His number one competitor Jeremey McGrath, was one of the few that could compare to Carmichaels career achievements. In the year of 2000, Carmichael had engaged his talent to a career. In the process of his first career season, he made a thrilling amount of improvement throughout the ranking. Jeremey McGrath soon fell behind, Carmichael was the new idol of the sport. In 2002, Carmichael did the unmanageable and won every race in the season, giving him the number one spot in the ranking (Ricky Carmichael …show more content…
In the years 1999-2000 Ricky Carmichael established records for his season wins and accomplishments. Although, Jeremey McGrath has more overall victories in his motocross career. Many people refer to Ricky Carmichael as the “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time), since all of his victories were in a short duration of time. Others, refer to Jeremy McGrath as “The King” due to his outstanding amount of victories over his entire career. Although both riders were very successful, tensions are very strong over who is greater. If referring to records, Jeremy McGrath is defined as the best of all time due to more wins. With 66% more wins the Ricky Carmichael, who wouldn’t agree that Jeremy McGrath was better (Steve)? As this question is asked frequently, many state that Carmichael has won so many races in a short period of time, the amount of races McGrath has won was over ruled. Choosing a better rider, is all about preference and