Charles Townsend (BMX rider)
Charles Heath Townsend (born January 25, 1967 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996. He has 2 kids. Nicknames: Various and many dating back to his days as a young amateur. Many railroad related: "Steam Engine Charlie", "Speeding Locomotive Charlie", "Choo-Choo Charlie", "Amtrak". Also "Black Magic" (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985), "Big Chuck", "The Fleein' Korean", "Chasemainian Devil". Racing career. Note: Professional first are on the national level unless  otherwise indicated. Career factory and major bicycle shop 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. Career bicycle motocross 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/Junior Men. National Bicycle Association (NBA) National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Professional/Elite Men. 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)* Pro Series Championships BMX magazine covers. Bicycle Motocross News : Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX: Bicycle Motocross Action & Go: BMX Plus!: Bicycles and Dirt: Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX: Moto Mag: NBA World & NBmx World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under one name change. ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under two name changes): USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):