Ricky Carmichael leads Aussies Chad Reed (No. 22) and Michael Byrne (No. 26) at the start of the 2004 AMA Chevrolet 250cc Motocross Championship race in New Berlin, N.Y. Carmichael, riding a Honda, won his sixth-straight race at Unadilla that day making him undefeated at the halfway mark season. (Larry Lawrence photo)