Wish reed would hang it up..

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Love reed and he’s one of my favorite riders.. but damn man it’s hard to watch him have to race thru the lcq every weekend..
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observeroffacts 1/18/2020 8:39pm
1/18/2020 8:39pm Edited Date/Time 1/18/2020 8:39pm
Me too. Better to burn out then to fade away.

Just hang it up and avoid the risk of injury.

I support him doing whatever he wants but this sport is too dangerous to go out and prove absolutely nothing and risk everything.
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KMC440 1/18/2020 8:49pm
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Sure am glad when I get older that you putz will be yelling "HANG IT UP OLD MAN !!"

Screw you morans that have this attitude !!!
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Tarz483 1/18/2020 8:51pm
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Winning LCQ's still gets good exposure. Well usually anyway.
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ti473 1/18/2020 9:19pm
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I wish you would hang up the internet
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RandyS 1/18/2020 9:28pm
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He's coming in unprepared. There is a top 5, possibly a podium coming before this is over.
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Bnagazina 1/18/2020 11:22pm
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I heard rumors that he is approaching the record for most LCQ wins all time, so he is sticking around for that. Wanted most LCQ starts record too, but some sandbagging privateer has made that one impossible.Wink
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WowWowWubzy 1/18/2020 11:27pm
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logan_140 wrote:
Love reed and he’s one of my favorite riders.. but damn man it’s hard to watch him have to race thru the lcq every weekend..
Doesn’t tarnish his career. Leave it up to him and be what you are, a fan.
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CPR 1/18/2020 11:45pm
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Does it make all you sad little people feel better to rubbish one of the best of all time simply for being out there?
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struth 1/18/2020 11:51pm
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He actually made improvements and heats race fast lap was pretty good.

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tcallahan707 1/18/2020 11:56pm
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
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kevin204 1/19/2020 12:09am
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struth wrote:
He actually made improvements and heats race fast lap was pretty good.

Yeah, he was on a good pace in the heat, not sure what happened on lap 2 but he lost quite a few spots.
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Larry450 1/19/2020 12:10am
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Maybe he likes what he is doing. Dirtbikes are fun.
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dirtmike86 1/19/2020 12:11am
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I was kinda feeling this way until I went to the race tonight. Really hit home seeing him ride around. Iam glad hes out there just having fun one last time.
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CPR 1/19/2020 12:18am
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tcallahan707 wrote:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have...
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Cool, what's that from?
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Nighttrain 1/19/2020 12:19am
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RandyS wrote:
He's coming in unprepared. There is a top 5, possibly a podium coming before this is over.
Reed could be a Baker Factory star student and still be a 38 yr old struggling in the LCQ’s. Carmichael dipped out as the points leader in the Nationals. I think and hope Reed’s doing it for monetary reasons.
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tcallahan707 1/19/2020 1:00am
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tcallahan707 wrote:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have...
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
CPR wrote:
Cool, what's that from?
A guy named Teddy Roosevelt.
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uneasy_rider 1/19/2020 1:05am
1/19/2020 1:05am
RandyS wrote:
He's coming in unprepared. There is a top 5, possibly a podium coming before this is over.
Nighttrain wrote:
Reed could be a Baker Factory star student and still be a 38 yr old struggling in the LCQ’s. Carmichael dipped out as the points leader...
Reed could be a Baker Factory star student and still be a 38 yr old struggling in the LCQ’s. Carmichael dipped out as the points leader in the Nationals. I think and hope Reed’s doing it for monetary reasons.
Reed don`t need the money, he is doing it because he loves the sport, it is what he knows. He isnt doing it to impress all you keyboard warriors, he is one of the greats, who is going out when he wants to go out, everyone can be damned if they don`t like it.
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andyman 1/19/2020 1:12am
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I was happy to see he was much better this week than last week. I hate to see people talk shit about him when he is actually fighting hard and coming in injured. Im going to enjoy this last year from Chad no matter what. It will be nice to see the progress he can make trough this season!
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GODZILLA 1/19/2020 1:14am
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CPR wrote:
Does it make all you sad little people feel better to rubbish one of the best of all time simply for being out there?
He's that guy who won a few championships whenever RC4 and JS7 were injured, right?
Wink
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Question 1/19/2020 1:23am
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RandyS wrote:
He's coming in unprepared. There is a top 5, possibly a podium coming before this is over.
Nighttrain wrote:
Reed could be a Baker Factory star student and still be a 38 yr old struggling in the LCQ’s. Carmichael dipped out as the points leader...
Reed could be a Baker Factory star student and still be a 38 yr old struggling in the LCQ’s. Carmichael dipped out as the points leader in the Nationals. I think and hope Reed’s doing it for monetary reasons.

Reed is a legend and doesn't need money ($50M+...), he is like the "fastest vet on the planet", a vet loving racing in his local series. When you race Lamborghini, money is not the first problem. FACT

Reed podiumed last year and was 7th in the standings prior to this mid championship pile up that injured him. FACT

This year : injured pre season/no winter preparation, private bike. FACT

Reed on Musquin's KTM and with a healthy winter at the baker factory ? I would say no less than top 8, possibly podiums. Why ? Because he outperformed all his team mates during the last 20 years. FACT

Now is it a bit disappointing he is getting lapped ? Of course it is a bit, but that doesn't remove all those FACTS Wink
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andyman 1/19/2020 1:33am
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CPR wrote:
Does it make all you sad little people feel better to rubbish one of the best of all time simply for being out there?
GODZILLA wrote:
He's that guy who won a few championships whenever RC4 and JS7 were injured, right?
Wink
You really are special kind of loser 😊
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daemon616 1/19/2020 1:42am
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He's saying good bye man. Have some respect. James ghosted the industry and everyone shit on him for that. Fuck all you judge mental pieces of shit.
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CPR 1/19/2020 5:25am
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CPR wrote:
Does it make all you sad little people feel better to rubbish one of the best of all time simply for being out there?
GODZILLA wrote:
He's that guy who won a few championships whenever RC4 and JS7 were injured, right?
Wink
Good try.
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Prntscrn 1/19/2020 5:31am
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Reed is a legend, he will never fade away. I think we should just appreciate that he's still out the racing and enjoy it as long as it last. The day he decides to hang up the boots will be a sad day.
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RG1 1/19/2020 5:33am
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Just enjoy the fact that he is out there. He’s one of the all time greats of this sport. Still in the Top 20 best SX riders in the world at 38 years of age. He’s had a fantastic career, and we should give him all the respect he deserves
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500guy 1/19/2020 5:38am
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I wish People would let Reed decide what He wants to do.
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kkawboy14 1/19/2020 5:45am
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Can you imagine......being unprepared and getting top 20 in a sx? A guy can dream!
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