AURORA, Ill. (February 8, 2006) – Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series returns to San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium this Saturday, February 11.
* This is the 23rd time the gate will drop at San Diego.
* First race held October 25, 1980, Mike Bell won on a Yamaha.
* David Vuillemin is the only first time winner at San Diego (2000).
* Suzuki has won at 16 different venues all across the country since ’74, but they have never won in San Diego.
* With Carmichael’s win last week he now has 8 wins at Anaheim. That ties McGrath’s record.
* Suzuki now has 44 total supercross wins.
* Carmichael has 43 total SX wins. His 10th on a Suzuki.
* Carmichael now has 35 consecutive podiums.
* Total wins by brand in San Diego are HON-11; YAM-10; KAW-1.
* Chad Reed got his 1st win of the season here last year.
* Reed now has 48 career podiums in 53 starts. Last week was his 21st runner up finish since ’03.
* In only his 3rd 250 career start back in ’99, Carmichael crashed here and the foot peg took a chunk out of his leg and finishing 19th.
* Here’s how he’s done year by year in San Diego: 10th in ’00, 1st in ’01, 4th in ’02, 3rd in ’03, 2nd in ’05.
* Another top five for LaRocco last weekend in Anaheim.
* Carmichael and Ivan Tedesco were on the podium for Suzuki. The last time that 2 Suzuki riders were on the podium was ’81.
SX-LITES
* Langston gets 2nd win of the season. For the 5th time in as many rounds, the points lead has changed.