Franklin Post (born April 20, 1962 from Watsonville, California U.S.) was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978-1981.
When the BMX bicycle manufacturer, CW Racing became widely known in 1981 this nickname for Frank Post fell into disuse to avoid the implication that Frank Post was a sponsored racer for CW Racing, although he would be later in his career.
BMX Action publisher and photographer Bob Osborn bestowed this nickname onto him after a photoshoot.
[3] First win (local): Home sanctioning body district(s): National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "N" (Northern California); First sponsor: First National win: Turned Professional: May 1978 at 16 years of age.
First Professional race* result: Made the 16 Expert* main at the 1978 NBA Grand National in Los Angeles, California but crashed when Brent Patterson landed in front of him after both of them negotiated a jump simultaneously.
This is why during the early years of the pro division the national number one racer of a sanctioning body could be either an amateur or professional.
Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question.
!...its sailor talk, not for young ears..."Habba dabba abba babba"...If you know... you know..."---January 12, 2006 Vintage BMX post[11] Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics.
The concept was similar to Renny Roker's JAG World Championships held at the end of December.
However unlike with the JAG World Championships the title of "Champion" Richie won at this race was unofficial.
He has been a Culinary Chef, Pool Shark, Machinist and Salesman amongst other things.
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