Robert D. MacPherson (born February 9, 1971 from Norwalk, California USA) is a former professional Motocross Motorcycle (BMX) motorcycle racer whose main competitive years are from 1995 to 2001 The nicknames are "MacFearome", and "Big Mac".
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Racing career milestones
Started the race: MacPherson started the race in 1976 at the age of four, when he dropped in the first round on the track in practice. He did not try to race again until 1981, and this time he did not qualify. In his third race he got fourth place. She had a successful child amateur career afterwards, and then left the sport in late 1986 at the age of 15. He continued the race in 1994 with ABA Fall Nationals in Burbank, California on 21-23 October 1994.
Sanctions in the body district: American Bicycle Association (ABA) California 9 (CA-9) (1983), CA-22 (1985)
First race results: Did not qualify in 1981.
Professional turning: November 1995, shortly after his victory became the No.1 National Amateur at ABA grand nationals. He is 23 years old.
First professional race results: The eighth (final) place in the Superclass at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Classic Christmas in Columbus, Ohio on December 28, 1995 (Day 1).
Retired: MacPherson first retired after ABA in 1986 to pursue football. He continued the race in 1994 after an eight-year layoff at 23 years. He longs for travel and friendship. He retired again in December 2002 to spend more time with his daughter.
Career factory and major bicycle store sponsor
Amateur
- Valencia Schwinn: 1982
- Zap Apparel: 1983
- Vans: 1983-February 1985
- CW Racing: February 1985-November 1986. He retired after ABA Grandnation in 1986
- retired for 8 years (December 1986-End of 1994)
- Mongoose: May 1995-December 1998 He became a professional with this sponsor.
Professional
- Mongoose: May 1995-December 1998
- Diamond Back: December 1998 - 2001 1998 NBL Christmas Classic is the first race for Diamondback.
- Go to Fitness/Diamondback: 2001-2002
- Free Agent/O'Neal: 2002
Motorcycle motocross career title
Amateur
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
- 1980 9 Novice Third Place Jag World Champion
Liga Sepeda Nasional (NBL)
- 1981 10 Expert JAG World Champion (sanksi NBL)
- 1985 14 Ahli National No.3
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1983 California District 9 (CAL-9) No.1
- 1985 14 Grandnational Champion Expert
- 1985 Winter 14 Experts * California 22 (CA-22) District-age group (DAG) champions.
- 1985 14 National Expert No.1 (NAG)
- 1985 National No.3
- Retired for eight years
- 1995 21-25 Cruiser World Champion
- 1995 19 & amp; More than Expert and 21-25 Cruiser Grandnational Champion
- 1995 National No.1
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
- 1984 13 Champion 7 Championship World Championships **
International Motorcycle Federation (IBMXF) *
- 1984 13 Experts and 13 & amp; Under Cruiser World Champion
- 1985 14 World Bronze Medal Winner
United States Cycling Federation (USCF)
- 1981 I 10 Expert World Champion
Independent Events, Racing Series, and Invitations
- 1983 12 2nd Winner BMX World Superbowl Championship Champion
- 1984 13 Expert Larry Wilcox/Pepsi West Coast Wins the BMX Challenge Series.
Professional
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1996 National No.1 Pro . Prizes won: Customized Jeep.
- 1996 "AA" Pro World Cup Champion
Pro Series Championship
Important awards
- Named the 5th of 90 Top BMXers from the 90's
BMX product line
- 1997 Mongoose "MacFearome" Signature Series bike racing.
- Product evaluation
- BMX Plus! February 1998 Vol.21 No.2 pg. 71 Note: these bikes are jointly evaluated with the GT Series Speed ​​Team bikes.
- 2001 Diamondback Robert MacPherson RM20 frame
- Product evaluation
- Snap BMX Magazine December 2000 Vol. 7 Problems. 12 No. 50 pg. 118
Significant injuries
- Injured knee at the NBL of Classic Christmas 1995 in Columbus, Ohio on December 28, 1995.
- Ruined the rotator cuff on his shoulder at ABA Lone Star Nationals in Humble, Texas on March 23, 1997 (Day 2) on the first main. He managed to race the next two mains and finish the third overall. He ends up undergoing surgery.
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Post a BMX career
- After retiring in 2002, he returned to school to earn a degree in physical education. He was hired as an instructor at Val Verde USD in 2004. When he mentioned that he was once a professional BMX racer, they asked him to prepare an alternative PE-related PE course. He is currently teaching that is subject to troubled children.
BMX press magazine and article interview
- "Robert McPherson" Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1997 Vol.4 Iss.2 No.15 pg.100
- "At Home with Robert MacPherson" BMX Plus! May 1997, Vol.20 No.5 p.88
- "Robert McPherson" Snap BMX Magazine August 1999 Vol.6 Iss.6 No.34 rear posters at centerfold
cover of BMX magazine
BMX Plus !:
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (ABA official membership publication with three different names):
Note
External links
- The American Bicycle Association (ABA) website.
- The National Bicycle League (NBL) Web site.
- bmxonline.com article.
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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