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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Debra Lynn Kalsow |
| Born | January 23, 1968 Big Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1979-1980 | East Langsing Cycle Shop |
| 1980 | JAG BMX |
| 1981-1985 | CW Racing |
Debra Lynn Kalsow (b. January 23, 1968 from Lansing, Michigan U.S.) was an American amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981 to 1985.
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started racing: At age 11 in 1979. She persuaded her reluctant father to let her race like her brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow. [1]
Sanctioning body:
First race result:
First win (local):
Home sanctioning Body district(s): National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "A" (Arizona) 1979–1981;
American Bicycle Association (ABA) Arizona-1 (AZ-1) 1979–1985.
First sponsor: East Langsing Cycle Shop 1979.
First National race result: Third place at a National Bicycle League (NBL) in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 4, 1979. [1]
First national win:
Turned Professional: No Professional Career
Retired: 1985
Height & weight at height of her career: Ht:" Wt:lbs
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 given.
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.
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
**The 7-Up World Championship race was the direct descendant of the Jag BMX World Championship races held from 1978 to 1983. Renny Roker, the promoter of the JAG BMX World Championship gave the rights to the WC to the USBA in 1984 in return for the cable television rights.
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
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Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.
Bicycle Motocross News:
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (the official NBL membership publication with one name change):
ABA Action, American BMX'er, BMXer (the official ABA membership publication with two name changes):
USBA Racer (the official USBA membership publication):
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