RC Going For Seventh Red Bud Win -ozzy go- transworldmx

Ricky Carmichael had a lot of pressure coming into the 2007 AMA
Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF. In spite of his
astounding career accomplishments RC risked finishing out his
career with a whimper. Instead he is continuing his assault on
the record books and going out with the loudest bang possible.
Showing the dedication and pride he’s had throughout his career,
Carmichael has completely dominated the season so far, winning
all four events leading up to the Monster Energy Kawasaki Red
Bud National Motocross presented by Concept Haulers on June
30-July 1 in Buchanan, Mich.

Carmichael is now set to race at the legendary Red Bud
motocross circuit for the final time. He enters the race having
won six straight nationals at the track. The race will mark the
final event for Carmichael before he goes on temporary
hiatus to focus on his upcoming stock car racing career.
Carmichael is slated to race Red Bud and then his possible final
appearance in the series at Millville, Minn., in August. The Red
Bud race will receive special same day coverage on SPEED.

Even Carmichael is pleasantly surprised by his undefeated start
this year.

“It’s been a really amazing year,” Carmichael told
amamotocross.com. “Especially with the way the motocross
series has gone so far. I didn’t expect to do as well as I did. I’m
just really happy with the way it’s all turning out. I still prepare as
much as I always have. The only thing I’m having a hard time
with is the motivation; knowing that you’re not going to be in
there for the championship. It’s hard to put in all that work for
just the weekend only.”

Carmichael is coming off his 100th-career AMA Motocross victory
at Budds Creek, Md., on June 17. A victory this weekend at Red
Bud could put the Makita Suzuki rider from Havana, Fla., just a
single win away from his stated goal of earning 150 combined
AMA Motocross/Supercross wins.

Monster Energy Suzuki’s James Stewart is ranked second to
Carmichael coming into Red Bud. Stewart scored his second moto
win of the year in the last round in Maryland, showing that he
indeed has the type of pace needed to run with Carmichael. Still,
the young Floridian was disappointed not to get the overall win.

“The second moto was really tough,” Stewart said after the Budds
Creek race. “We made a lot of improvements and I think we were
in a good position to win and then I got sick before the second
moto. Sitting on the gate I was... click on ozzy go to the full story