CARMICHAEL TAKES HIGH POINT DOUBLE
A near-record sell-out Pennsylvania crowd cheered 15-time
AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael to victory at Mt. Morris' High
Point Raceway on Sunday afternoon as the Makita Suzuki RM-Z450
rider won both Motocross-class motos to take the overall victory.
The first moto saw Carmichael take over the lead within a
few laps, while the second moto had the Florida native in
the lead immediately. In true Carmichael fashion, he led to
the finish. This is Carmichael's eighth win at Mt. Morris,
his 98th AMA motocross victory and his 146th AMA career win.
 Ricky
Carmichael:
"It's days like this that make it hard to quit, with
the fans and everything. I've really, really got to thank
the High Point fans. I've been coming here since 1993 on my
80cc and I've had some good times here. I really enjoy coming
here and I'm glad I could race here this year. I've got say
thanks to my Makita Suzuki team because this RM-Z450 is a
different bike than last weekend. It was really, really good.
It felt great when we tested and even though I knew it was
going to be hard this weekend, I still felt comfortable and
that was nice."
In the Motocross Lites class, Team Makita Suzuki Racing's
Ryan Dungey put in a strong, consistent ride on his Makita
Suzuki RM-Z250 in both 30-minute motos. The 17-year-old rider
from Minnesota carded two fourth-place moto finishes to bring
home fourth overall.
Ryan Dungey:
"It was a good race. In that first moto I wasn't breathing
right and that cost us some ground out there. The track was
tough and the ruts were deep, but I just caught myself not
breathing. In the second moto, I was feeling better. Now,
we've got two weeks off and we know what we need to work on
and I just want to come back healthy for the next round. Last
year, I struggled quite a bit, but I'm figuring it out. It
just takes some time, but it's good to have my Makita Suzuki
RM-Z250 up there in the top five."
 Motocross
Top 10 Finishers Overall:
1 Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki)
2 James Stewart (Kawasaki)
3 Davi Millsaps (Honda)
4 Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki)
5 Andrew Short (Honda)
6 Grant Langston (Yamaha)
7 Kevin Windham (Honda)
8 Michael Byrne (Kawasaki)
9 Mike Alessi (KTM)
10 David Vuillemin (Honda)
Motocross Lites Top 10 Finishers Overall:
1 Josh Grant (Honda)
2 Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)
3 Ben Townley (Kawasaki)
4 Ryan Dungey (Makita Suzuki)
5 Jason Lawrence (Yamaha)
6 Thomas Hahn (Honda)
7 Jake Weimer (Honda)
8 Broc Tickle (Yamaha)
9 Josh Hill (Yamaha)
10 Matt Goerke (Yamaha)
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