From CR2CRF on ProRide.com

"I was two feet from it when he rolled into the mechanic area. About fifteen spokes totally pulled/ripped out of the rim and mangled. One hard landing and it would have been a nasty endo for sure. The broken bike was legit."

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Go Windam, hell of a race from that guy!!! I think Stewart has it in the bag though. He looked very mature, calm and collected. Turns it on when he needs to. Coming from 4 seconds back in a couple laps is pretty tough and he made it look easy. My .02.

Why didnt they toss on a new wheel on for Reed? He probably could have clawed back for a top 10 and some points.

Not enough time and why risk injury having him ride for nothing? The laptimes were around 1:06 and by the time they would have sent somebody to the semi, ran back and changed the wheel your looking at a min of 6-7 minutes I would think. There is no way he could have made up enough to scrounge any points. Villopoto hurt his wrist during practice and was riding tight.. Bad night for Kawi! I think next weekend will be much better for them.

Yeah, next week we will start the domination...

I think that will be the trend with your post's in this thread. Only domination thats going to happen is going to be by a guy riding a Yami allthough Dungey made him work for it. Your best bet is to hope that Reed can get around Dungey & Villipoto to find the podium every once in a while....


And X3 on K-Dub showing the kids that the Old Man is still silky smooth and consistant as hell.

I think we all know who is going to come out on top this season.

Is it me, or is Reed's diamond earrings making your wives jealous too?

I'd also like to comment on how many punk kids I am seeing with thier hair hanging out of thier helmets. Come on guys (or should I say boys?) show your sponsors some respect and clean yourself up. Take some lessons from Dungey, he is a sponsor's dream.

Lawrence? Don't even get me started...

So

Great interview about the whole ordeal right here.. Turn up the volume and take a listen to Mr Reed himself

http://www.vitalmx.com/photos/features/Vit...w,21935/GuyB,64

I just have to bring it up again. How could any guy seriously be such a fan boy of a guy who weard engagement diamonds in his ears? GHAY

Are you going to bag on MC next? He wore earrings as well.

At least he wore small hoops. Not Gangsta ICE bling bling things like Reed.

Also MC was a great champ who didn't make excuses.

I'm just curious as to how many Chad Reed haters in this thread can make an AMA Supercross Main Event? Or maybe just the night program? Or maybe even podium the "A" class at a local series. Lets hear your excuses!

Or even hit the triples....once








by the way, I can not.

Nobody called him a talentless hack that couldn't ride they only said he is a whinny biatch and they didn't like him or the way he presents himself to the public. I can't stand Jeff Gordon his voice makes me want to stick a ice pick in my ear does this mean I don't think he is a talented driver no it just means I can't listen to him talk. I put Chad Reed in the same catagory except Gordon actuly has beaten the best on there best days to win championships unlike Reed.

His broken spokes are what he gets for leaving RockStar Suzuki!!!

LOL Suzuki had no money to pay him. It all went to Dungey!

Reed has no chance this season. He rode in the heat race like he will ride all year, he is nothing special. Just filled a void between Carmichael and Stewart and when he got real competition his goggles filled with tears.

lets see what happens at the track...I also really like Dungey, and always have, but I am not a band wagon fan. Go Chad Reed

I'm really surprised he has so many haters? The guy has won a few championships and almost won it straight up with Stewart last year during SX season.. He also won the outdoor title last season as well. Sure there was some things that happened to key players but as they say, "thats racing!" Consistency wins titles, and thats exactly what Reed was last season. You can't deny the dudes skills on a SX or MX track

NEWFLASH stewart had DNF at A1 and came back to win the tital, that shows you what REED doesn't have. Let's simply see what Reed can do under the same situation. HEADS UP LMAO!!

NEWS FALSH..You sound like an idiot, Reed lost it by 4 points last year, and you just made my point. JS had a DNF and still won the title. Where was Stewart for the outdoors where the real men race?

No matter, Reed IS a great rider. The real difference between Reed and Stewert is thta Reed is very controlled and consistant and Stewert is, or should I say, WAS reckless. Stewert will do what it takes to win the race, even if it means crashing trying to win. Reed wont, or hasent race with that reckless. However it does look like JS has matured a bit, too late for me to be a fan of his, but we will see where that takes him this year, or how long that maturity lasts with the likes of Reed, Dungy, and Villopoto. Definatly shaping up to be one of the best SX series ever!

1.Reed
2.Stewert
3.Dungy
4.Villopoto
5.Short
Not my favorite riders, but my predictions for the season

From racerxonline.com - racerhead - ping's section

"Why didn’t Kawasaki try for a quick wheel change? I talked to Team Manager Mike Fisher and got an explanation:

“Sometimes, when it’s only a few spokes, you can stop and rip the broken ones out and continue. But this wheel was really bad, and the spokes were going in different directions. You could literally hear the wheel pop when he hit Stroupe. Then the wheel was wobbling through the rhythm sections. It wasn’t safe to ride it that way.”

So why doesn’t Kawasaki have a Mule down there with spare wheels?

“When we’re racing outdoors, we have a Mule with a subframe, wheels, handlebars, levers, silencers...” said Fisher. “We could basically rebuild a bike during a moto. But in supercross, you don’t have that much space, so you’re not allowed to bring a Mule down there. We could try to just carry all of those parts down there with our hands, and have a big pile of subframes, silencers, wheels, but that’s a lot of stuff taking up a lot of space. I don’t even know how we could carry it all. And then how do you guess what you need? We’ve never had a wheel problem in supercross in the five years I’ve been team manager, so we could bring a front wheel down there this weekend, and we could end up needing a subframe, instead.”

5 neutral service bikes.. 1 from each manufacture.. I'm sure Reed could have suffered through 20 laps on a borrowed Kawi..

We got to meet the Team Green riders last night and get autographs! Kids were excited!

Chad Chad Chad...what is happening to the greats of the sport? Like I said earlier Dungey looks great and so does Vilipoto

Wow, this thread got quiet after a second DNF

:crickets: Maybe in 4-6 weeks the Domination can start ?. Dungey is looking good but James is still the fastest man on the planet and is only back in 7th place.

Wow. Chad Reed is a total loser. Did you see him shove james stewart in the head after they collided. Hell Im even agreeing it wasn't on purpose then CRYBABY Chad shoves James in the head for no reason. What a tool. 2nd DNF is Karma ahahaha

You stated he almost beat stewart heads up. Let's face it bud Chad Reed's whole career has only had success when the people who can beat him were injured and not racing. Don't forget crybaby decided to race outdoors about the week before it started. Thanks for calling me an idiot though.

I think he said "you SOUND like an idiot"

Stewart is such a Drama Queen......He cashes and it looks like he is hurt.....but instead of getting in the medical cart (like any smart person would do) for a ride to an ambulance to get checked out......he walks in front of the camera....holding his side in total pain for everyone to see.....making stupid faces like he was shot.......I'm not saying he wasn't hurt.....I am saying he would have rode in the cart if the camera's weren't on him.......total drama queen..

Yeah...what he said^^^^^^^^^

Seriously, it was only a 200lb bike that landed on him coming down from a 75ft triple. It's only dirt that he smashed into like a ton of bricks. Friggen Drama Queen.

lol, Reed is a tool. Two faced, unsportsmenlike. Took Stewart out when there was a lot of race to go. Stewart was hurt bad and still got out there and was holding Reed off. I hope Stewart comes back next week. Reed will have some time to think about his actions now with his broken hand.

Dude, how could you say that Reed took Stewart out? Both times Stewart hit the dirt were his fault...he cut in front of that guy trying to do one of his "scrubs" and then he cam down into Reeds line. Did you see the race?

When Reed And Stewart crashed it was just a racing thing Steart was trying to pass the guy in front of him by diamonding off the corner Reed was trying a block pass on Stewart at the same time IF either one of them had waited till another corner they would not of crashed and thats racing. I am sure it was fustration on Stewarts part after the race when Security had to be called that and the two just don't like each other.

As much as I hate Reed, he did not take stewart out on purpose, you can clearly see how hard he was on the brakes, it was a racing incident period!!
What pisses me off is watching Chad "crybaby" Reed shove stewart in the head for NO reason.

That was the best part...

I guess if you can't beat him on the track thats the next best thing to do.

I can't believe I missed this Race.....Tivo screwed me

I had to double check mine...dont forget, this weekends race is on CBS at 9 on Sunday I think.

Direct TV's guide had it as lites race twice in a row so mine almost didnt record the 2nd race which was the big bikes. I saved it


The direct guide says this weeks race in on CBS at 10 am sunday

So for the record you fully support and wish good things for a crybaby poor sport who by the way did receive a warning from the AMA. Check.

For the record? Yes I do.

This weekend in Anaheim will be nice and wet...remember San Fransisco a couple of years back?

To be honest, I get alot of pleasure knowing Reed broke his hand and will not be earning a SX championship this year. My wife and I actually cheered. I feel so dirty now.