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--Next up, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL, March 10, 2006--
Round 9 - Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
Indianapolis, IN
RCA Dome
March 4, 2006
Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ricky Carmichael celebrated his second consecutive Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross victory before more than 56,000 enthusiastic fans at Indianapolis’ RCA Dome on Saturday night. Teammate Ivan Tedesco continues to have a stellar rookie year and took home an impressive fourth-place finish.
“To be honest, it was pretty uneventful for me,” said Carmichael of his fifth win of the season, which put him in second place in the AMA Supercross points chase. “I got a really good start on my Makita Suzuki RM-Z450, I think I was in second. And then I got up front and I just tried to keep an eye on Chad (Reed) and James (Stewart) and mark them on the track. Then I just tried to do the best that I could and put in some good laps.”
This Indianapolis victory follows the announcement that Carmichael regained the 25 points that he’d lost when the AMA penalized him for use of illegal fuel at the recent San Diego round. The AMA rescinded the points penalty earlier in the week.
“I’m happy to get the points back,” said Carmichael. “Now I have a chance at the championship. I think that this experience will help everyone in the long run and as the defending champion, I want to help the sport.”
Carmichael started the night by taking the holeshot in his eight-lap heat race and then finishing second. In the 20-lap main event, he again got a great start and was in the lead before the end of the second lap. Carmichael rode flawlessly and pulled away from the field. Although he lost some time among the lapped riders, he charged hard on his Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 to the checkered flag.
“I don’t go out and try to be aggressive,” said Carmichael. “That kind of riding only gets you so far. Tonight with the state of mind I had, I just wanted to get a decent start and let it come to me.”
Tedesco, meanwhile, got a mid-pack start in his qualifying race and eventually finished fourth to advance to the main event. Like Carmichael, Tedesco got a pretty good start in the main and had worked his way up to third place before settling into fourth.
“I struggled with the track all weekend,” he said afterward. “It seems like for the past two weeks I’ve had a rough time in practice and the heat races and then I’m able to pull it together in the main - not where I’d like to be, but all right. Tonight the track was really hard to pass on, but I managed to get into fourth.”
This week, the Makita Suzuki crew travels to Florida to prepare for next weekend’s race at Daytona International Speedway. For Carmichael, this is a hometown race. For Tedesco, it’s a brand-new venue. Without a doubt, they’ll be testing all week for the motocross-style race.
“I’ll definitely put more time into training for Daytona this year,” said Carmichael, who finished second there in 2005. “I don’t want to go out there and get my ass kicked. I’m looking for a little revenge.”
Added Tedesco, “It’s supposed to be the toughest race but I’m feeling really fit right now and I’ve never raced there, so I don’t have any real expectations. But I’m looking forward to the race.”
In the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael still leads the points chase and Tedesco remains in fourth position overall.
Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #4
1st Place - Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
2nd Place -- Overall
Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #9
4th Place - Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
4th Place - Overall
Supercross Class Top 10 Finishers:
1. Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
2. James Stewart, Kawasaki
3. Chad Reed, Yamaha
4. Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
5. Nick Wey, Honda
6. Ernesto Fonseca, Honda (holeshot)
7. Michael Byrne, Kawasaki
8. Travis Preston, Honda
9. Tim Ferry, Honda
10. Jeff Gibson, Honda
Supercross Lites Class Top 10 Finishers:
1. Davi Millsaps, Honda
2. Josh Grant, Honda
3. Chris Gosselaar, Kawasaki
4. Kelly Smith, Honda (holeshot)
5. Bobby Kiniry, Honda
6. Josh Hansen, KTM
7. Branden Jesseman, Yamaha
8. Tucker Hibbert, Yamaha
9. Thomas Hahn, Honda
10. Sean Hamblin, Suzuki
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