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Hi, all,
I thought the community here would enjoy this article I just finished for my website wewentfast, which is a sort of 'privateer' effort, if you will.
https://www.wewentfast.com/2018/04/05/chad-reed-against-the-current/
At the Tampa Supercross, I spent the day with Team CR22 and then interviewed Chad and his wife the following morning at their house. My goal was to profile Reed and help better better understand why/how he still has the desire to race professionally at 36 years old.
To do that, it's important to understand where he comes from. Beware: this is a 7,000 word read.
Enjoy.
Brett Smith
I thought the community here would enjoy this article I just finished for my website wewentfast, which is a sort of 'privateer' effort, if you will.
https://www.wewentfast.com/2018/04/05/chad-reed-against-the-current/
At the Tampa Supercross, I spent the day with Team CR22 and then interviewed Chad and his wife the following morning at their house. My goal was to profile Reed and help better better understand why/how he still has the desire to race professionally at 36 years old.
To do that, it's important to understand where he comes from. Beware: this is a 7,000 word read.
Enjoy.
Brett Smith
Well done.
Big Fan
The Shop
Where are you from in MD?
One of my favourite sections:
As if the sting from not being able to go to America wasn’t enough, his high school math teacher always told him he was dreaming when the subject of racing came up. “You think you’re going to go out and do what Jeff Leisk did?” Mr. Rumford would ask Reed. He was a motorcyclist and remembered Leisk’s accomplishments, which included several podium finishes in AMA Supercross and runner up in the 1989 FIM 500cc World MXGP championship. “I remember looking at him and saying, ‘No, I’ll be better,’” Reed said. After a few years of racing in the United States, Mr. Rumford sent a letter of apology to Reed.
Pit Row
Well done sir, well done.
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