Hey, obviously it's going to be a lot tougher. One thing we got to do is just, you know, we have to get this calendar worked out. Once we have our dates set on where we need to be, what we need to be, I'll turn it over to my trainer and he'll work it out.
But I have such a pretty good base that as long as I can maintain, I should be okay.
Q:
With the longevity, looking at NASCAR, Sterling Marlin, older guys out there, late 40s, you're an old man at Supercross at 26. You're going to be able to do something that you could see yourself doing probably till you're in your 40s.
Ricky Carmichael:
That's right. You know me, too. It would be so much fun. Shoot, man, I just want to - man, you have no idea. I mean, we talked about it before. It's just a dream of mine. I just want to make it happen so bad. I think we're on the right path.
Q:
As a stock car driver, you can wear more comfortable shoes when you're racing.
Ricky Carmichael:
That's right (laughter). My wife will probably like it a lot better, too. Instead of tromping around in the mud, she can tromp around on concrete.
Q:
Ricky, a lot has been made about Mark Martin as a mentor. I know Joe Nemechek, I remember about 300 Motocross trophies in his early years. Are you going to look to him for some transfer of skills maybe from Motocross to NASCAR, maybe even vice versa?
Ricky Carmichael:
Absolutely. I was excited when I did my deal with MB2 that I was going to get to work with Joe a little bit. I guess his son has been riding quite a bit. I was thinking maybe when we talked I could do some trading. He could ship his son down to my house and do some riding and Joe could help me on the four-wheel side of it.
One thing, we have something in common there. That always helps when you're trying to work with someone, when you have something in common. That's going to be exciting, for sure.
Q:
The whole vocabulary, loose, tight, wedge, Joe can put that into Motocross terms, make the learning curve go more quickly.
Ricky Carmichael:
Absolutely. Don't think that hasn't crossed my mind. That's for sure.
Q:
Ricky, you talk about this as a process. How are you going to determine that this is the right thing? I know Jay talked about the Michael Jordan of Motocross. Certainly when Michael Jordan went to baseball, it didn't work out. How do you determine this is working or heading in the right direction for you down the road?
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