Reed team launch in Sydney

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adamdf 10/12/2010 9:28pm
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Brent wrote:
Is that a Kawi?

I cant tell
lol u must not ride then
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burnside 10/12/2010 9:28pm
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junglefrankjoe wrote:
Will he race that in America next season?
Yeah - does anyone know about this? From that press release kind of seems like it was an Oz only deal which would be strange.
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MCfan4life 10/12/2010 9:41pm
10/12/2010 9:41pm Edited Date/Time 10/13/2010 2:53am
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Motodude is in attendance waiting twotwo to arrive.
Hey smartass, I made that comment because someone else made a comment that they were surprised that it didn't have factory suspension. PC A-kit is pretty close to factory these days.

And besides, Kdub and Metty ran stock suspension components all year on their Geico bikes...
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Motodude 10/12/2010 9:54pm
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The bike presentation and the profile of the sponsor I reckon it would make a great SX/GP team.

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JB 19 10/12/2010 10:03pm
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He's gonna haul so much ass on that thing.........
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kevin204 10/12/2010 10:05pm
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I hope he can find a way to race that baby in the US series. That's a nice looking bike.
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ocscottie 10/12/2010 10:06pm
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Just for reference, here is the Vodafone McLaren F1 car

rockcrawlerdude 10/12/2010 10:11pm
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kevin204 wrote:
I hope he can find a way to race that baby in the US series. That's a nice looking bike.
from what was said earlier this bike is for the 1st race only....
Antipodean 10/12/2010 10:13pm
10/12/2010 10:13pm
kevin204 wrote:
I hope he can find a way to race that baby in the US series. That's a nice looking bike.
rockcrawlerdude wrote:
from what was said earlier this bike is for the 1st race only....
Sweet. Can't wait to see what his bike for the 2nd race looks like. Maybe a KTM?
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kevin204 10/12/2010 10:14pm
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kevin204 wrote:
I hope he can find a way to race that baby in the US series. That's a nice looking bike.
rockcrawlerdude wrote:
from what was said earlier this bike is for the 1st race only....
Plans can change. Anyone who isn't new to this sport should know that.
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akmx17 10/12/2010 10:29pm
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not gonna lie Reed looks in shape and ready to rock.
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Motodude 10/12/2010 10:30pm
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Video.
Antipodean 10/12/2010 10:38pm
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Thanks Motodude. Keep 'em coming.
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Motodude 10/12/2010 10:52pm
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thats all I got. Smile
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MCfan4life 10/12/2010 11:09pm
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More pics. Note the "twotwo" all over the decals and lack of a clothing sponsor. Word is his gear will be made to look just like the Vodafone V8 drivers race suits!













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psychcle 10/12/2010 11:14pm
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Motodude wrote:


thats all I got. Smile
And that's alot... many thanks Paul for posting some REAL news... ;-)
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ab5772 10/12/2010 11:22pm
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Cool deal. I'm stoked to see Chad back on the track!



I wonder if that's some of that special "chrome" plastic that Watson was bragging about after the Vegas SX?



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Trauma 10/12/2010 11:28pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Just for reference, here is the Vodafone McLaren F1 car [img]http://www.autocarbe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/big_mp4_25_03.jpg[/img]
Just for reference, here is the Vodafone McLaren F1 car



F1 and the Aussie V8 Supercar.

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Motodude 10/12/2010 11:39pm
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Motodude wrote:


thats all I got. Smile
psychcle wrote:
And that's alot... many thanks Paul for posting some REAL news... ;-)
No worries. Today Reed certainly set a high bar for other teams to follow. I hope the days of multi colour dogs vomit team colours are numbered. Its good for the sport and good for young riders to shoot for.
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Hanaa80 10/13/2010 12:07am
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MCfan4life wrote:
More pics. Note the "twotwo" all over the decals and lack of a clothing sponsor. Word is his gear will be made to look just like...
More pics. Note the "twotwo" all over the decals and lack of a clothing sponsor. Word is his gear will be made to look just like the Vodafone V8 drivers race suits!













Well, there is One Industries logo on the seat..
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FlaNard 10/13/2010 12:20am
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Sexy ass bike. Would love to see that thing in person at A-1.
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ando 10/13/2010 1:47am
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There's a couple of interesting possibilities with this sponsorship deal.

One, if anyone has the money to compete with energy drink companies for sports sponsorship it's mobile phone and telecommunications companies. Maybe we'll see more of them?

Two, perhaps more bike race teams that are affiliated with car racing teams. We already have JGR in the states, and there are a couple of teams in Australia that have multi-discipline race teams. Budget-wise it may not be a big stretch to add a motocross team to an established NASCAR or Indy car team.
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* 10/13/2010 2:10am
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Motodude wrote:
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs908.snc4/72156_10150297668925484_770850483_15339664_8123280_n.jpg[/img]
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life.

Is he going to make the transition from mx to car racing with Vodafone support?
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ando 10/13/2010 2:37am
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Another couple of interesting observations...

Can't see a single Honda logo anywhere on the bike.

The guy standing on Reed's right is Mark Skaife, one of the greatest race car drivers Australia has produced. Funny thing is that Reed is probably several times wealthier than Skaife (at least).
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Sunhouse 10/13/2010 2:37am
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So that bike is basically what BT rode this year then?
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ando 10/13/2010 2:38am
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Motodude wrote:
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs908.snc4/72156_10150297668925484_770850483_15339664_8123280_n.jpg[/img]
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life.

Nice SS...
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MCfan4life 10/13/2010 3:11am
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Motodude wrote:
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs908.snc4/72156_10150297668925484_770850483_15339664_8123280_n.jpg[/img]
Chad looks in shape, had 3 goes to kick the beast into life.

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Is he going to make the transition from mx to car racing with Vodafone support?
Yes. Here's part of the press release:

It was also confirmed that Reed will soon be behind the wheel of the reigning champion TeamVodafone V8 Supercar, the team taking a history-making 1-2 finish at Bathurst last Sunday. Bathurst winner Mark Skaife joined Reed and TeamVodafone for the Supercross team launch today.

“It has been two years since I drove a TeamVodafone V8 Supercar, the cars have come a long way and the team has switched from Ford to Holden,” said Reed.

“The experience was a rush. I learnt a lot with every lap and look forward to any chance I may get to test the new Commodores.”
Sharing a passion for two wheels as well as four, TeamVodafone principal Roland Dane was excited to welcome the world Champion to the team.

“Chad is one of Australia’s greatest sporting stars and his profile and achievements are held in high regard across the world,” said Dane. “We’re pleased to have him on board as a member of TeamVodafone and are thrilled that he has decided to run a livery that reflects our race cars.

“In the past he has shown he is more than capable on four wheels as well as two, and we look forward to providing him with further testing opportunities aboard our Holden Commodore.”

He is basically part of the Vodafone team, except he's on 2 wheels instead of 4 (at the moment... )

He also confirmed he is only racing the first round of SuperX !
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Little Dave 10/13/2010 3:39am
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I hope Reed races the AMA circuit one more time in a bid to go out on top, then moves on. However there is not even a hint of that happening at the moment.
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kongols 10/13/2010 3:48am
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So let me get this straight. Reed has Vodafone (Verizon) behind him. Red Bull left Honda for KTM. Is there a chance that we see team Verizon Honda with Reed and Canard at Anaheim1

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