Nationals on Februin 36 & Over Expert Class coming 7th place in an eight-man main in that 20' division but first place in the 24' 46-50 Cruiser Class. He currently races in the 36 & Over Expert Class. In October 2007 he reclassified as an amateur and 30 years of professional racing came to an end.

He later raced well into his 40s in The Veterans Pro class (which is similar in concept to golf's Champions Tour). 1's in 1993 & 1994 against many of his 1980s peers. He won a measure of redemption when he won back to back ABA Veteran Pro No. He never won a major title as a top amateur or professional, his biggest win being the $5000 first place award at the 1982 Murray World Cup. His physical misfortunes often happened when he was on a streak of doing well, cutting promising seasons off, perhaps a No. In addition, while Tommy had a problem with attitude but remained physically healthy for the vast majority of his career, Harry had both mental attitude and physical injury to contend with. Perhaps despite his attendance of the clinic, Harry Leary could never really get the psychological aspect of the sport, similar to Tommy Brackens but even more so. The stresses that come with the burden of fame was and is a widespread if little discussed aspect in the career of a top amateur or professional athlete. He met many stars of the more established sports at the facility. He went as far as to attend a sports medicine clinic for stress management in July 1984. Also, he had trouble dealing with the fame, as limited to the BMX world as it was, that his career brought. His career was plagued by many injuries, in particular his knees which cut many promising seasons off and required surgery. One of the most respected racers in BMX history, his career was not as laden with titles as many of his contemporaries. He came out of 'retirement' in the early 1990s to race in the ABA's Veteran Pro class and is still racing at 48 years of age. He officially retired from BMX Senior pro ('AA' in the ABA and 'A' (Elite Men) in the NBL) racing in 1989, and for the previous three years he was largely inactive and served as Diamond Back's factory team manager.

His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985. 2 in both the American Bicycle Association (ABA) and the National Bicycle League (NBL) in 1981 after being relatively far back in the national standings during that year. Nicknamed 'Scary Harry Leary', and later 'Turbo', the former for his aggressive racing style, the latter was a moniker coined by Bicycle Motocross Action magazine when he 'Turboed' himself into finishing National No. ) was a professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. Peak Performance Institute - BioLab Sciences BMX Racing Team You can help by converting this article, if appropriate.

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