Carmichael set to make final appearance in AMA Motocross Championship -ozzy go-

Ricky Carmichael, fresh off winning gold in his first X Games appearance, will return
to AMA Toyota Motocross Championship racing action this Sunday, Aug. 12, at
Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minn., for round nine of the 12-event series.
Carmichael, 27, of Havana, Fla., is shooting for an unprecedented 150th combined
AMA Motocross/Supercross win.

The race is slated to be Carmichael’s final appearance in the AMA Toyota Motocross
Championship presented by FMF. The Makita Suzuki rider is the all-time AMA
Motocross wins leader and the defending and seven-time series champion.

While Carmichael’s final race is the big headline at Millville, there will be several
other major stories to follow. A victory for Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry at
the last race in Washougal, Wash., combined with a second moto crash and DNF by
his teammate James Stewart, has moved Ferry within seven points of Stewart in the
Championship standings.

The Motocross Lites class is having one of the best two-way battles in years, with
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki riders Ben Townley and Ryan Villopoto locked
in an exciting title chase.

In addition, a number of young riders will be coming straight from the amateur
motocross championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee to make their pro
debut at Millville. Trey Canard (2007 AMA Horizon Award winner) and Nico Izzi are
among the top prospects in the new class of 2007.

Carmichael, who is racing part time while he makes a transition to car racing, is
making his first appearance in the series since round five on July 1, in Buchanan,
Mich. He now comes to Millville trying to win his eighth straight AMA Motocross at
the circuit dating back to 2000, his first year in the premier class. Additionally,
Carmichael won two AMA Motocross Lites races at Spring Creek.
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