You know, car racing is totally different than Motocross obviously. The car has so much to do with it. But I think one thing that I do have and that I've learned is I have a lot of patience. I think that could be something good, a good character, a good trait that I could bring over. Even though I am used to winning, I have a lot of patience. I just have to basically let it come to me. Do my best and just let it come to me.

It will be tough, but I know - I feel that I can do that.

Q:
Do you feel you have a lot of the traits of a winner - you obviously are a champion - the champions in stock car racing?

Ricky Carmichael:
Well, I think I have a lot of determination. Obviously I respect what those guys do so much. I mean, they're the best at what they do. You know, it would be like them coming to Motocross and racing.

It's going to be tough, you know. The only thing I can say is I'm just thankful for my opportunity that I have with MB2 Motorsports. I want to make the best of it.

Q:
Jay, what makes you think that Ricky can make this transition?

Jay Frye:
Well, like Ricky was saying, Ricky is a very determined rider. One of the things that we've discovered or knew about Ricky starting this process off was his work ethic. I mean, he's a champion. He has nothing to prove, but yet he's out there every day practicing, he's out there every day trying to get better, he's out there every day testing. What he did yesterday is not good enough for what he's going to do today. So that work ethic, just his natural ability that he has, his winning attitude. I mean, he definitely has the ability to do this.

Again, we just have to go through the process and do it right.

One of the things, too, about our sport which, as you know, is very hard, is getting acceptance from the other drivers in the sport. Well, our NASCAR drivers will completely embrace Ricky and do whatever they can to help him because they respect him so much because of his success in motocross. He'll come into our garage area with a huge amount of credibility and a huge amount of respect from all of the NASCAR drivers, which is certainly something that will help him going forward.

Q:
Jay, can you tell us a little bit about how this came about. Did Ricky approach you? Did you seek him out? What happened?

Jay Frye:
Well, it was odd. One of Ricky's - the people that Ricky deals with and Bobby Ginn are friends. Again, we heard rumblings about Ricky for the last year or so. We heard he was going to do some different things.

Between those two, a meeting was arranged. We all got together. I'm just speaking for myself, Bobby and our group. At the end of the meeting, this felt like one of the most right things we'd ever done or wanted to do. At that point it was just putting it together. Once we all decided to put it together, it happened very quickly.

Q:
And in that process you had obviously other drivers that you could have sought out, people who actually are in the Busch or Cup Series, but you decided to go with Ricky. Why was that?

Jay Frye:
Absolutely. Again, everything he does. When I said at the opening the Michael Jordan of Motocross, we believe that. Obviously his record speaks for itself. There are racers who are winners and Ricky is a winner. Again, it's going to be a tough transition into stock cars, into NASCAR. But if there's anybody that can do it, he can do it. We think he can do it. We think he's going to be great.