Chad Reed
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| Full name | Chad Reed | |
| tr> | Nickname | Speedy Reedy |
| Date of birth | 15 March 1982 (age 29) | |
| Country | Kurri Kurri, Australia | |
| tr> | Website | http://chadreedracing.com/ |
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Chad Mark Reed AM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 15 March 1982, in Kurri Kurri, Australia) is an Australian motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
and supercross
Supercross
Supercross is a motorcycle racing sport involving off-road motorcycles on an artificially-made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. Professional supercross contest races are held almost exclusively within professional baseball and football stadiums.-History:Supercross was derived...
racer. He is a multi-time supercross and motocross champion. He was taught from a young age as being capable of competing at the sports most elite level. He has proven to be the most consistent supercross/motocross racer in the 2000-2009 decade. He has since ascended the international ranks of the sport to become Australia's most successful motocross racer.
Amateur career
After a few years of honing his skills on 80s, Chad’s amateur career really started to take off in 1997 when he took the top spot at the Australian Junior Championship aboard a Suzuki Australia-backed RM125. The following year, he was offered a spot on the Factory Suzuki team, where he piloted his RM250 to win several rounds of the Australian Motocross Championship, but was unable to compete in the Supercross Series because he was not yet sixteen years old.Australian career
2010Reed raced the first round of the 2010 Super X series held at Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle on a Honda sponsored by Vodafone. Reed won the event beating Americans Josh Hansen and Justin Brayton who finished in second and third respectively.
2009
Chad Reed, aboard his new Monster Energy Kawasaki KX-450F, won 4 out of the 7 rounds of the series. Reed won the championship by beating Daniel Reardon by 23 points. This is Reed's fourth Australian Supercross Championship.
2008
In 2008 Reed was responsible for developing and partially funding the new Australian Supercross Championships, dubbed Super-X. He also competed in the series and dominated all but one race to take the Australasian Supercross Championship. Reed won 6 out of the 7 races.
2007
Reed revisited his home in Australia to race the Raymond Terrace, round 4, of the Australian Motocross series. He beat Daniel Reardon with a 1-1 performance, providing Reardon with international notoriety for holding Reed off for a significant portion of the races.
1998-2000
Reed formally began his professional career in Australia in 1998. He emerged from the Australian junior ranks to compete in the then-premier 250cc class, bypassing the traditional stepping stone of 125cc racing. Reed was immediately competitive in both motocross and supercross, winning the Australian 250cc Supercross Championship in 1999 and 2000.
International career
2011After racing & winning the first round of Super X in Newcastle, Australia in October, Reed returned to the USA to test various bikes and teams searching for a suitable 2011 team structure. Reed embraced social media using Twitter to publish hints as to the likely brand of bike and apparel that he will be using in the 2011 AMA Supercross series. Failing negotiations with established teams, Reed decided to create his own team, TwoTwo Motorsports, aboard a Honda CRF450R, with support from Honda, Bel Ray, Shift and many other sponsors.
The 2011 season had been a 5 way battle between Reed, Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto is a motocross and supercross champion who currently competes in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. He resides in Mennifee California and will race for Kawasaki in the 2012 supercross and outdoor motocross series...
, James Stewart, Jr., Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey is a professional motocross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships.His hometown is Belle Plaine, Minnesota, although he currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida, so he can take advantage of the good weather for riding with 15-time AMA Champion Ricky...
and Trey Canard. It came down to the final race in Las Vegas between Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto is a motocross and supercross champion who currently competes in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. He resides in Mennifee California and will race for Kawasaki in the 2012 supercross and outdoor motocross series...
, Reed, and Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey is a professional motocross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships.His hometown is Belle Plaine, Minnesota, although he currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida, so he can take advantage of the good weather for riding with 15-time AMA Champion Ricky...
. Reed won the Las Vegas race but lost the championship by 4 points to Ryan Villopoto. Reed was presented with the "2011 Rock Hard - Ride Hard Bret Michaels Supercross Award." at Vegas for his great work starting a new team and still finishing 2nd in the championship.
2010
For the 2010 season, Reed joined new team mate Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto is a motocross and supercross champion who currently competes in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. He resides in Mennifee California and will race for Kawasaki in the 2012 supercross and outdoor motocross series...
riding the KX-450F for the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team. Reed failed to finish during the round one final due to a collision with another racer's footpeg, breaking spokes in his front wheel. During round two he collided with James Stewart, Jr. in the final, breaking his hand resulting in another DNF
DNF
DNF may stand for:* Derek and Francis* Disjunctive normal form in boolean logic* Duke Nukem Forever, a video game notable for its extremely long development time* "Did not finish" in racing parlance* Dynamic No Fins - a discipline of freediving...
. Reed returned to race round 13 of the supercross series, and despite having a bad start, Reed finished fourth. Chad Reed withdrew from competition stating he has Epstein Barr Virus. In an open letter published on his website Reed admits that becoming a new dad and also the death of his close personal friend Andrew McFarlane may be reasons people look to for his poor performance.
2009
Reed joined team Rockstar Makita Suzuki for the 2009 season. Reed battled hard with his rival James Stewart, Jr. during the 2009 AMA supercross championship, narrowly losing the title to Stewart by 4 points. Chad won 3 races in this season.
Reed elected to race the 2009 motocross season after a 2 year hiatus. He won the AMA Motocross Championship at round ten, out of the 12 round series. He also won the Monster Energy Triple Crown Championship during the motocross season. He won 5 out of the 12 races in this season.
2008
In 2008 Reed won 9 out of 14 races in the AMA Supercross season to edge out Kevin Windham
Kevin Windham
Kevin Windham , is a professional motocross racer from Centreville, Mississippi. At 17 he received a full factory ride from Team Yamaha...
and win the AMA Supercross title for the second time. This was a season full of great battles with Reed duking it out against Davi Millsaps, Kevin Windham, and Josh Hill for race wins, with Reed in the end winning the championship by 13 points over Kevin Windham.
2007
For 2007 Reed announced his plans to leave the factory Yamaha team to form his own private team, similar to Jeremy McGrath
Jeremy McGrath
Jeremy McGrath is one of the most popular American Motocross/Supercross champions in the history of the sport. He was most active in the 1990s earning the title the "King of Supercross." His tricks during jumps on the supercross track, the most famous of which he called the "Nac Nac", helped spawn...
in the past. Obtaining support from Yamaha, The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Thor and Nike, even brought in McGrath's former team manager Larry Brooks to spearhead the new effort, dubbed L&M Racing. Reed took 1 win for the season and finished 2nd in the title chase to James Stewart, Jr.
2006
In 2006 Reed was again very competitive despite suffering a level three shoulder separation in mid-season which hampered his ability to compete to his highest ability. Going into the final event of the season, Reed and Carmichael were tied for the points lead, making the 2006 season the closest AMA Supercross championship in history. Reed took third place that night to Carmichael's second, narrowly losing the 2006 AMA Supercross title to Carmichael by only two points. Reed won 2 races that season.
Reed was in 2nd in the AMA Nationals until he had to withdraw from the Nationals after the Millville round, citing the recurrent shoulder injury.
2005
2005 marked the much anticipated entry of James Stewart to the 250cc class alongside Reed and Carmichael. Each scored multiple wins making for an exciting season but again it was Carmichael winning the championship with 7 wins over Reed in 2nd with 5 wins and Stewart in 3rd with 3 wins.
2004
In 2004 Reed won the 2004 AMA 250cc Supercross series, battling with Kevin Windham, Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne may refer to:* Michael Byrne , English actor* Michael Byrne , Australian poet* Michael Byrne * Michael Byrne...
and Tim Ferry
Tim Ferry
Tim Ferry is a professional kawasaki rider Supercross and Motocross racer born in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 18, 1975. Ferry began his amateur career with Team Green throughout the 80's and early 90's. He turned pro in 1992 and won the 125 East Coast Championship in 1997 riding for Suzuki....
with Chad earning 10 victories for the season.
Reed finished 2nd to Carmichael in that year's motocross season.
2003
Reed moved to the 250cc class in 2003 riding for Factory Yamaha. In his rookie 250cc supercross season Chad finished second to chief rival Ricky Carmichael
Ricky Carmichael
Ricky Carmichael is a racer known for his success in Motocross. He is currently competing in NASCAR. He drives the #4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series and the #30 Chevrolet Impala part-time for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series...
, losing the title by only 7 points to Carmichael despite winning 8 races to Carmichael's 7.
Reed finished his first 250cc motocross season a distant third behind Carmichael and Kevin Windham
Kevin Windham
Kevin Windham , is a professional motocross racer from Centreville, Mississippi. At 17 he received a full factory ride from Team Yamaha...
.
2002
Reed moved to the USA in 2002 and picked up a ride with Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...
of Troy. Reed won all but two supercross races that season to win the 125cc East Coast Supercross championship.http://www.supercross.com/rider-profiles/795-chad-reed
Reed won his first and only 125cc National victory at Mount Morris, PA
Mount Morris, Pennsylvania
Mount Morris is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:Mount Morris is located at , on Interstate 79 near the West Virginia state line. Its elevation is 938 feet ....
, and finishing the season third behind James Stewart Jr.
James Stewart Jr.
James Stewart Jr., also known as Bubba Stewart is an American professional motocross racer competing in supercross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very top level of any major motorsports association.-Amateur and Lites Class:Stewart was born in Bartow,...
and Branden Jesseman.
2001
Reed traveled to Europe in 2001 to compete in the FIM World 250ccc Motocross Championships, riding for Jan DeGroot's factory Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
team. Reed was a revelation aboard his KX250, winning the Grand Prix of Lierop
Lierop
Lierop is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Someren, about 7 km south of Helmond.Lierop was a separate municipality until 1935, when it became part of Someren. Lierop is well known internationally amongst motocross enthusiasts as a venue for...
(Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) and eventually finishing the year second to multi-time World Champion Mickaël Pichon
Mickaël Pichon
Mickaël Pichon is a French motorcross racer.Pichon took part in the Supercross circuit in the USA from 1995 until 1999. He became World Champion twice in this competition, while racing for Kawasaki. He then came back to Europe and signed a contract with Suzuki to compete in the 250cc motocross...
. He is the first Australian to win a world 250cc GP race.
Sponsorships
In November 2010, Reed announced the formation of his own race team called TwoTwo Motorsports. He recruited a number of industry stalwarts to help with the operation and will ride a Honda CRF450 with technical support from ProCircuit. He announced a sponsorship from Bel-Ray oils and Shift clothing.Honda (2010–present), Kawasaki (2000–2001,2009–2010), Suzuki (1999–2000,2008–09), Yamaha (2001–2008)
Fox Racing, Shift, Alpinestars, Pro Circuit, Bel-ray Oils
Major titles
- 1997 Australian Junior Motocross Champion
- 1999 Australian Supercross Champion
- 2000 Australian Supercross Champion
- 2002 AMA East Coast Lites SX Champion
- 2003 U.S Open Champion
- 2003 FIM World Supercross Champion
- 2004 U.S Open Champion
- 2004 AMA Supercross Champion
- 2005 X-Games Supermoto- Bronze Medal
- 2007 King of Bercy Supercross Champion
- 2008 AMA/FIM World Supercross Champion
- 2008 Australian Supercross Champion
- 2009 Monster Energy Triple Crown MX Champion
- 2009 AMA National Motocross Champion
- 2009 AMA Athlete of the Year
- 2009 Australian Supercross Champion
Honours
On 13 June 2011, Reed was named a Member of the Order of AustraliaOrder of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
for service to motorsports as a professional supercross motorcycle rider at national and international levels, and to the community.