Ricky Carmichael
Ricky Carmichael
Ricky Carmichael is a racer known for his success in motocross. His unrivaled successes in the sport of motocross have given him the nickname "The GOAT"; standing for Greatest of All Time...
ProfessionMotorcycle Racer
Date of Birth27 November 1979
CityClearwater, FL
believe crash drive good guys hard missed work
I wanted to get a good drive through the whoops section, but I missed one of them (whoops) and crashed. But I rebuilt myself after the crash and I can't believe I made it to the podium. These guys are making me work hard and we have to be up here (on podium) every weekend.
appreciate best brought enjoy fans focused goes harder results seem successful table training work
But I just focused on training harder than ever and Suzuki really brought their best to the table and the results have been phenomenal. I always enjoy Millville. The fans there are real enthusiasts and seem to appreciate the kind of work that goes into being successful in our sport.
against chad harder knew race sticking track wall win wore
Chad hounded me for while out there and I was just sticking to my lines. As the track wore out it just got harder and I knew that it would be harder for Chad to get by me. We got our back against the wall and I'm going to try to win every race from here on out.
clean dream great happened hard kept liking racing true winning
I do not liking winning this way, and it was very unfortunate what happened to James. It was hard to get by him, and it was great that we kept the racing clean out there. This is a dream come true for me tonight.
admission experience last price seattle vegas worth
I've been here before and will use my experience to get me through these last two rounds. Seattle and Vegas will be worth the price of admission for sure.
caught definitely felt race speed
That was definitely a race for the fans. I felt like we had the speed to win, but got caught up at the start. That's the way it goes.
bike clean closer coming fender followed front fun half heard hit inside lap learning open pass saw suddenly wide
Bubba (Stewart) was in front of me and I followed for a lap and a half and then made a clean inside pass on him. I heard his bike revving wide open and saw his fender coming closer and then suddenly he crashed. It can't be fun to hit the mat as many times as he has this year. I think it comes down to learning to be patient.
fun james stayed wished
I wished James would've stayed up. It would've been fun to do battle.
enjoy family means race special sponsor team usa year
Loretta Lynn?s is a really special place for me and my family, and we go back to the race every year just to enjoy ourselves, ... Having them sponsor Team USA means a lot to me and my teammates.
best bonus couple goal hope laps last money pace pop second
My goal is to keep the pace up, like I have been this summer, and hope for the best in the end. But I know those last couple laps of the second moto, if I'm out in the lead, the bonus money will probably pop into my head.
career except great love wins
This was amazing. I'm doing something I love to do. I don't know what to say, except the wins keep coming, I've had great career and I'll try to get as many more as I can,
risk season second
It's a long season and it's better to get second than risk crashing.
glad good james shame
It's a shame that James fell. We wanted to put on a good event, but I'm glad to get out of here with a win.
careers trying win
We don't have long careers in this sport and I'm just trying to win as much as I can while I can.