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Franklin Post (born April 20, 1962 from Watsonville, California U.S.) was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978-1981. Early in his career his nickname was "CW Post", a play on his surname of Post which happened to be the same as a famous breakfast cereal manufacturer, C. W. Post. When the BMX bicycle manufacturer, CW Racing became widely known in 1981 this nickname for Frank Post fell into disuse to avoid the implication that Frank Post was a sponsored racer for CW Racing, although he would be later in his career. Also toward the end of the 1970s he was known as "Wild Man"〔''BMX Action'' June 1982 Vol.7 No.6 pg.51 (photo caption) & 56 (text)〕 for his controversial actions on the race track. ''BMX Action'' publisher and photographer Bob Osborn bestowed this nickname onto him after a photoshoot.〔( ABA BMX Hall of Fame nomination biography approximately 2/3s down the page. )〕 ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started racing: In 1976 at 14 years old at the McLaren Park Track.〔''Super BMX'' August 1980 Vol.7 No.8 pg.11〕 Sanctioning body: First race bike: An R&R given him by a friend.〔 First race result: After winning his first moto, he fell in the main.〔 First win (local): Home sanctioning body district(s): National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "N" (Northern California); First sponsor: First National win: Turned Professional: May 1978 at 16 years of age. First Professional race * result: Made the 16 Expert * main at the 1978 NBA Grand National in Los Angeles, California but crashed when Brent Patterson landed in front of him after both of them negotiated a jump simultaneously. Ended in last place.〔 In 1978 the pros could race in the 16 Expert amateur class. There was no purse in the 16 Expert class but he raced the likes of Stu Thomsen and Kevin McNeal as well as Brent Patterson-all established pros-in 16 expert. There was a separate special pros only class that was the final of a separate series〔''Bicycle Motocross Action'' March/April 1979 Vol.4 No.2 pg.21〕 at the Grand Nationals with David Clinton taking the Lion's share of a US$3000 pro purse.〔''Bicycle Motocross Action'' March/April 1979 Vol.4 No.2 pg.23 (race results)〕 First Professional win *: In 16 Expert at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Spring National in Watsonville, California on May 27, 1979. He was also a pro at the time. *〔''Super BMX'' August 1980 Vol.7 No.8 pg.15〕 Retired: He quietly faded out of the race scene after the 1986 season. In 1990 he had himself reclassified as an amateur and raced in the 26-30 class at the ABA winternationals.〔''Go'' June 1990 Vol. Iss. pg.90〕 Height & weight at height of his career (1978–1985): Ht:5'" Wt:165 lbs. *At the time there was no separate pro class for pros due to the relatively small number of pros. They raced with the 16 Experts, making it a Pro/Am class essentially. This is why during the early years of the pro division the national number one racer of a sanctioning body could be either an amateur or professional. This practice continued until the NBA's 1979 season in which the pros earned separate pro points and a separate pro plate from the amateurs. 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「Frank Post」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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