M
akita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael
added yet another Red Bud win to
his collection after posting two
dominant moto wins on a hot and
humid, but overcast, day at Michi-
gan's Red Bud Track 'N' Trail circuit. The win
marked Carmichael's eighth overall win at Red
Bud and his fourth of the 2006 Toyota AMA
Motocross Championship Series.
With his nemesis, James Stewart, returning to
competition after missing the Budds Creek round,
Carmichael was as determined as ever to take the
win and keep padding his already comfortable
points lead going into the halfway point of the
series in two weeks at the notoriously rough
Unadilla round.
"This was the best that I felt all year,"
Carmichael said. "Red Bud has always been good to
me and it feels like home here. I just carry a lot of
confidence here, and we had a great bike today,
and it was a hell of a weekend."
Carmichael took both Racer X Holeshot Awards
and the $500 that come with each one. He ran
away unchallenged to the first-moto win, finishing
some 18 seconds ahead of Stewart. The second
moto, he had to work a little harder. After leading
for nearly two laps, Carmichael lost his front wheel
in a small rut and Stewart took over the lead, albeit
briefly.
"I just blew out a small berm that I found on the
parade lap and just lost the front wheel there,"
Carmichael said. "I fell, got up quick and put my
Red Bud Track 'n' Trail
Buchanan, MI
Round 5
July 2, 2006
2006 Toyota AMA Motocross Championship Series Presented by FMF
COMFORT ZONE
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BY
DAVE DERINGER
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
Ricky Carmichael (4) pulled the holeshot in
both motos.
James Stewart (7) returned to action and
rode conservatively but still finished second.
