CN
III ARCHIVES
BY SCOTT ROUSSEAU
P104
GREG ALBERTYN: TURNING
W
hen Ricky Carmichael
clinched the 2005 AMA
250cc National Motocross Cham-
pionship in Delmont, Pennsyl-
vania, it marked a turning point
for Suzuki, as the brand claimed
its first 250cc National MX title
since 1999.
And that '99 title marked a
turning point for South Africa's
Greg Albertyn, who came to the
United States in 1995 after hav-
ing won three World Motocross
Championship crowns. Before
his quest for an AMA Champi-
onship was over, he would very
nearly be out of the sport of
motocross. Perseverance and
a profound faith in God got
Albertyn through some of the
darkest days of his career,
and when it was over, he
reaped what he had sown.
"One of the qualities I
admire in guys like Ricky
[Carmichael] and [Jeremy]
McGrath is how they are able
to remotivate themselves year
after year after year, racing the
same championships," Albertyn
says. "For me, when I turned
pro, I moved to Europe, and my
first goal was the 125cc World
Greg Albertyn came a
race away from quitting
before he won his first
AMA 250cc Motocross
Championship in 1999.
