Alan Foster

Alan David Foster (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.

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started Racing: In April 1981 in Newark, Delaware 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 [equivalent to about $0 in ].

He also came in third in Pro Award, winning $22.50 [equivalent to about $0 in ].

First Professional win: In "B" pro at the NBL "War of the Stars" National in Orlando, Florida, on March 25, 1989.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

He transferred back to Senior pro in approximately July 1991, 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.

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.

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.

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors.

At any given time a racer could have numerous ever-changing co-sponsors.

Retired: August 2003.

The last race was the Downhill Class at the X-Games.

He states that he simply lost the desire.

He won USD 300, 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"