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Ricky Carmichael
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Ricky Carmicheal
Born: November 27, 1979
Clearwater, Florida, USA
Occupation: Supercross/Motocross Racer
Ricky Carmichael (born November 27, 1979 in Clearwater, Florida) is a professional
motocross racer. Carmichael began riding at age 3 and raced the amateur motocross
circuit during his childhood. After a record setting career in
the amateur ranks he made his pro debut at the last race of the
1996 season. He finished 8th overall in the 125 class which was
enough to earn him rookie of the year honours.
From 1997 to 1999 Ricky won the 125 National Motocross Championship.
He also captured the 125 East Supercross title in 1998, winning
every single race.
His rookie season in 250 supercross in 1999 was less than stellar
and resulted in several crashes and an injury early in the season.
Ricky picked up his first 250 supercross victory in 2000 at Daytona
International Speedway. He was much more successful during the
outdoor nationals and won 9 of 12 races, capturing the 250 National
Championship in his first attempt.
The 2001 supercross series saw Ricky dethrone Jeremy McGrath as
supercross champion. McGrath won 2 of the first 3 races over Carmichael
but after McGrath's last win Ricky went on to win 13 races in a
row. He won 14 out of 16 races and the championship. Ricky also
won the 250 National Championsip that summer winning 7 of 12 races.
For the 2002 season Carmichael switched teams from Kawasaki to
Honda. This was an unpopular move with many fans who thought the
switch was motivated by money. Ricky claimed the switch was because
of Honda's technology. After a rough start to the 2002 supercross
season, which saw him fracture his hand, Ricky returned to his
winning ways and won 11 races and the championship over David Vuillemin.
Ricky won every single moto of the 2002 250 National Championship
and recorded the first ever perfect season.
Carmichael won his third 250 supercross championship in 2003,
although by a much smaller margin than his past two. He won 7 races
and the title by a mere 7 points over Chad Reed. Reed had 8 wins.
Ricky again dominated the outdoor nationals that summer and won
9 of 11 races and the championship.
Ricky elected to sit out the 2004 supercross
series in order to have knee surgery on an injury from the previous
year. Chad Reed
won the championship. Ricky's return to action for the outdoor
nationals that summer was spectacular as he again won every single
moto and clinched another perfect season aboard a Honda CRF450R,
in his first effort with the four-stroke machine. Carmichael and
Honda were not able to come to terms on a contract extension and
he signed with Suzuki for 2005.
Carmichael entered the 2005 season
having not raced any supercrosses in nearly two years. In what
was projected as "the perfect
storm" supercross season with the 250 Supercross rookie James "Bubba" Stewart
making his debut, along with perennial contenders Chad Reed and
Kevin Windham, Carmichael triumphantly regained his supercross
title, with 7 victories to Reed's five, Stewart's three, and Windham's
one. Later that summer, Carmichael nearly scored a perfect 250
National outdoor season again, winning every overall event and
22 of 24 motos. Carmichael also scored the US Open of Supercross
title and led Team USA to a convincing victory at the Motocross
Des Nations. Carmichael campaigned the 2006 250 Supercross season aboard an
RMZ450, his first attempt at indoor competition on a four-stroke.
It was the most exciting series battle in recent memory. There
were multiple points lead changes and race winners, and Carmichael,
Reed, and Stewart all entered the Las Vegas finale within 5 points
of each other. Carmichael rode to a safe second place finish behind
Stewart and ended the series with 6 victories and his fifth AMA
Supercross title. He has indicated that this may have been his
last full-time supercross effort.
Ricky holds the all time record for wins and championships in
AMA competition. He has well over 100 wins, and has never lost
an outdoor championship. He is unquestionably the most dominant
racer of his generation, and the only significant records he does
not hold are Most 250 Supercross Victories and Most 125 National
victories which are held by Jeremy McGrath and James Stewart respectively.
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2007 will be Carmichael's last year in AMA racing. He will be racing
a limited schedule that will keep him from contending for yet another
title. Carmichael has signed a contract with Ginn racing, previously
known as MB2 racing, to race stock cars. He will have the guidance
of NASCAR veterans Joe Nemecheck and Mark Martin. He will begin
with Late model racing and through ARCA and Busch, will hopefully
make his way to Nextel Cup as soon as three years from now.
Major titles
1997 AMA 125 National Champion (Kawasaki)
1998 AMA 125 East Coast SX Champion (Kawasaki)
1998 AMA 125 National Champion (Kawasaki)
1999 AMA 125 National Champion (Kawasaki)
2000 AMA 250 National Champion (Kawasaki)
2000 U.S. Open of Supercross (Kawasaki)
2001 AMA 250 Supercross Champion (Kawasaki)
2001 AMA 250 National Champion (Kawasaki)
2001 U.S. Open of Supercross (Honda)
2002 AMA 250 Supercross Champion (Honda)
2002 AMA 250 National Champion (Honda)
2003 AMA 250 Supercross Champion (Honda)
2003 AMA 250 National Champion (Honda)
2004 AMA 250 National Champion (Honda)
2005 AMA 250 Supercross Champion (Suzuki)
2005 AMA 250 National Champion (Suzuki)
2005 WSXGP 250 Supercross Champion (Suzuki)
2005 Motocross des Nations Champion (Team USA) (Suzuki)
2005 U.S. Open of Supercross (Suzuki)
2006 AMA Supercross Champion (Suzuki)
2006 AMA Motocross Champion (Suzuki)
Member of the winning 2006 Motocross des Nations team, but did not race (Team
USA)
Personal life
Married his wife Ursula in 2002. They currently have two children, and reside
in Tallahassee, Florida. Nicknames include: RC and the G.O.A.T. (standing
for "Greatest of All time"), the "Angry Little Elf," and "Flying
Freckle." Likes to go on boat rides with his wife on his off-weekends
from racing. Hobbies include Golf and buying cheap cars to make backyard
destruction derbys. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Carmichael"
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