Senate Bill sb2836

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2836

    By Senator Lawson





    6-2219-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the accomplishments of

  3         Richard J. Carmichael in amateur and

  4         professional motorcycle racing.

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  6         WHEREAS, Richard J. Carmichael, born in Clearwater in

  7  November 1979, began motorcycle racing when he was 5 years old

  8  after receiving a Tri Zinger three-wheel motorcycle from his

  9  father, and,

10         WHEREAS, after practicing for only 1 month, Ricky

11  entered his first race, placed 5th, and continued to

12  participate in peewee three-wheeler races in Dade City, where,

13  at age 6, he won first-place overall in his age group for

14  1986, based on 15 first-place wins, and

15         WHEREAS, from then on, Ricky compiled an astonishing

16  record of victories in motorcycle racing 'minis,' received his

17  first contract with Team Kawasaki at the age of 7, and

18  accumulated 8 amateur national titles by age 9, and

19         WHEREAS, in 1990, Ricky won the World minis in Las

20  Vegas and the mini Olympics in Gainesville, and continued his

21  amazing streak of victories, collecting 67 amateur

22  championships by the time he began competing as a professional

23  in 1996, and

24         WHEREAS, in professional competition he began by

25  winning the AMA 125cc Chevrolet Motocross Championship in

26  1997; the 125cc Supercross East Championship and the AMA 125cc

27  Chevrolet Championship in 1998; and the AMA Chevrolet

28  Motocross Championship again in 1999, and

29         WHEREAS, in 2000, Ricky led team USA to a win in the

30  Motocross Des Nations, and continued to win multiple AMA

31  championships every year until, in 2005, he accomplished a

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2836
    6-2219-06




 1  grand slam that no other motorcycle racer had done before,

 2  winning the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship, the AMA 250cc

 3  Supercross Series, the THQ World Supercross GP, the Motocross

 4  Des Nations, and the U.S. Open of Supercross, and was named

 5  the AMA Pro Racing Speed Channel Athlete of the Year for the

 6  fourth time, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 8  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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10         That the Senate commends the outstanding

11  accomplishments of Richard (Ricky) J. Carmichael in the field

12  of motorcycle and motocross racing and acknowledges the

13  valuable and honorable recognition he has brought to the State

14  of Florida through his consistently excellent performance and

15  fine sportsmanship.

16         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

17  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Ricky

18  Carmichael as a token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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