is Reed going to compete or not?

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Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 1:43pm
Missed moto 1. What happened, bad start, crash, slow? I'm a fan, but we're 5 motos in and he pulls a 5th place. Not looking too strong.
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He was 3rd off the start. Blew out a berm and went down, lost a few spots and came back to 5th at the finish.
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he crashed
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TerryB 6/6/2009 12:38pm
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But he wins practice every week! He obviously has the speed, but...

As big of a disappointment to his fans as JLaw is? I'm losing my enthusiasm.

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Racing his way into shape.
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Dude rides like a champion everytime he hits the track.
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ChrisB 6/6/2009 12:50pm
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Its a bummer for sure... I think the 2nd moto will show if he's in it or not.
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TerryB wrote:
But he wins practice every week! He obviously has the speed, but... As big of a disappointment to his fans as JLaw is? I'm losing my...
But he wins practice every week! He obviously has the speed, but...

As big of a disappointment to his fans as JLaw is? I'm losing my enthusiasm.
He still just needs a good start don't give up on him yet.
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maybe should have stayed sx only?
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toroP 6/6/2009 1:04pm
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He needs to start making up points on Alessi next moto. It's a long series, but Alessi looks great. Reed will have to rack up a lot of wins to take the championship, barring some major mishap from Mike.
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Reed had a good start. He was 4Th. Reeds problem is he is a wait and see what happens kind of a guy and by the time he has seen whats happening on the track it 2 late for him to make a charge. Old habits are hard to break. On top of that If Reed is going to need 20 min to get by IT then he is not what everyone thought he was going to be.

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I can't get over how quickly people want to give up on a rider. I've never known Reed to give up and I can't see him doing that now. He will be back and putting out 100% effort like he always does. If that isn't good enough to win, then it isn't good enough, but the effort will be there.
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KnowItAll wrote:
maybe should have stayed sx only?
I'd say he was riding pretty good for a SX 'specialist' who only decided to race the series a couple of days before the first round.

He's definately improved since last years MXdN thats for sure!
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Reed has been riding consistent and pretty smooth. He knows how to win championships and will get better I believe every week. He's been looking good so far.
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toroP 6/6/2009 1:30pm
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RMZ819 wrote:
Reed had a good start. He was 4Th. Reeds problem is he is a wait and see what happens kind of a guy and by the...
Reed had a good start. He was 4Th. Reeds problem is he is a wait and see what happens kind of a guy and by the time he has seen whats happening on the track it 2 late for him to make a charge. Old habits are hard to break. On top of that If Reed is going to need 20 min to get by IT then he is not what everyone thought he was going to be.

I know you're not a Reed fan, but I agree with most of what you say. However, this early race problem is not an old habit, it's a new trend, indoor and out.
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He has never had, and will never have, what it takes to beat the fastest guys on the track.
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123 wrote:
He has never had, and will never have, what it takes to beat the fastest guys on the track.
???? He has won Championships.
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toroP 6/6/2009 1:36pm
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kwhite199 wrote:
I can't get over how quickly people want to give up on a rider. I've never known Reed to give up and I can't see him...
I can't get over how quickly people want to give up on a rider. I've never known Reed to give up and I can't see him doing that now. He will be back and putting out 100% effort like he always does. If that isn't good enough to win, then it isn't good enough, but the effort will be there.
It's like 2009 SX, Chad needed a sense of urgency and focus at round 2. I think he was too cautious early in the season. Now in MX, he's got to go now if he wants the #1 plate.

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kwhite199 6/6/2009 1:44pm
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kwhite199 wrote:
I can't get over how quickly people want to give up on a rider. I've never known Reed to give up and I can't see him...
I can't get over how quickly people want to give up on a rider. I've never known Reed to give up and I can't see him doing that now. He will be back and putting out 100% effort like he always does. If that isn't good enough to win, then it isn't good enough, but the effort will be there.
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It's like 2009 SX, Chad needed a sense of urgency and focus at round 2. I think he was too cautious early in the season. Now...
It's like 2009 SX, Chad needed a sense of urgency and focus at round 2. I think he was too cautious early in the season. Now in MX, he's got to go now if he wants the #1 plate.
How many #1 plates have you won? How many has Chad won? I think he probably knows better what he needs to do than anyone on this Internet board. He may be waiting until he is in a little better shape physically before he starts pushing the pace. He may know that he isn't capable of going flat out for 30 mins + 2 laps yet. I'm not saying that it may not be too late to catch Alessi in the points by then, but there are still a lot of motos left to run.
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TerryB 6/6/2009 1:45pm
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I agree, Reed seems to have a less agressive start/first few laps. Maybe that's a habit he picked up in the GP's. I recall one of the Euro riders saying that was one of the differences between American riders and the GP's: The U.S. riders go much harder from the start.
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TerryB wrote:
I agree, Reed seems to have a less agressive start/first few laps. Maybe that's a habit he picked up in the GP's. I recall one of...
I agree, Reed seems to have a less agressive start/first few laps. Maybe that's a habit he picked up in the GP's. I recall one of the Euro riders saying that was one of the differences between American riders and the GP's: The U.S. riders go much harder from the start.
Because Reed has never ridden the outdoors...
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He does need to get on it now, if he has any hopes for a title. He can't give up too many points to Alessi, 'cuz he does charge hard from the start, and could be long gone by the time Reed works his way through traffic.
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TerryB wrote:
But he wins practice every week! He obviously has the speed, but... As big of a disappointment to his fans as JLaw is? I'm losing my...
But he wins practice every week! He obviously has the speed, but...

As big of a disappointment to his fans as JLaw is? I'm losing my enthusiasm.
No JLaw is the champ in that catagory hands down.
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kwhite199 wrote:
How many #1 plates have you won? How many has Chad won? I think he probably knows better what he needs to do than anyone on...
How many #1 plates have you won? How many has Chad won? I think he probably knows better what he needs to do than anyone on this Internet board. He may be waiting until he is in a little better shape physically before he starts pushing the pace. He may know that he isn't capable of going flat out for 30 mins + 2 laps yet. I'm not saying that it may not be too late to catch Alessi in the points by then, but there are still a lot of motos left to run.
easy there Sparky, I'm a Reed fan, but he said he's in it for the championship. I'm just hoping he gets it going before it's too late. And it's not about what I know( very little), or what he knows(a ton), it's about how he rides. It's about points.


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He has never had, and will never have, what it takes to beat the fastest guys on the track.
gsxrcr28 wrote:
???? He has won Championships.
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Every time.
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123 wrote:
He has never had, and will never have, what it takes to beat the fastest guys on the track.
gsxrcr28 wrote:
???? He has won Championships.
123 wrote:
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Every time.
Still impressive though.
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Chads tampon string got caught in his chain, and when that sucker came buning out of there, I heard him squeal 1100 miles away.
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He must read this board.
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KnowItAll wrote:
maybe should have stayed sx only?
Why???
Looks like hes having the most fun he has had in a while.
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well a 2nd in moto 2 is his best finish so far........mikey is doin everything right so far so you have to give him credit...

CR rides high point well and with a week off now may be better prepared goin into the rest of the series....if he starts with mike i'm sure he'll finish with him...

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