John, it was a privilege to ride for your team for so many years. I always think about the good times our race team had together, supporting each other and the achievements we all had. I will never forget you, mate. You and my father got me to where I got in Bmx racing, and I will never forget that.

I first met John about 3 years ago, I started late to the BMX scene, but my Dad and brother have been involved many years. Dad had mentioned John in various stories over the years, so to meet him was an honour. He spoke so highly of my Dad, Bill Baggs and the fun they had "back in the day"! He gave great advice to my son Cameron, who had recently started out and watched him progress. If he didn't make a race then he would always comment on Facebook and give praise and encouragement. He used to send me personal messages asking how my Dad was doing as he knew he had been unwell, he had a real soft spot for him, and I know the feeling was very mutual. To me, John was a very caring, loving and fun man, it was very clear he deeply loved his family and extended family in the BMX scene. I'll miss his smiling face and the twinkle in his eye, it always lit up whenever he got to see old faces! Rest in peace John. Caroline Enger xx

I first met John some 34 years ago when he was a rider in cruiser class at club, regional and national levels. Even all those years ago he had very strong opinions on how the sport should progress, I fed off these opinions because we shared the same vision. John progressed with his team, Terry's Turbo's, which in turn produced some great riders. Riders such as Ross Hill, Conrad Wesson and Si Fox along with others. I always respected John and his passion and the wellbeing of his team and one time he came charging across the track when one of his team had been disqualified, I knew I was in for a hard time as Race Director! But we always respected each other and sorted things out. I went from Club Captain to Regional Chairman, then National Chairman and representative of BMX on the UCI board and everytime I was wondering what to do next, I would always ring John. He used to say to me "if it was me, I'd do this..." I took on board and respected his comments. When I retired from the sport some 22 years ago, I thought our paths may never sadly cross again, but they did and I was delighted to see him at the Andover Regional a couple of years ago. It was lovely to see my old mate. I joked with him to get up on the start hill otherwise he would miss his moto. I met many people all over the world in BMX racing, but very few like JT who help lay the foundations of the sport for what it is now today. God Bless John xx