INTERVIEW
125cc NationalMX Champion Ricky Carmichael
He is feared by
all his
competitors. In
only his first full
season as a pro, .
Ricky
Carmichael
made it look
easy as he
walked offWith
the AMA 125cc
•
National
Championship
.
MX title and no
one doubts that
more titles are
.
.coming his way.
(Above) Ricky
Carmichae l is one of the
best in the bus ines s
when it comes to
"whipping" his
motorcycle over the
jumps.
(Left)At just 18 years of
age , Carmichael has a
long and bright future.
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By Davey Coombs
Photos by Kin ney Jones
r e yo u re ad y fo r Ric ky
Ca rmichael?
Well, read y or not, here he
comes - perhaps the hottest upand -co ming racer on the ci rc u it rig ht
now. And here's proof: In his first fu ll
season as a p ro last year, Ca rmichael
won th r ee Eas tern Regi o n a l 12Scc
Supercross rounds a nd m os t likely
would have won the champio nship had
it n ot been for a co u ple of u nt im e ly
Tfj
j
cras hes, and he simp ly tore u p the 12Scc
ou td oor circu it, w in ni ng the Na tional
title wi th relative ease - again, all in his
firs t year as a pro. Looking eve n fur ther
back in to his alrea dy illu striou s career,
we can see that Ca rmichae l has wo n just
abou t every amateur MX' title there is pret ty impressive stuff for someone who
has just tu rned 18 yea rs old .
Rick v Ca rmichael, who hails fro m
Tallahassee, Florida, is also the recipient
