Team San Manuel Yamaha's Chad Reed Wins Third Stop Of 2008 SX Series

Round 3 – Anaheim, CA – Angel Stadium – January 19th, 2008

ANAHEIM, CA (January 21, 2008) – Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed took his second win of the 2008 Supercross season, in front of a sold out crowd of 45,050, at an event promoters dubbed “throwback night” which paid homage to the Supercross champs of the 1980’s. 

After opening ceremonies Reed went into serious race mode.  Reed set the fastest qualifying lap and took third in his heat race for a direct transfer into the main.  In the main event, he took the early lead in lap 1 and never looked back, dominating all 20 laps and securing the win. Reed captured his second win of the season, both at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, and leads the Championship standings with 72 points.

“I said that I wanted to win races this year,” beamed Reed. “That’s the only plan we’re following, to win every week.”

Meanwhile, Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Nate Ramsey posted his second Top 10 finish.  After having problems in his heat race, Nate finished second in the LCQ to earn his spot in the Main event.  He then worked his way through the pack in the Supercross main and finished a well earned seventh, giving Team San Manuel Yamaha two riders in the top 10.

Team San Manuel Yamaha highlights – Anaheim 2 – Round 3:
Chad Reed: Heat Race #2 – third.
Nathan Ramsey: LCQ – second.
Chad Reed: Winner - Supercross Main event.
Nathan Ramsey:  Seventh - Supercross Main event.
Chad Reed:  Supercross Championship Points leader - 72 points –
                           2 wins, 1 second place.
Nathan Ramsey:  Eighth in the series points chase with 38 points.

About Team San Manuel Yamaha
Team San Manuel Yamaha is Fueled by Fusion Energy and sponsored by AM PM, Nike, ProTaper, DID Chains, Yamalube, Akrapobic, Vortex, Bridgestone, One Industries, VP Racing Fuels, and GYTR.

About L&M Racing
L&M Racing was formed in 2006 by Owner/Team Manager Larry Brooks and partner Mike Kranyak.  In its second year of operation, L & M Racing’s 2008 team, Team San Manuel Yamaha, consists of former Supercross Champion Chad Reed and former West Coast “Lites” Champion Nathan Ramsey. Led by Brooks, a key component of the former Jeremy McGrath/ Chaparral Racing team’s three-year championship reign in Supercross; the first and only independent team to ever win the AMA Supercross Series Championship.

About the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians is a federally recognized American Indian tribe located near the city of Highland, California.  The Serrano Indians are the indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys and mountains who share a common language and culture.  The San Manuel reservation was established in 1891 and recognized as a sovereign nation with the right of self-government.  Despite challenges and hardships, the San Manuel tribal community has continued to progressively maintain and enhance its unique form of government – focusing all efforts on providing a better quality of life for its citizens.  Through economic diversification, both on and off the reservation, the tribe has been forward thinking in its efforts to build infrastructure, maintain civil services and promote social, economic, educational and governmental units including the departments of fire, public safety, education and environment and continues to pursue opportunities for future generations.