AMAIChevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship Series
Round 9: Washougal Motocross Park
TWELVE MONTHS OF WINNING NATIONALS FOR CARMICHAEL
at every round this year thus far -
WASHOUGAL, WA, JUL. 28
T he last time that Ricky Carmichael
• lost a National motocross overall
was 364 days ago at the 2001
Washougal round, where Team Suzuki's Kevin Windham bested him in a
straight-up battle. What a difference a
year makes. Carmichael has since
switched from Chevy Trucks Kawasaki to Honda; an injured Windham has
been absent from the racing scene for
what seems like forever; and the
notion of anyone at all defeating
Carmichael in a straight-up fight is
almost laughable.
On this year's tour-visit to the
Pacific Northwest, there was no beating Carmichael, who - as he has done
breaking records nearly every week-
France, Carmichael's record was for
trounced the competition in both
By CHRIS JONNUM
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
end and forcing pundits to search for
most 250cc overall wins in a single
motos and snared yet another overall
ever-smaller chinks in his armor. On
season (nine, eclipsing Bob Hannah's
victory. The Floridian is setting new
the same day that his hero Lance
mark of eight, which Carmichael tied
standards of excellence in our sport,
Armstrong won hjs fourth Tour de
last year), and the chink was
(Top) It you had to find a fault with
Ricky Cannlchael (4) at Washougal, it
was his starts. Here, he gets a little
out of shape off the gate, but he sUII
went on to win both motos, making it
18 for 18.
(Right) Cannlchael and hIs tuner Chad
Watts (pushing the number-4 Honda)
get the first pIck on the start gate.
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