Carmichael sweeps Canada

From Clear Channel Entertainment

With files from Richmond Racing



VANCOUVER, BC -- Ricky Carmichael of Havana, FL took home his second THQ World Supercross GP win at B.C. Place Stadium on his Suzuki Saturday. Nathan Ramsey, who won last week’s 125cc main event, earned another win.



Honda’s Kyle Lewis grabbed the holeshot with Carmichael in third place on the opening lap. At the start of lap 2, Carmichael moved into the lead and rode to his second consecutive victory. Honda rider Nick Wey made his first podium of the season with a second place finish. Damon Huffman rode his Honda to third place, his first podium of the season.



“We’ve got one goal and that’s to be supercross champion, and we have a long road ahead of us,” said Carmichael. “I haven’t felt this good in a long time. Canada has been really great, and hopefully we can come back.”



Ramsey charged his KTM motorcycle into the lead on lap 3 after a mid-pack start.



Arenacross champion Darcy Lange was not able to finish the race despite a good effort and winning his heat race. Lange dropped to last in the feature field after stalling his bike early on, but had charged back to seventh before a crash in the whoops ended his night.



Kawasaki’s Jeff Northrop won the holeshot.



“I’ve never felt this good going into the series,” said Ramsey. “These last two races helped me out a lot.”



250 cc Results

1. Ricky Carmichael, Suzuki; 2. Nick Wey, Honda; 3. Damon Huffman, Honda; 4. Mike LaRocco, Honda; 5. Heath Voss, Yamaha; 6. Jason Thomas, Honda; 7. Tyler Evans, Suzuki; 8. Kyle Lewis, Honda; 9. Josh Hansen, KTM; 10. Erick Vallejo, Yamaha



250cc Standings

1. Ricky Carmichael, Suzuki, 50; 2. Nick Wey, Honda, 40; 3. Mike LaRocco, Honda, 40; 4. Damon Huffman, Honda, 32; 5. Heath Voss, Yamaha, 32; 6. Tyler Evans, Suzuki, 29; 7. Jason Thomas, Honda, 28; 8. Tim Ferry, Yamaha, 24; 9. Erick Vallejo, Yamaha, 21; 10. Kyle Lewis, Honda, 20



125cc Results

1. Nathan Ramsey, KTM; 2. Jeff Northrop, Kawasaki; 3. Brad Hagseth, Honda; 4. Evan Laughridge, Kawasaki; 5. Ryan Lockhart, Yamaha; 6. Kyle Beaton, Yamaha; 7. G. Crater, Honda; 8. R. Sullivan, Honda; 9. D. Ewing, Honda; 10. Pierce Chamberlain, Yamaha