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--Next up, round 1 of AMA Toyota Motocross at Hangtown in Sacramento, CA, May 21, 2006--
Round 16 - Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
Las Vegas, NV
Sam Boyd Stadium
May 6, 2006
Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ricky Carmichael captured his fifth AMA Supercross Championship in one of the closest title bouts in Supercross history by finishing second in the final round of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series on Saturday night at a sold-out Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium. Bouncing back from a nasty heat-race crash, teammate Ivan Tedesco finished in seventh position.
“I can’t believe it, I kept saying to myself, there’s no way I’m going to let Chad (Reed) beat me this weekend,” said Carmichael from the podium. “Last few weeks, he’s beaten me fair and square. I knew going into this weekend that I’m only racing part-time next year, and I’ve had a great career. This is just amazing, this is the sport that made me and I can’t say enough for the people in my corner and my Makita Suzuki team. It’s great to go out on top.”
The evening’s festivities started out with Carmichael and Tedesco paired together in their eight-lap heat race. Carmichael got a good start and won the qualifier. Tedesco, unfortunately, crashed hard during the heat race but rebounded strong and won his six-lap semi. Both riders advanced to the main.
The main event saw Carmichael get a good start on his Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 and move aggressively into second position on lap one. Carmichael knew that he only had to maintain second place to win the title and that’s exactly what the savvy rider did for all 20 laps.
“There are so many people I want to thank,” said Carmichael about the championship. “This was a team effort. We’ve had a lot of adversity this year, but we overcame it. We pulled together and it’s been an incredible year. I knew going into this weekend that I had to get this title. The team worked too hard for me to not get this. I just talked myself into this performance tonight. I’m proud of myself, and I’m proud of my Makita Suzuki team.”
Like Carmichael, Tedesco got a good start on his Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 in the main and rode with the top five for most of the race. Toward the last few laps, though, he faded a bit, feeling the effects of the heat race crash. In the end, Tedesco finished his rookie Supercross-class season with an impressive fourth-place overall.
“My shoulder was a little bit sore after I crashed in the heat race,” said Tedesco after the main event. “But my trainer taped it up and that worked for the semi and the first half of the main. But then it started bothering me toward the end. But overall it was a good night, it’s been a good season and I’m looking forward to the Outdoors.”
In the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael and Tedesco finished in second and fourth position, respectively.
Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #4
2nd Place - Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
1st Place -- 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 (holeshot)
2. Ricky Carmichael, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
3. Chad Reed, Yamaha
4. Kevin Windham, Honda
5. Travis Preston, Honda
6. Nick Wey, Honda
7. Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing
8. Josh Demuth, Honda
9. Brock Sellards, Honda
10. Heath Voss, Yamaha
Supercross Lites Class Top 10 Finishers:
1. Andrew Short, Honda
2. Mike Alessi, KTM
3. Thomas Hahn, Honda
4. Josh Grant, Honda
5. Ryan Morais, Suzuki
6. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki (holeshot)
7. Darcy Lange, Kawasaki
8. Bobby Kiniry, Honda
9. Kyle Partridge, Yamaha
10. Justin Brayton, Yamaha
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