CARMICHAEL SETS ''NATIONS PACE
25 September 2005 - Suzuki Racing

Makita Suzuki rider and multiple AMA Supercross and Motocross Champion Ricky Carmichael won the MX1 qualification heat at a hot and sunny Ernee in France today for the 59th Motocross of Nations.

The leader of Team America beat Mickael Pichon (France) and Stefan Everts in convincing fashion and drove the bumper crowd - that has already packed out the facility near Rennes, involving numbers close to 20,000 - into frenzy.

Team Suzuki rider and reigning Champion for Belgium Kevin Strijbos was third in the MX Open category while Motovision Suzuki Racing''s Yoshitaka Atsuta was seventh for Japan.

The track was dry and dusty and the circuit is preparing itself for essential crowd maintenance tomorrow with the attendance figure expected to swell even further.

MX1 qualification heat classification: 1 Ricky Carmichael, (USA) Suzuki 25:09.757. 2 Mickael Pichon, (FRA) Honda 25:14.108. 3 Stefan Everts, (BEL) Yamaha 25:37.813. 4 Antonio Cairoli, (ITA) Yamaha 25:49.084. 5 Brian Jorgensen, (DEN) Yamaha 25:53.354. 6 Billy Mackenzie, (GBR) Yamaha 26:00.240. 7 Julien Bill, (SUI) KTM 26:01.036. 8 Maximilian Nagl, (GER) KTM 26:03.634. 9 Tanel Leok, (EST) Kawasaki 26:14.725. 10 Garreth Swanepoel, (RSA) Kawasaki 26:18.286.

MX Open qualification heat classification: 1 Ben Townley, (NZL) KTM 25:04.978. 2 Kevin Windham, (USA) Honda 25:08.684. 3 Kevin Strijbos, (BEL) Suzuki 25:24.159. 4 David Vuillemin, (FRA) Yamaha 25:36.969. 5 David Philippaerts, (ITA) KTM 25:46.670. 6 Juss Laansoo, (EST) Honda 25:50.953. 7 Yoshitaka Atsuta, (JPN) Suzuki 25:52.543. 8 Marc Ristori, (SUI) Honda 26:03.519. 9 James Noble, (GBR) Honda 26:09.366. 10 Rui Goncalves, (POR) Yamaha 26:10.551. 11 Francisco Garcia Vico, (SPA) Honda 26:19.501. 12 Jukka Pirinen, (FIN) Honda 26:23.414. 13 Neville Bradshaw, (RSA) Suzuki 26:24.812.

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