FOX MX | Ricky Carmichael | The Greatest of All Time
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- There’s no argument: Ricky Carmichael is the Greatest of All Time. His legendary battles, undefeated seasons, and iconic Fox Racing graphics are burned into our collective memories. The GOAT Special Edition Collection reinvents three Ricky Carmichael Replica kits, handpicked by RC himself to honor significant moments from his career. To Ricky, these graphics have “more meaning than just racing.”
The second graphic in the collection-known as Strafer-commemorates his back-from-injury, 2004 Pro Motocross Championship-winning season. It was the first year the #4 number plate was bolted to a “thumper”, and we got a real taste of 4-stroke racing at tracks like Kenworthy’s Motocross Park in Troy, Ohio. If that doesn’t jog your memory, how about RC’s 100th win at Budds Creek, or claiming another undefeated season? That’s 24 outdoor motocross wins following an ACL injury, and that wasn’t even his plan. Just another reason why RC is the Greatest of All Time.
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THAT NEEDED TO BE ABOUT AN HOUR LONGER!! LOVE HIS STORIES AND THE CANDID WAY HE SPEAKS.
Surely there must be an uncut version
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He has a great podcast with Ryan Villapoto that’s good 👍🏻.
Agreeeeed 👊✌️
that last bit illustrates how humble ricky is. the guy has always had such good sportsmanship and is ideal to set the tone for the sport. bravo to him and what he achieved
I don't care for what you call virtue. No preaching please.
@@EarthSurferUSA fuck I hate hippies 🙌
THE GOAT !!!! unquestionable . Its been an honour and pleasure to watch RCs career start to finish. So many epic highlights and battles .
Had to go back down memory lane with RC and you spoke about the TROY Track I’ll never forget back in 98 when I got to hangout with you at the Troy Shop in Dayton Ohio that year was awesome and I still have pictures and again Thanks for all the great memories RC #RickyCarmichael
I can say that I was privileged enough to see RC ride from his mini bike days until he retired. He was so fast and turned into one of the greatest icons of the sport! He will always be the GOAT 🐐 💪
Same here ! The first year he moved up to a 125cc I saw him race at the Washugal Washington Outdoor National while on Vacation. He just pullled away from everyone and I think he lapped the whole field. He was just wide open everywhere and nobody had anything for him. My friend said he was taking 10 years of chances in one race. It was unbelievable seeing him race in person ! I still have my 2002 Cr250R. He won all the Supercross races and all the Outdoor MX races that year. I don't think anyone will be able to go undefeated the whole year in both classes again !
He changed the sport with his work ethic. GOAT!
Met this dude 2002 at Binghampton Broome Tioga ..4 of us travelled from England to watch that round of the nationals ..had a photo taken with him, I'll never forget that trip as long as I live. He is the Goat that is for certain..
Thank you Ricky for great times and memories that everyone has for life because of cheering for you. My Son and I never missed a moment of your career ❤. Peace
RC is the most legendary.
Make the og goat farm for bike gdub lol
@@amfk8079 hahaha. That would be cool
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After axel Hodges
@@hamoodyyoussef1190 the height map for it is in legends pretty easy to get it out as a starting point
Changed the spot for everyone with work ethic. GOAT 🐐
Jeremy McGrath did that
Jeremy changed the sport in terms of riding style and race craft to the point where everyone had to like him
Yes, Aldon Baker traveled to Florida to meet Carmichael and after a six-month trial took over his training for the 2000 outdoor Motocross season. Baker's success with Carmichael reshaped the landscape for riders and their physical fitness.
McGraths BMX experience helped him revolutionize the way supercross was ridden, employing a technique he learned in BMX allowing him to stay a foot or two lower over jumps by coming in with more speed then soaking up the landing into his body similar to the way you ride BMX.
McGrath, in now way, changed the sport by being physically in shape. In fact, McGrath was known to party his ass off when he wasn’t racing. This party behavior eventually created freestyle motocross
@@Steezy_Mx so who had the more impact on the sport and should be considered the goat?
Seems like since supercross is the premiere form of the sport it should be Jeremy
@@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677 That’s tough to say. Jeremy is Legendary. I grew up in Ventura Ca on Punk Rock and Terrafirma videos 😂
The McGrath era, he elevated the sport but also made it more fun and brought about Freestyle. There’s so much to say about the McGrath era. He made Supercross cool and what it is today. Ladies wanted to jump Jeremy Mcgraths bones and men wanted to spike their hair and frost their tips 😂 FMX is now an event hosted by Monster In between Supercross motos! Pastrana bridged that gap.
Carmichael is just as legendary for how he changed the sport and I also have Stewart being just as Legendary for taking the sport to an even further level that Carmichael took it in terms of speed. They both elevated the sport in unfathomable ways.
Had Stewart rode a 450 and not 250t his rookie 450 season, I think we’d be having a different conversation about Carmichael but that’s just my opinion.
I can’t say for certain who is the greatest because they all are. I do know that one of them is reminded that he is the GOAT whenever he’s on air Vs the others who just know 🤷🏻♂️
Glad I was into amateur racing during Ricky's pro career,and being trackside several times at Redbud watching him push a motorcycle to its limits and make it look so easy,the GOAT for sure!
RED BUDDDDDD!!!
the greatest of all time no other words to describe this man right there
You earned all of it, Ricky!...💯👍
Pain is temporary. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever. Here’s a toast to the GOAT. You made a generation love two-wheels! Much love
He was heading for greatness and didn't even know it ! That's a humble 🐐
I grew up watching you racing. Only born two years prior to you I was always inspired by your passion and ability. I remember watching you on the 1994 Fox Terrafirma. Your an absolute legend and wish you all the best.
Looks like Rob Dyrdek mixed with Freddy Krueger
I could listen to the goat talk all day.. Absolute iconic person for our sport ❤👊🏻
I drove all over the United States to watch Ricky Carmichael race Moto-Cross , from his Pro rookie season to his 2007 MX des Nations , l just knew l was witnessing excellance/dominance that might not ever be seen again , l was mad at myself for not seeing Gretzky or Bo Jackson or Jordan in their prime so l was not missing out on RC .
The title says it all! The G.O.A.T.
Love from Australia Ricky live to ride
Ricky is the goat of outdoors
I stareted the "Let Ricky ride" Chant at Washougal motocross whrn you got stung by a bee. You are the GOAT!
This guy just had the will to win that others didn’t have 👏
Dude is a legend
WE LOVE YOU RICKY!!!!!!!!!🎉 😂❤
Legend!!!
Great Rider
Amazing racer
Absolute Champion
Thanks for those great years Ricky
Goat..thank you..see you at glen helen somtime.
Rc. Both times I was undefeated lmfao. What a G
I saw Ricky race at 2005 motocross of nations at Ernee in France. The only time i ever saw him race live. I knew he was good but not that good. Just blew me away, Won both of the motos he raced by half the track.
I was there too, English lad next to me asked who I thought would win, I said RC if he gets the start, his first race, had over 25 secs lead at halfway point. Second race only Townley kept up. To see him ride in person was unreal. The GOAT for sure
@@mw0i0 I believe he tracked down, caught and passed, then gapped Stepan Everts both races ???
@@lifeisgood3589 He did not as Everts was caught up in a small crash at the start of one race and was passed by Ricky near the start of the other. Ricky had good starts in both his races.
He will forever be the greatest of all time
Jeremy McGrath >>>
@@donworryboudat McGrath is the supercross king, but overall I think RC takes the edge for me. Both on the motocross/supercross Mt. Rushmore without a doubt.
@@donworryboudat
Mcgrath was not good outdoors like Ricky was . But Ricky was also good at supercross he had 5 supercross titles and TEN outdoor titles. He is the goat for a dam good reason .
@@kevinsnow9157 people lie. Numbers don't. Mcgrath 🐐
@@donworryboudat you are right , numbers dont lie. As much as I love McGrath RC has 150 combined supercross and motocross wins, McGrath has 89.
More than a fast racer, he is an excellent strategist. He predicts how the pieces will fall into place better than anyone in motocross.
That was just an amazing video
The will always be the greatest thing ever on a dirtbike
I remember him racing a trizinger at Dade City on Saturday nites.
Ricky carmichael perfect rider
Greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨 Ricky
You are my Hero
This should have been a hell of a lot longer.
Undeniably the U.S. GOAT, and arguably the world GOAT. The thing I remember about the Carmichael era was all of the talk that he can't do this or doesn't do that good, and that the next guy (whether it was Windham, Reed, or Stewart) was going to beat him because that guy was better at what Carmichael wasn't good at. Then, the race season would come, and every single time Carmichael would show up dominating, having fixed whatever it was that was considered his achilles heel. And, sometimes, he'd simply be willing to just grab a handful of throttle to get the job done.
Truly an epic champion. Whether within the sport or compared to other sports, nobody dominated like RC.
I was at hangtown that year it was awesome
Love me some ricky interviews
It's extremely rare is sports to have the CLEAR top guy be loved by virtually every fan. It was insane, going to Millville a few years straight during Ricky's reign was just insane, each lap when he'd come through the sandwhoops the entire crowd would erupt for the entirety of the moto. Usually for at least every 2 or 3 cheers there's 1 boo for the top guy but not Ricky somehow.
I saw Bob Hannah run beside his bike with the throttle on trying to jump back on his bike...which he did ! I thought HE WAS A TOUGH SOB ! Then Ricky came ...I saw him in the air ( going to crash ) and he was looking for a place to LAND so he could get back on his bike . Both of them were UNSTOPABLE . It was an honor and privilege to see them ride ! PK
Icon of all time,
He will always be the goat. More heart than anyone
I was lucky enough to watch him race in person.. he was on another level! Not exaggerating.. unreal 😮
You guys are all lucky i never got a chance. With that said, RC was my favorite
The 07 outdoors battles between RC and JS7 were out of this world. We'll probably NEVER see another perfect outdoors season in our lifetimes again and we got to see it 3x.
God bless him.
They were the golden days!
No one comes close to the 🐐 outdoors
RC perfect seasons JS7 perfect season & Roczens 20-24 motos so impressive
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Duuuude still has some of tha best whips in tha game. Just for tha record that water truck could use some rustoleum 🤙
February 2007, the Georgia Dome. I watched Ricky and Bubba battle it out right in front of me with front row seats. And then me and 3 other guys got to ride the track after it was all done on our 250s.
Rodger is the MAN....Ricky is the GOAT. He was relentless on the bike.
I knew Ricky was going to become what he became watching him at the final 125cc out door round of his career… he seat-bounced over a double jump & I was like “Ricky’s on another level…it wouldn’t matter what bike you put him on, he’d be doing the same thing if they put him on Jean-Michel Bayle’s from 10 years earlier, or Bob _”the Hurricane”_ Hannah’s bike from 20 years earlier, against modern bikes (to 1999). However, Ricky’s 2001 Kawasaki KX250 that he defeated King Jeremy on…that had an ECU in it which I *WATCHED* Ricky’s mechanic at the time, Chad Watts programming with a Laptop, so all this new electronic fuel injection shit…that kinda thing was out there in 2001
3 Guy’s who changed the sport Carmichael Stewart & Travis Pastrana all pretty much in one same generation that’s crazy
I never really liked him when he was racing. I think it's because he was soo good I was always cheering for the runner up position. After he retired I learned more about his personality I REALLY like him now and enjoy listening to him talk. Awesome announcer as well
I remember in the 90s talking to my friends about how Ricky Carmichael will be someone special in the motocross industry. His first pro year was disappointing and he seemed frustrated and probably felt like he was letting Mitch Payton and everyone around him down, apparently his Mother asked him how bad does he really want it and he worked harder than anyone else out there and the rest is history.
RC the GOAT and it's not even close!
Jeremy McGrath is the real goat
Maybe in MX. McGrath is the GOAT of SX. Ricky couldn't even beat JM until he was old and over the hill!
Jeremy is the goat of supercross(the premiere form of dirt bike racing) while Ricky is the goat of outdoors (second tier form of the sport)
@@spick8403 Step back and really think about it. Ricky raced against 3 of the top 5 winningest SX racers and bested them all. McGrath did not. When JM was winning, his competitors were off getting shit faced with the Crusty Demons....
@@eric-yt understandable. Ok, noted, my turn. JM won back to back 125cc chips AND THEN went into the premier 250cc class and won chips his first 4 YEARS. Changed from Honda to Suzuki and was beaten by Emig. AND THEN, went to Yamaha and won 3 more chips in a row. 9 chips in 10 years!
Congrats Ricky
Goat
I believe today if that man threw a leg over a motorcycycle and went racing again hed stil be winning, hes that good! KUDOS to you Ricky I loved watching you dominate this sport I love and race......Thanks for being a true humbled champion as well!
Back then most of my friends were NASCAR guys which I was not few that were motocross guys and I always enjoyed watching dirt bike racing. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
GOAT 🐐
Ricky is still peak of the sport. A lot of cool talent coming up, but hard to match !
Dudes lookin healthy
RC's lowered bikes were the best cornering bikes in the pro MX/SX world, by far.
Miss that era. The sport was at its peak around there. The goat 🐐 for a reason. I feel somewhat sorry for the kids today who missed out the level of racing and the pace him and a selected few had those years. 👌🏼
Have a feeling alot of people these days would be at Ricky's pace as a sport it's matured alot since his time. Not taking anything away from him but yeah
Mike from 70's MX
James& RC Rocked Hard
Dig It
Eli NOW
❤ OUR SPORT
PASS IT ON BROTHER'S
I Truly Miss The The HOLESHOT
IT IS MY PASSION&DUTY GAME OVER
GOAT!
Jeremy McGrath is the goat tho...
GOAT
That's jeremy mcgrath
@@donworryboudat also without discussion
1:27 You can't get more riding on the edge than that. who's playing the Casio in the background?
Ricky is the greatest outdoors of all time. McGrath is the greatest SX rider of all time hands down.
Damn someone made a video about Cooper Webbs Biggest Fan?!
I remember watching interviews of Ricky back in the day when he was racing and he absolutely hated losing. The kid wanted to win anytime he was on a bike. His will to win was the similar to MJ's will to win. Just so darn competitive!
Jeremy McGrath....
Ricky couldn't beat the real Goat at SX until he was over the hill!
Seen RC and Mike Brown battle at Kenworthys funny one RC most fun track
Be great to edit in more footage of the events that he is talking about
Why did I think this was Rob Dyrdek 😂😂😂
He looks like Rob derdrick older brother
Is Carmichael and Stewart making a comeback? Both look like they’re back in racing shape lol
He looks like Rob Dyrik
1:28 Stop there. RD had that Honda lowered a lot, (like 1.5" more than I did my YZ250 2-stroke), and I promise you, if he were on a tall bike of today, his tires would have washed out right there at that same lean angle on that flat ground.
RC
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You see why he's THE GOAT... His greatness lies with this results but also with his personality his treatment of people... Etc.
Chase sexton should take. Classes from this type of champion his demeanor I Mean used chase as a
just an example.. 😊
The goat remembered most for a water truck….
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Alden baker was kinda a SERCRET in this era... kinda funny now!
For a second I thought this was Rob Dyrdek
He always looked best in Green
So weird it looks like an old Rob Dyrdek
About time the water truck gets some camera time they are so neglected at every track in America 🇺🇸
Rob Dyrdek?
Role Model
What a strange abrupt ending
Hey Ricky what’s happening with triumph ??
Spam W Carmichael, in comments
Why does he look like a 60 year old man? Holy shit😮
Grafter!