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RM-Z SUZUKIS DOMINATE UNADILLA For Carmichael, this victory marks his sixth win of the season and his 121st combined AMA Supercross/ AMA Motocross career win. In the first 250 moto, Carmichael took the lead before the end of the first lap but then crashed on lap two. Even so, he rode his RM-Z450 hard and reeled in the front-runners. Then, after making a successful pass to take the lead from James Stewart, Stewart tried to re-take the lead and succeeded only in taking out both himself and Carmichael. In the second moto, Carmichael charged hard and spent the first half of the race in second place. He took the lead by the halfway point of the race and pulled away to win the moto by just over nine seconds. Ricky Carmichael: ''I''m not sure what happened in the first moto. I made a clean pass and then all I know is that I got landed on and that''s not fun. I don''t like to race that way. I was really pumped from all the encouragement the fans were giving me and the fact that I was able to come back after being 18 seconds behind. ''I felt pretty good in the second moto, though Unadilla really kicked my butt. It was so nice to have all the fans supporting me. My Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 is going good and I have to give credit to the team. There was some pressure on those guys, with me coming off of a perfect season, but they''re really working hard and I''ve got to hand it to them for that.'' In the 125 class, Hepler and Millsaps were on fire: Hepler rode two excellent motos, taking the win in each 30-minute heat for first overall. Millsaps also had impressive rides, getting good starts and ending the day with second place overall. ''My team really worked their butts off this weekend and we''ve got a better machine in the Makita Suzuki RM-Z250. You''ve got to get a good start with these guys out here and I just tried to ride smart and not make any mistakes. In the second moto, I knew the Suzuki would get me off to another good start and I just tried to ride smart. ''It feels great to get my first overall motocross win and I''d like to thank the Makita Suzuki team for that. Before the race, everyone was telling me to stay calm because that''s been a problem. So I just played it cool and picked those guys off one at a time. This win is a big confidence booster for me and hopefully we can turn this thing around and get some more wins.'' Davi Millsaps: ''In the first moto I got the holeshot and it was my first holeshot of the season. That really helped me and then I rode all right at first but then I got tired toward the end. But I''d like to thank my mechanic Carlos and Makita Suzuki for the RM-Z250 and Bridgestone for such great tyres. ''I got two good starts but I got tired and just couldn''t get it done today. But second overall is good, though I feel like I let down the fans and let myself down too. I just need to get back out there and ride harder.'' 250 Top 10 Finishers Overall: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki) 125 Top 10 Finishers Overall: 1. Broc Hepler (Makita Suzuki) 250 Championship Points: Carmichael 294, 2 Windham 223, 3 Reed 218, 4 Vuillemin 184, 5 Fonseca 174, 6 Preston 145, 7 Dowd 144, 8 Byrne 121, 9 Stewart 118, 10 Wey 105.
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