Justin Brayton just gave Reed his RC Hard Charger Award

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 9:33am
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a moto at Millville -- 22 riders, two more than Reed after his big crash. As he stepped up to receive the award, Brayton took the microphone and said that while he appreciated the award, he thought Reed deserved it more and handed it over while the rest of the riders and crews applauded.

Not only is that amazing sportsmanship, it's a pretty damn cool thing for one rider to do for a competitor.

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Elbows 7/23/2011 8:23am
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Wow! That is cool.
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Justin Brayton will never have to pay for a beer in Australia . . .
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spd721 7/23/2011 8:32am
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That's awesome to hear. There aren't many people out there that would do that these days.

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stillwelding 7/23/2011 8:32am
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DC wrote:
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a...
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a moto at Millville -- 22 riders, two more than Reed after his big crash. As he stepped up to receive the award, Brayton took the microphone and said that while he appreciated the award, he thought Reed deserved it more and handed it over while the rest of the riders and crews applauded.

Not only is that amazing sportsmanship, it's a pretty damn cool thing for one rider to do for a competitor.

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Any video?
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jtomasik 7/23/2011 8:34am
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DC wrote:
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a...
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a moto at Millville -- 22 riders, two more than Reed after his big crash. As he stepped up to receive the award, Brayton took the microphone and said that while he appreciated the award, he thought Reed deserved it more and handed it over while the rest of the riders and crews applauded.

Not only is that amazing sportsmanship, it's a pretty damn cool thing for one rider to do for a competitor.

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Way cool.

I was hoping RD and RV would give props to CR while they were on the podium. Maybe they didn't get the full skinny of what Reed did after that big get off.
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jeffro413 7/23/2011 8:36am
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Justin has always been selfless.....pretty cool for him to do that!
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jtomasik wrote:
Way cool. I was hoping RD and RV would give props to CR while they were on the podium. Maybe they didn't get the full skinny...
Way cool.

I was hoping RD and RV would give props to CR while they were on the podium. Maybe they didn't get the full skinny of what Reed did after that big get off.
First, props to Justin! What a great move!

@ jt - I suspect you are right, that they hadn't heard the story yet.
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ocscottie 7/23/2011 8:45am
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Highsider wrote:
First, props to Justin! What a great move!

@ jt - I suspect you are right, that they hadn't heard the story yet.
From what i heard, one of the first things RD asked when coming off the track was if Chad was ok.
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jtomasik 7/23/2011 8:50am
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Highsider wrote:
First, props to Justin! What a great move!

@ jt - I suspect you are right, that they hadn't heard the story yet.
ocscottie wrote:
From what i heard, one of the first things RD asked when coming off the track was if Chad was ok.
Nice. I don't doubt these guys have respect for each other, even if they're willing to knock each other off the track to win a race. They're all great athletes.
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spd721 7/23/2011 8:53am
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Highsider wrote:
First, props to Justin! What a great move!

@ jt - I suspect you are right, that they hadn't heard the story yet.
ocscottie wrote:
From what i heard, one of the first things RD asked when coming off the track was if Chad was ok.
Yup. Chad mentioned it on The Pullpmx Show monday night that Ryan asked Goose about it right after the moto.
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DC wrote:
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a...
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a moto at Millville -- 22 riders, two more than Reed after his big crash. As he stepped up to receive the award, Brayton took the microphone and said that while he appreciated the award, he thought Reed deserved it more and handed it over while the rest of the riders and crews applauded.

Not only is that amazing sportsmanship, it's a pretty damn cool thing for one rider to do for a competitor.

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That's how we raise 'um in IOWA Cool ! Good guy, GREAT Sportsmanship!
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lilbulld 7/23/2011 9:20am
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I shall be a Brayton fan from this day forward
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JCRF217 7/23/2011 9:22am
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Cool I don't know why you all weren't Brayton fans already. Check the avatar.
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muGz.147 7/23/2011 9:51am
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So pumped to hear that and knowing Justin, it doesn't surprise me a bit. He defines class and sportsmanship, he always has. RESPECT!!

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WhKnuckle 7/23/2011 10:37am
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Brayton has always been one of my favorite riders, and now he's even more so.
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Never met him but next race I make it to I will shake his hand, class act for sure.
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JB's an awesome guy for sure!
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fader418 7/23/2011 11:10am
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I thought RC tweeted this week that Reed was gonna get that award?
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Sondy132001 7/23/2011 11:16am
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felpro wrote:
Justin Brayton will never have to pay for a beer in Australia . . .
That's funny !! And very cool of Justin !!

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DC 7/23/2011 11:17am
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He said he thought Reed should get it, and we agreed, but Justin earned it by passing more guys than Chad did that day.... They both deserved something!

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mxmedic 7/23/2011 11:24am
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Very cool of Justin to do that. I've always been a fan, and now even more so.
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fader418 7/23/2011 11:26am
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DC wrote:
He said he thought Reed should get it, and we agreed, but Justin earned it by passing more guys than Chad did that day.... They both...
He said he thought Reed should get it, and we agreed, but Justin earned it by passing more guys than Chad did that day.... They both deserved something!

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Cool thanks DC......
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JaumeTGO 7/23/2011 11:28am
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Class Act, dude!!!
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DC wrote:
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a...
How cool is this? At the riders meeting in Washougal, Justin Brayton was awarded the RC Hard Charger Award for passing the most people in a moto at Millville -- 22 riders, two more than Reed after his big crash. As he stepped up to receive the award, Brayton took the microphone and said that while he appreciated the award, he thought Reed deserved it more and handed it over while the rest of the riders and crews applauded.

Not only is that amazing sportsmanship, it's a pretty damn cool thing for one rider to do for a competitor.

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jtomasik wrote:
Way cool. I was hoping RD and RV would give props to CR while they were on the podium. Maybe they didn't get the full skinny...
Way cool.

I was hoping RD and RV would give props to CR while they were on the podium. Maybe they didn't get the full skinny of what Reed did after that big get off.
I am 95% positive RV and RD checked on CR after the race. I would be surprised if one had not checked on him. RV's eyes were glued on CR when he took flight.

Not there fault they were not asked on the podium or they were not filmed checking on him.

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