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Obviously, the bi8 news
going
into this
year's
Daytona Supercross was the spinal
iniury Team Honda's Emerto
Fonieca suf-
fered while
practicinS
earlier in the
week.
(See
"ln
The Wind-")
ln
his honor, Daytona
winner Ricky Carmichael had
'4EF
l0"
sewn onto the back ofhis
pants.
The
"4"
represented Carmi.hael's numbeL
"EF"
stood for Fonseca's initials, and
"
10"
is Fon-
seca's
racing number,
"Ernesto
is a
Sreat
friend of mine; he's lived with me,"
Carmichael raid.
"l
wish hirn the
best."
The
ryona
Sup€rcrocr hasn t been too
kind to Team Yamaha and shoulders, espe-
cialty
if you're
a
Yamaha rider holding tlle
points
lead
goinS
into the race.
ln
2002,
David
\r'uifiemin
was leadinS fie points standinSs
when he .rashed durinS the week leadir8 up
to tlle Daytom ra(e and injured his shoulder.
Vuillemin tried riding dtat
yerr,
but the
pain
was too mu
