The year was 1998, and the ABA Grands returned to Tulsa Oklahoma, for the first time since 1984. (And it has been there ever since - as of 2012). '98 was also known as "The Year of the Lumberjack" - as 4-time No.1 Pro Gary Ellis Jr of GT fame, was retiring as of this race. To celebrate, the BMX Museum was dedicated to Gary Ellis - with replicas of his first bike and his personal GT bike that some local liked so much, he decided to ride it home.