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Robert D. MacPherson (born February 9, 1971 from Norwalk, California USA) is a former professional American "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1995 to 2001. His nicknames were "MacFearsome",〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' March/April 1997 Vol.4 Iss.2 No.15 pg.101〕 and "Big Mac". ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional firsts are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started racing: MacPherson started racing in 1976 at the age of four, where crashed on his first lap around the track in practice. He didn't attempt to race again until 1981, and this time he did not qualify. In his third race he got fourth place. He had a successful child amateur career after that, and then left the sport in late 1986 at 15 years of age. He resumed racing in 1994 with the ABA Fall Nationals in Burbank, California on October 21–23, 1994. Sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) California 9 (CA-9) (1983), CA-22 (1985) First race result: Did not qualify in 1981. Turned professional: November 1995, moments after his victory in becoming National No.1 Amateur at the ABA grand nationals.〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 pg.21 (sidebar: "am title race:")〕 He was 23 years old. First professional race result: Eighth place (last) in Superclass at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Christmas Classic in Columbus, Ohio on December 28, 1995 (Day 1).〔''BMX Plus!'' April 1996 Vol.19 No.4 pg.11〕〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 pg.80 (results)〕 Retired: MacPherson first retired after the 1986 ABA grand nationals to pursue football. He resumed racing in 1994 after an eight-year layoff at 23 years old. He missed the travel and camaraderie.〔''Snap BMX Magazine'' March/April 1997 Vol.4 Iss. 2 No. 15 pg. 102〕 He retired again in December 2002 to spend more time with his daughter.〔(BMXpros.com )〕 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「Robert MacPherson (BMX rider)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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