| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Eric Purse |
| Nickname | "The Vigilante", "The Jackal" |
| Born | September 7, 1972 Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83.9 kg (185 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | GHP |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1981–1982 | U-Truck-It |
| 1983 | Ben's Bike Shop |
| 1984 | Blazer |
| 1985 | Roland Racing |
| 1986 | S.T.U.D.D |
| 1987–1988 | Eagle Snacks/Profile |
| 1988–1989 | MCS Bicycles/Eagle Snacks |
| 1989–1990 | MCS Bicycles |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990 | MCS Bicycles |
| 1990–1991 | S&S Racing |
| 1991–1992 | ODi/Revcore |
| 1992–1993 | ODi/GHP |
| 1994–1996 | Balance |
| 1996–2001 | Redline Bicycles |
| 2001 | Profile Racing/Troy Lee Designs/Marzocchi |
| 2002 | Troy Lee designs/EVS |
| 2002–2003 | Marzocchi/Troy Lee Designs/Intense Racing |
| 2003 | Marzocchi/Specialized |
| 2003–2005 | Hyundai/Mongoose Bicycles |
| 2006 | Redline Bicycles |
| 2006 | Sandersclinic.com |
| 2006–2007 | Redline Bicycles |
| 2008 | GHP/SandersClinic/PowerBar |
John Eric Purse[1] (born September 7, 1972 in Orlando, Florida, raised in Spring, Texas U.S.) is a former American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive years were from 1990 to 2000.
Nicknamed "The Vigilante" early in his pro career for his alleged dirty riding and fouling competitors[2] and later and most famously "The Jackal" in the mid-1990s because of his "mad dog" riding style[3] and for his not backing off and his fighting back.[4]