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--Next up, Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, May 6, 2006--
Round 15 - Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
Seattle, WA
Qwest Field
April 29, 2006
Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ricky Carmichael battled the elements and the competition to take home a third-place finish at the penultimate round of Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross at Seattle’s Qwest Field on a wet and muddy Saturday night. This victory leaves the defending AMA Supercross Champion tied for the points lead going into the final round at Las Vegas next weekend. Carmichael’s Makita Suzuki teammate Ivan Tedesco finished the night with a seventh-place finish.
“I gave it my all,” Carmichael said from the podium. “I can’t say enough about my Makita Suzuki team, they’ve been behind me 100 percent. Now we’re going to go out to Las Vegas next week and do the best we can and whatever happens, happens.”
Because of the wet weather, the evening’s heat races were shortened from eight laps to six. In short order, Carmichael won the qualifying race and Tedesco came in third. The Makita Suzuki duo advanced to the main.
Like the heat races, the main event was shortened due to wet conditions. Usually 20 laps long, the Seattle event was only 15 laps. When the gate dropped, Carmichael got a rough start and stalled out in the whoops. Even so, he soldiered on to pilot his Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 to third place.
“All I can do is my best,” said Carmichael from the podium. “And right now, my best isn’t good enough. But this has been an amazing year. I’m happy with what I’ve accomplished. I’ve won more races than I though I would. This season has been great for the fans and great for the sport.”
Like Carmichael, Tedesco had a rough start but the Supercross-class rookie rode as hard and as consistently as possible and finished a strong seventh by the race’s end.
“I had a decent start in the main,” said Tedesco of the mud race. “But then I came together with another rider and basically had to come from dead last. So I’m pretty happy with seventh, considering where I started from.”
In the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael is in second place in the points chase and Tedesco remains in fourth position overall.
Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #4
3rd Place - Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
1st Place (Tied) -- Overall
Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #9
7th Place - Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
4th Place - Overall
Supercross Class Top 10 Finishers:
1. James Stewart, Kawasaki
2. Chad Reed, Yamaha
3. Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
4. Travis Preston, Honda
5. Nick Wey, Honda (holeshot)
6. Michael Byrne, Kawasaki
7. Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
8. Kevin Windham, Honda
9. Brock Sellards, Honda
10. Heath Voss, Yamaha
Supercross Lites Class Top 10 Finishers:
1. Grant Langston, Kawasaki
2. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki
3. Jason Lawrence, Suzuki
4. Brett Metcalfe, Yamaha
5. Mike Alessi, KTM (holeshot)
6. Ryan Morais, Suzuki
7. Billy Laninovich, Honda
8. Andrew Short, Honda
9. Ryan Mills, Suzuki
10. Adam Chatfield, Honda
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