词条 | Alan Foster (BMX rider) |
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| name = Alan Foster | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Alan David Foster | nickname = "AF" | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1970|1|18}} | height = 1.8 m | weight = 79 kg (1993) | birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware | currentteam = Felt (retired) | discipline = Bicycle Motocross (BMX) | role = Racer/Team Manager | ridertype = Off Road | protourrank = | europetourrank = | amateuryears1 = 1982-1983 | amateurteam1 = JF&S Plumbing | amateuryears2 = 1983-1989 | amateurteam2 = Wheel Power | proyears1 = 1988-1989 | proteam1 = Wheel Power | proyears2 = 1989-1990 | proteam2 = Huntington Valley Schwinn | proyears3 = 1990 | proteam3 = Slam Designs | proyears4 = 1990-1992 | proteam4 = ELF Manufacturing | proyears5 = 1992-1993 | proteam5 = TNT Racing | proyears6 = 1993-1994 | proteam6 = Airwalk | proyears7 = 1994-1997 | proteam7 = Airwalk/Schwinn | proyears8 = 1997-1998 | proteam8 = Airwalk/XS | proyears9 = 1998-2002 | proteam9 = Airwalk/Free Agent | proyears10 = 2003-Present | proteam10 = Felt Bicycles | majorwins = }} Alan David Foster[1] (born January 18, 1970) 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{{refbegin}}Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. {{refend}}Started Racing: In April 1981 in Newark, Delaware[2] at the Lums Pond BMX track.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} Sanctioning Body: National Bicycle League (NBL) First race result: First place in 11 Beginner.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} 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 [equivalent to about ${{Formatnum:{{Inflation|US|40|1988|r=0}}}} in {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}{{Inflation-fn|US}}]. He also came in third in Pro Award, winning $22.50 [equivalent to about ${{Formatnum:{{Inflation|US|22.5|1988|r=0}}}} in {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}{{Inflation-fn|US}}].[4]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,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] He transferred back to Senior pro in approximately July 1991,[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] He turn back to the Senior Pro class to stay in 1992[2] 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.[14]Retired: August 2003. The last race was the Downhill Class at the X-Games. He states that he simply lost the desire.[15]Height & weight at height of his career (1993): Ht:5'11" Wt:190 lbs. {{refbegin}}*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. {{refend}}Career factory and major bike shop sponsors{{refbegin}}Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever-changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.{{refend}}Amateur
Professional
Career bicycle motocross titles{{refbegin}}Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block. {{refend}}AmateurNational Bicycle Association (NBA)
*See note in professional section {{refend}}ProfessionalNational Bicycle Association (NBA)
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1997 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC. {{refend}}Pro Series ChampionshipsNotable accoladesBMX product lines
Significant injuries
Racing habits and traitsMisscelleneous and Trivia
Other significant sibling combinations in BMX
Post BMX career{{Empty section|date=June 2010}}BMX press magazine interviews and articles
BMX magazine covers{{refbegin}}Note: (defunct) denotes that the magazine was out of business before the career of the racer started. {{refend}}Bicycle Motocross News:
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names): Notes1. ^BMX Plus! March 1993 Vol.16 No.3 pg.63 2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.bmxmania.com/alanfoster.htm |title=Bmxmania.com interview. |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113130554/http://www.bmxmania.com/alanfoster.htm |archive-date=2006-11-13 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 3. ^Bmxmania.com interview. 4. ^BMX Plus! February 1989 Vol.12 No.2 pg.77 5. ^Bmxmania.com interview. 6. ^American BMXer December 1988 Vol.10 No.11 pg.29 (results) 7. ^BMX Plus! July 1989 Vol.12 No.7 pg.78 (results) 8. ^BMX Plus! December 1989 Vol.12 No.12 pg.20 (race results) 9. ^Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 pg.32 10. ^Go November 1990 Vol.2 Iss.1 pg.25 (photo caption) 11. ^Go November 1991 Vol.3 Iss.1 pg.10 12. ^BMX Plus! December 1991 Vol.14 No.12 pg.43 13. ^BMX Plus March 1993 Vol. No.3 pg.63 14. ^RideBMX December 11, 2003 Alan Foster Retirement Interview 15. ^RideBMX December 11, 2003 Alan Foster Retirement Interview 16. ^1 Go August 1991 Vol.2 Iss.10 pg.52 17. ^Snap BMX Magazine May 1999 Vol.6 Iss.3 No.31 pg.78 18. ^fatbmx.com News August 31. 2006. 19. ^Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1997 Vol.4 Iss.2 No.15 pg.11 (advertisement) 20. ^BMX Plus! January 1997 Vol.20 No.1 pg. 21. ^Snap BMX Magazine September/October 1997 Vol. 4 Iss. 5 No. 18 pg. 22 22. ^Snap BMX Magazine September 1999 Vol. 7 Iss. 6 No. 35 pg. 28 23. ^bmx.transworld.net "Alan Foster in Hospital" April 12, 2009/ 24. ^BMX Plus! January 1997 Vol.20 No.1 pg.10 External links
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