Alan Foster (BMX rider) explained

Alan Foster
Fullname:Alan David Foster
Nickname:"AF"
Birth Date:18 January 1970
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
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

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 to 1999.His nickname was "AF", his initials.

Racing career milestone

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.Started Racing: In April 1981 in Newark, Delaware[2] at the Lums Pond BMX track.

Sanctioning Body: National Bicycle League (NBL)

First race result: First place in 11 Beginner.

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}}].[3]

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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He transferred back to Senior pro in approximately July 1991,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Retired: August 2003. The last race was the Downhill Class at the X-Games. He states that he simply lost the desire.[11]

Height and weight: Ht:5'11" Wt:190 lbs (1993).

Sponsors

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.

Amateur

Professional

Titles

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.

Amateur

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Professional

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

BMX product lines

Significant injuries

Miscellaneous and trivia

Other significant sibling combinations in BMX

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Note: (defunct) denotes that the magazine was out of business before the career of the racer started.Bicycle Motocross News:

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

Total BMX:

Bicycles and Dirt:

Ride BMX Magazine:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

BMX World:

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):

External links

Notes and References

  1. BMX Plus! March 1993 Vol.16 No.3 pg.63
  2. Web site: Bmxmania.com interview. . 2008-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113130554/http://www.bmxmania.com/alanfoster.htm . 2006-11-13 . dead .
  3. BMX Plus! February 1989 Vol.12 No.2 pg.77
  4. BMX Plus! July 1989 Vol.12 No.7 pg.78 (results)
  5. BMX Plus! December 1989 Vol.12 No.12 pg.20 (race results)
  6. Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 pg.32
  7. Go November 1990 Vol.2 Iss.1 pg.25 (photo caption)
  8. Go November 1991 Vol.3 Iss.1 pg.10
  9. BMX Plus! December 1991 Vol.14 No.12 pg.43
  10. BMX Plus March 1993 Vol. No.3 pg.63
  11. http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/features/article/0,15737,560573,00.html RideBMX December 11, 2003 Alan Foster Retirement Interview
  12. Go August 1991 Vol.2 Iss.10 pg.52
  13. Snap BMX Magazine May 1999 Vol.6 Iss.3 No.31 pg.78
  14. Web site: fatbmx.com News August 31. 2006. . 2008-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061022114856/http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1899 . 2006-10-22 . dead .
  15. Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1997 Vol.4 Iss.2 No.15 pg.11 (advertisement)
  16. BMX Plus! January 1997 Vol.20 No.1 pg.
  17. Snap BMX Magazine September/October 1997 Vol. 4 Iss. 5 No. 18 pg. 22
  18. Snap BMX Magazine September 1999 Vol. 7 Iss. 6 No. 35 pg. 28
  19. http://bmx.transworld.net/2009/04/12/alan-foster-in-hospital/ bmx.transworld.net "Alan Foster in Hospital" April 12, 2009/
  20. BMX Plus! January 1997 Vol.20 No.1 pg.10

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