Ricky Carmichael padded his list of amazing accomplishments by lapping the entire field in the second moto last week in Millville - and this Sunday, at Binghampton, RC has a strong chance of clinching his seventh, and final, AMA Motocross title.
Carmichael, due to retire from full time competition at the end of this season, had a good early battle with Yamaha’s Chad Reed and Kawasaki’s James Stewart in the first moto at Millville, but after a downpour turned the track into a mud bog for moto two Carmichael rode to one of the most spectacular finishes in the history of the series.
If Carmichael hadn’t already made a strong case for being the best of all-time by setting all-time AMA win records, perfect unbeaten seasons in 2002 and 2004 by winning every moto and wrapping up the championship early nearly every season – lapping the field will surely be an accomplishment that fans will talk about for many years to come.
Another place Carmichael has been perfect is at Binghamton. He’s won every AMA Motocross National at the challenging circuit since coming to the premier class in 2000. He’ll be riding to win his seventh straight AMA/Suzuki Pro Motocross Nationals at the Upstate New York circuit. If he wins Sunday, the Suzuki star will wrap up the 2006 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship for the seventh straight time as well.
Already Carmichael is turning his attention to the post season and the Motocross of Nations on Sept. 23 - 24 at Matterley Basin/Winchester, Great Britain, where he will captain the American team alongside team-mates Stewart and Ryan Villopoto against the best in the world in the annual Olympic-like competition.
