Amp'd Mobile AMA SX Series Stats for Anaheim 3
AURORA, Ill. (January 10, 2006) – Amp’d Mobile World Supercross
GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series returns to Anaheim’s Angel
Stadium this Saturday, February 4.
This will be the 41st time the gate will drop in Anaheim.
This is the sixth consecutive season Anaheim has hosted three rounds of AMA Supercross.
The winner of the Anaheim 3 since 2001 has gone on to win the SX title
4 times. They are: Carmichael in '01; Carmichael in '02;
Carmichael in '03, Carmichael in '05. Can he keep this going?
This is the first time in McGrath's career he did not qualify for a supercross main event.
LaRocco will be making his 225th start. His first 250 start was in
Miami in '89. He finished 4th. Seventeen seasons later, LaRocco is
still going.
Since 2000, only six riders have been in the points lead. They are: McGrath, Carmichael, Vuillemin, Windham, Reed, and Stewart.
Carmichael now has 70 all time supercross podiums ... 3rd place behind
McGrath and LaRocco. He currently has 34 consecutive podiums. He also
has seven Anaheim wins ... one more win and he ties McGrath’s record.
Stewart won his 5th AMA Supercross race. He is now tied with Kiedrowski and Howerton on the all time supercross win list.
Nick Wey picked up his 1st career podium. It was Honda's first podium of the season.
Wins by brand at Anaheim: HON-19, YAM-12, SUZ-5, KAW-4.
AMA Supercross Lites Stats:
KTM now has 9 125 SX wins.
Ramsey is the 1st two time winner. This should help him hang on to win
the Western Regional title. Ramsey won the '99 west coast title on a
Kawasaki.
Ramsey becomes the 4th different points leader this year. Short,
Laninovich, Langston, and Ramsey. These guys have been in the points
lead in the first four points round.
The top 5 in the 125 West are within 15 points.
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About Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP™/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP is a 17-round global off-road
motorcycle stadium racing circuit. Riders must compete in the
international rounds to be eligible to win the world championship. In
2005-2006, the 17-event Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP will be
comprised of two international events and 15 of the 16 events that are
conducted in major cities throughout the United States as a part of the
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series. Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross
Series is a 16-event series solely conducted in the United
States. The other Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series event held
in Daytona Beach, Fla., is independently produced by the International
Speedway Corporation and is not a part of the Amp’d Mobile World
Supercross GP. An Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series rider will be
crowned as the national champion for the series of events conducted in
the United States only.