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Alan David Foster〔''BMX Plus!'' March 1993 Vol.16 No.3 pg.63〕 (born January 18, 1970 in Wilmington, Delaware later raised in Joppa, Maryland USA) was a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years were from (1992–1999) his nickname was simply "AF", the initials of his given and surname. ==Racing career milestone== Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started Racing: In April 1981 in Newark, Delaware〔(Bmxmania.com interview. )〕 at the Lums Pond BMX track. Sanctioning Body: National Bicycle League (NBL) First race result: First place in 11 Beginner. First win (local): See above. First sponsor: JF&S Plumbing First national win: Turned Professional: September 1988 First Professional race result: Fourth place in "B" Pro at the National Bicycle League "War of the Stars" National in Memphis, Tennessee on October 15, 1988. He won USD$40 (to about $ in ). He also came in third in Pro Award, winning $22.50 (to about $ in ).〔''BMX Plus!'' February 1989 Vol.12 No.2 pg.77〕 First Professional win: In "B" pro at the NBL "War of the Stars" National in Orlando, Florida on March 25, 1989. He won USD 300,〔''BMX Plus!'' July 1989 Vol.12 No.7 pg.78 (results)〕 the equivalent of USD 521.64 in 2007. First Junior Men Pro * race result: See "First Professional race result" First Junior Men Pro win: See "First Professional win" First Senior Men Pro * * race result: Sixth in "A" pro at the NBL Silver City Sensation National in Meridien, Connecticut on July 29, 1989. He finished out of the money since the prize purse was only rewarded from first to fifth positions. The next day he came in seventh place, again out of the money.〔''BMX Plus!'' December 1989 Vol.12 No.12 pg.20 (race results)〕 Hard times seem to have struck after that. He spent several weeks competing in Senior pro but not making the mains. Seven Weeks, 15 races without transferring out to the qualifying motos. As a result after making the mains in "All Pro" (which was what the NBL was calling its Senior Pro class at the time. Junior Pro was "Superclass") at the NBL Cape Cod Classic in Cape Cod, Maryland on June 16, 1990, at which come in 5th, he reclassified back to Junior pro in July 1990 due to being uncompetitive in the Senior division.〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 pg.32〕 His first race as junior pro again was in "A" pro at the ABA Midwest Nationals in Rockford, Illinois on July 21, 1990. He came in sixth.〔''Go'' November 1990 Vol.2 Iss.1 pg.25 (photo caption)〕 He transferred back to Senior pro in approximately July 1991,〔''Go'' November 1991 Vol.3 Iss.1 pg.10〕 approximately one year after he reclassified back to junior pro. However, once again he had a hard time in the Senior Pro division and reclassified again, racing in Superclass division at the NBL Grandnational in Louisville, Kentucky on September 1, 1991.〔''BMX Plus!'' December 1991 Vol.14 No.12 pg.43〕 In all the time he had spent in Senior pro since July 29, 1989 and prior to the 1992 ABA Grandnationals the total number of Alan Foster making the mains was five.〔''BMX Plus March 1993 Vol. No.3 pg.63〕 He turn back to the Senior Pro class to stay in 1992〔 at the ABA Gold Cup finals in October 1992 in Reno, Nevada. First Senior Men Pro win: In "AA" Pro at the ABA So. Cal. Nationals in Del Mar, California on January 23, 1993.〔(''RideBMX'' December 11, 2003 Alan Foster Retirement Interview )〕 Retired: August 2003. The last race was the Downhill Class at the X-Games. He states that he simply lost the desire.〔(RideBMX December 11, 2003 Alan Foster Retirement Interview )〕 Height & weight at height of his career (1993): Ht:5'11" Wt:190 lbs. *In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro. * *In the NBL it is "AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Foster (BMX rider)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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