Amateur Supercross Racers Strut Their Stuff
At Daytona International Speedway
T
he 14th annual Monster
Energy Ricky Carmichael
Daytona Amateur Supercross
presented by Quad Lock ran its
course, March 5-7, at the historic
Daytona International Speedway
on a similar track that the pros
competed on the night before
(March 4), putting to bed two
days of intense amateur racing
in addition to one day of excit-
ing vintage action. The event,
considered the world's premier
amateur supercross event, not
only attracts the top racers in the
country but also riders from all
over the world, this year tallying
over 1400 entries in 36 classes,
a record for the RCSX event, all
of whom were hoping to draw
attention from potential factory
sponsors on the Ricky Carmi-
chael-designed course.
Sunday consisted of qualifying
for the amateur classes, while
the main events took place on
Monday. The Daytona Vintage
Supercross (DVSX) filled out
Tuesday's program, featur-
ing classes from Vintage (thru
1974) to Revolution (thru 2008).
This year's Vintage racing also
included a new "King of Daytona
XR200" division to the lineup,
thanks to input from Blake Whar-
ton and Jordan Lake.
Perhaps the weekend's premier
event was the 250cc A Road to
Supercross Futures, a stepping-
stone to the big leagues designed
to develop elite-level athletes
while preparing them to make
the next step into racing with
the world's fastest professional
riders. The winner of this year's
event was KTM's Julien Beaumer.
Monster Energy Team Green
Kawasaki's Carson Wood and
GasGas' Landon Gibson each
had big weekends, with both
riders winning two titles, Wood
taking championships in the Mini
Sr. 1 (12-14) and in the Mini Sr.
2 (13-16) divisions, while Gibson
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IN THE
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The Monster Energy
Ricky Carmichael Daytona
Amateur Supercross saw a
record turnout of racers this
year.
PHOTOS: ROB KOY
