Startup Mode

At the recent Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas, BMX News saw lots of familiar faces roaming the aisles. Some were “last week” familiar–the people we see at the races, or other industry functions, all the time. And others were familiar from decades past…people who look the same in our mind’s eye, as they did in a 1981 issue of BMXA.

One such face was that of BMX Hall Of Famer Scott Clark. Our spy cam captured Scott (with his wife, Cindy, above) jawin’ with Corey Alley of Profile Racing. At first, we wrote it off to “old times” talk, but by the time the tires on the big bird touched Chicago soil again, we had the makings of a scoop.

Seems that since leaving BMX in the late 80s, Scott stacked up a mantle of wins in the speedway motorcycle and midget car worlds, adding a second Hall Of Fame induction (BCRA Midget) to his credit, and went on to start a successful business selling aquariums under the “TRUVU” brand name.

But we all know BMXers always come home. So when Scott’s brother, Brett, invited him out to the track to see his then-8-year-old daughter Cayla tear up the local scene, Scott started to feel the old BMX Industry itch coming on. For several years in the 80s, Scott Clark Products was a respected manufacturer of race clothing and accessories, so this was a familiar feeling for Scott.

After doing some preliminary sniffing, News caught up with Scott, and he sketched out a verbal picture of his plans for us.

Essentially, there are two projects afoot in the Clark camp, both currently under the banner of “Clark BMX.”
A mail order website, will offer popular “quality” brands along-side a blog that will offer advice, tips and other content tidbits to readers. Soon after, Scott will debut a “Clark BMX” line of products (with frames being first on the list). Without letting the cat too far out of the bag, Scott tells us that the frame design is “a little different than what is available in other frames,” and adds that prototypes are currently out in the field for on-track testing. One such proto will be under his now-10-year-old niece, Cayla at this month’s ABA Grands. Look for her rockin the Clark BMX jersey in the 10G class.

There is plenty more to report on Scott’s forthcoming foray back into the BMX waters. But we’ll leave something to the imagination here, as well as preserving some material to write about once clarkbmx.com goes live in about 30 days.

Welcome back to the BMX family, Scott!

—Mike Carruth