Insight: Chad Reed
Monday, April 4, 2011 | 9:50 AM
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What a night for TwoTwo Motorsports Chad Reed. He looked to be in prime position to grab his seventh podium in a row and hold on to the supercross series points lead. He had caught and re-passed rival James Stewart and was closing in on leader Trey Canard ever so slightly when “it” happened.
It was Stewart losing control in the whoops and launching himself in the side of Reed. This shot the Aussie off the track and resulted in what could have been a nasty crash. Reed brushed himself off and worked his way up to seventh before another crash with thirty feet to go until the checkers cost him a position. It was a gritty eighth on the night for Reed.
Afterwards in his truck with road rash and a scratch all the way down his back from a footpeg (or perhaps a Velociraptor) he gave me thoughts on the night.
Racer X: Chad, tough night, but in way a bit lucky because your crash was bad and you could have gotten hurt.
Chad Reed: It could have been worse. The bike was tore up. I was lucky to continue and not fall down again. Pretty bummed on that last lap crash, my seat was coming up, it was broken and as we saw with James [Stewart] the whoops were pretty gnarly and it was coming up with me in the whoops. It was pretty sketchy.
Reed would have trouble with his bike after getting together with Stewart.
Photo: Simon Cudby
Were you checking the bike out there on the track when you were stopped during the main?
Yeah, when I stopped on the track the side panel went into the wheel or chain and I thought the bike was locking up. I’m in the championship hunt and you don’t want to stop, but I’m not going to hurt myself out there with a bike that is going to break.
Before the “incident” you had to have been happy with the way you were riding.
Yeah, the first few laps I was trying to find my lines and it’s hard to do that when someone is pushing you on the inside. I knew it was James there and I just let him have it. Of course he took me to the widest part of the turn, but that’s OK, that’s racing. But it was weird, as soon as he got in front of me it seemed like he was a roadblock. I was scrubbing jumps almost onto the back of him. Canard was pulling away and [Ryan] Dungey was on me, so it was go-time!
So I was biding my time behind him when he made a big mistake in the whoops. It was pretty much the same thing as when he crashed into me. I drove it in there and made a block pass. I smoothed myself and was pulling away, chipping into Trey’s lead. I made a big mistake and scrubbed too much in the rhythm section and wasn’t able to triple. That allowed James to get right up on me and he was typical when he tried to make something happen in twenty feet of track. He pinned it in the whoops, lost control and he hit me. My immediate reaction was “let’s do it,” hit me as hard as you can. My thoughts were is he really over this championship and does he really not want me to win this thing that bad?
I think that he’s lucky that I was there; if not he was going into the stands.
The "It."
Photo: Simon Cudby
Did you see him at all or did you have no idea what happened?
No, I had no idea. I was blindsided. You watch it on video and figure it all out. I didn’t have any time to react; he pushed me over the berm and onto the concrete. At that point, you try to regroup as much as possible. When I got my bike up there was water everywhere and you see James riding away. My bike is tore up and I’m bummed that I couldn’t get back on and ride aggressive and get on it. The whoops were brutal and I couldn’t go through them because I had nothing to hold on to because of my seat. My arms were tightening up because I had to hold on with them. Just disappointing, but at the end of the day we’re six points down and a while ago we were twenty-nine down, so it’s good.
You seem surprisingly calm about this…
I’ve let it go. I’ve vented and we’ll move on to next week and these things happen although they seem to happen with him quite a bit. We all make mistakes.
Will this incident spark the Stewart-Reed rivalry even more?
Photo: Simon Cudby
What’s amazing to me is that he had a couple of real close calls but he never backed it down!
Just never! I guess in one respect you have to respect his commitment [laughs]. Brutal weekend, but we’re only six down and four to go. Everyone’s tightening it up and it's go time. Tonight I was chipping into Trey’s lead and everything was going good. I saw Ryan [Villopoto] there on film and he was in fifth and wasn’t really catching anyone. Oh well, I caught the short end of the stick with James Stewart’s mistakes.
Well, you are riding really good right now and you have to be confident that you can go to St. Louis this weekend and win, right?
Yeah, absolutely. It’s been a good stadium for me. I’ve won there before and started a streak there in ’03 that you contributed massively to by standing in the middle of the track and cheering me on [laughs]. I’m not deterred by the points of the championship, it’s just crazy week in and week out.
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I still say Reed will win this thing. Just my .02
Great job by Chad!! Good luck the rest of the series!!
CR22 seems pretty calm about the whole crash... Not a fan of his, but he seems quite confident...
Anyway.. RV2, capitalized big times, and kept his head cool.. He's back in front.. All RV has to do stay in front of Reed.. Something RV can easily do.
Stewie is a real menace to the field.. Bloody hell.. The guy is overriding... ha,ha... As another dumb ass poster wrote... My dear and fu**ed up friend jairtime.. It has to do, with the lack of frontal lob Stewie hasn't got.. Ha,ha..
Canard, the Christ loving rider, is riding well.. Hatss off to him.. And Stanton predicted Canard could surprise us!!!
What a great season!! 4 races to go!!! RV go!!!
Typical Reed,, evreything is JS's fault.. Just maybe if Reed were a little faster in the whoops, JS wouldnt of had to let off and get squirrley. I also remeber K-Dub hitting someone in the whoop also. Just a thought... Dont get me wrong, JS DID NOT ride well at all.
Nail it Reed! This is your championship! I was pissed when Stewart whiskey throttled into Reed. He was catching Canard. The gap had gone from about 5.5 seconds down to 3.2 was the last interval I saw.
Js is goin for the win just like you are SKIPPY quit your cryin! Just like Atlanta "It's Racing" Dish it & u better be able to take it! Lets go TC 41
mxmofo, did you even read the damn article? All you see is Reed and love to hate on him. I would have been major PO'd at stewie, but he wasn't, he was calm as ever. Get over it! Get off stewie's jock and enjoy the season! I have never seen a group of idiots like this anywhere else on the planet!
BD did you not read the article?
"I’ve let it go, I’ve vented and we’ll move on to next week and these things happen"
Tard.
A confident Reed is a fast Reed! Watch him bring the rain in these last rounds
Uneasy_rider,,,, I think you need to read the article again.. Reed said this "I’ve vented and we’ll move." So, it seems to me he was mad, would you agree ??? Aslo, its pretty clear you are sucking on Reed's "jock."
What CR22 fails to realize is that RV2 had the same issue he uses as an excuse to not be able to charge after the crash.
mxmofo..... you must be a stewart lover cause you don't think. it was all stewart's fault and not chad reed's. stewart is out of control when he rides. look at his results and how many times he has crashed the last 5 races. stewart is done, he has nothing
I won't make any excuses for Stewart this week. I was at the race and Stewart rode well in his Heat race. In the main event Bubba was all over the place. A few times he looked like he was in a rodeo trying to stay on a bucking horse. He totally crashed into Reed (Payback's a mutha). Stewart can forget about the championship this season. He's not sharp at all. He's going to have to try to get his mojo back in the outdoors.
It was racing REED just like when you drove in front of him a few weeks back, Two guys who want to win IMO.
motocross7... JS made a mistake, and thats it... To bad for cry-baby Reed... I would agree JS is out of control somewhat,, but I do remeber Reed crashing in the whoops that day also,, right ?? It was not intentional like Reed's takeout on JS earlier in the year..
Double L U really think that was payback?? Come on!! If JS wanted to "take out" Reed he would not do it there.
The Whoops were crazy, Reed was out of control in tham many times, RD was RV was K-Dub ran up the back of someone in the Whoops it happens!!
Also anyone who says JS is out of this... Don't bet on it. Anyone in the top 5 can win this. Look how the points have changed in the last 4 weeks and we have 4 to go anyone can win this still.
No I don't think James was intentionally trying to take Reed out. I said payback is a mutha because I don't feel sorry for Reed. Cuz Reed's takeout was intentional. James just lost control. I do think Stewart should've let off the throttle once he started to loose it. He just kept gassing it even when he was out of control.
Maybe if Stewart had his bar lights flashing Reed would have seen it coming !!! I was there and those whoops were gnarly, crashes all day long in that section.
it seems that stewart spends most of his time crashing. and taking others out with him.i think he gets way too much credit. trey canard is the fastest man on the planet right now and he got maybe 30 sec of tv time.
Accident or not, Reed had that one coming, and i think he knows that. Villopoto, Dungey, Canard or Stewart, i dont care which one wins. as long as its not Reed
mxmofo, you still don't anything. so what reed crashed in those whoops earlier. he didn't when stewart took him out. and stewart is out of control somewhat? he's always out of control and that's why he's not in the points lead. it shows that he will never change his crazy, out of control riding style which its a hazard to other riders just like this week's race. it was all stewart and don't blame reed for any of it. sick of all these stewart lovers always blaming everyone else for james' own mistakes.
Stewart is the most dangerous rider around . He is a bad sportsman and spoilt little brat. He's finished
Yes BS i read the article Heres a fact Chad has to win 3 races to cash in on the insurance policy that he took out at the beg. of the season, just like he did on the outdoor championship 2 yrs ago, It was totally james fault but if he didnt get sideways at the end of the whoop section he had the inside line and would have passed ol skippy back! I do agree with chad that James was riding like a roadblock when he got infront of reed. Another fact is thru reeds whole carrer he has been a WHINER from day 1 Always something the bike the mysterious illness he's always fighting when he dsnt win, the bike we need to do more testing blah blah blah , so when he says i've moved on and let it go BS thats exactly right it's "BS"
Bubba is an out of control D-Bag! No two ways about it. Glad the series is so close I hope it tightens up even more before the Salt Lake round, and then I'd love to see bubba boy punted off the track by any of the other top riders. Cant wait to see this stuff live and in person again.
James just seems to be an absolute terror on the tracks anymore. Go back and review all of his crashes this season, and save for one, he has taken someone with him each and every time. I love watching him ride, but he's worse than Barcia anymore, just pin and hope for the best seems to be his motto. Reckless and wild, and with the new crop of riders, it just doesn't work out for him.
And, I guess we saw on the CBS broadcast (which was total garbage, btw) why Stewart left Aldon...Taco Bell before a race??? Really??
How about CBS plastering Stewart all over the program after he was just arrested for a felony offense a week ago...what a shame. And Emig and Shaheen were once again all over his jock during the whole program, even after his "brain fade" crash. What an absolute joke this is turning into. He didnt deserve one second of face time on national television, no wonder he thinks he can do whatever he wants. How about a segment on a guy that started his own privateer team and was leading the points coming into the race, now that interesting. Not some guy riding around in 4th place and getting arrested in the process.
im not saying that james was in the right but, reed deserves it. this guy has played every angle in the book. his current situation ("being fogetten by the industry") is his own fault. You can only crap in your nest so many times before people (the industry) turn their backs. face it, w/o stewart the series would be a sleeper.
GO JS7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not Reed fan or a Stewart hater it's nice to see Reed in the hunt as it makes for tighter racing. On the subject of JS he needs to take a serious look at his program. Malcolm on the other hand looks better every week and the last 4 rounds should be epic.
motocross7,,, JS screwed up,,, deal with it !!!
Slim473,, I agrre with a bit on the Taco Bell thing, but I dont think fitness is Js's prblem right now.. He's just has no focus at all..
BD,, I agree...
i agree that CBS coverage is garbage. im a stewart fan, but if i wanted to watch his life outside racing i would watch bubbas world. whoever decided that a bunch of pointless music and stupid interviews are more interesting than the racing must be the same genious at Speed who decided that only showing the second motos for the nationals was a good idea. Yesterdays coverage....approx. 3 min. of racing coverage in the first 30 min. of the telecast.
ya mxorange about like 3.5 hours of daytona for 4 races to be shown
go go go reed soook them all
go go go reed smook them all
hey ronnie,
keep in mind that reed is running his own team only because of his own doing. he burned his bridges with every manufacturer he has ridden for, he has threatened to quit completely (until someone offered him more $) he quit the nationals last year because he wasnt winning and blamed it on epstein-barr and somehow recovered from it in time to start his own team. come on reed, just be a man and admit what the real problem was....your ego. the industry didnt forget you, you forgot the industry. regardless of what happens in sx. Reed will get waxed outdoor!!!!!!!!
Close your eyes and think about James Stewart's takeout of Chad Reed. What maneuver do cops use that Stewart attempted? Coincidence?
I'd say that although Officer Stewart's piss-poor attempt at a PIT maneuver resulted in injuring Chad Reed and moved him back in the points, he failed at spinning Reed around. Might I recommend remedial PIT maneuver training.
I knew it hurt Reed's back when the bike was balancing and turning on its footpeg in his back. Reed, if you're reading this, and if at some point Soil Samples Stewart costs you the championship, I hope you will DO THE NASTY, and that you will do that nasty every time Stewart leads the points in any series.
You're right, Reed, if Stewart can't have the title, he'll do anything to make sure you don't get it either. Ride accordingly.
typical crybaby reed. - everytime chad pulls off some dumbass move and takes them both out, he calls it a racing incident. When Chad gets taken out, him and Ellie have to post all this crybaby sh*t on twitter. Its never Chad's fault - always someone else's fault. Heck even in Phoenix and Atlanta when Chad managed to wipe them both out, he sort of blamed it on Stew.
jairtime,,, Your right,, JS lost control in the whoops,, just to take out Reed.... You are a GENIOUS !!!
I didn't want to see it happen like that, but I am a bit glad CR22 took some soil samples this week. He smashed into JS in ATL and this week he got t-boned over the berm; maybe some moto karma there. This is all making for a great series!
I can't say there is a rider that I am more of a fan of than the others. But, for some reason I can’t root for CR22 since he left Suzuki. JS has been so inconsistent since his TV show, but still displays great speed. While RV's heart appears to have taken a furlough, TC is on a terror. Then there's RD, though he's vanilla compared to the others, riding as Mr. Consistent thus far. How about Alessi with another Holeshot?!
I am sure I’m not the only one who wishes the whole series was televised live. Outdoors are going to be annoying switching from Fuel (std) to Speed (HD) every round. Hope 2012 gets a revamped broadcast schedule.
Toss Ralph for Weig!!
Reed is gonna win this baby! Bubba is a great rider but he isnt the fastest anymore and that is killing the guy. So he tries to make up for it by whiskey throttling the whole track and taking out everyone around him. AMA needs to sit him down for a talk. Reed didnt cry about this one "he vented and got over it" he wont be riding at Bubbas house anytime soon I bet. Yeah he made an overly aggressive pass in Atlanta and he was payed back for it and he knows it. Thats why he is calm about this. Stewie is bitter Reed is going to win this campionship and he wants to make sure he can stop that from happening. Im rooting for the privateer and Dungey. As long as one of those guys win it Ill be happy.
Yea Stewie screwed up, like he does every week, its just when he screws up he takes another rider with him. And idiots saying if Reed was faster in the whoops he wouldnt have been there for Stewie to hit> What a total idiotic statement. Maybe if Stewie wasnt riding over his head it wouldnt have happened. Reed was riding within his skill level,Stewie was not. Just like Reed said, Stewie tries to make something happen with 20 feet of track. Its typical Stewie being his normal dumb self. The man has no sense, of what is going on around him. And I still dont see where the Stewtards get this Reed is a whiner thing. I have heard Stewie throw out more excuses than any racer in history. Throwing his mechanic under the bus at Unadilla, saying his 250 2-stroke was too slow earlier in his career., and RC hitting Laroccos leap every lap on a Honda 2-stroke, every time Stewie lost it is an excuse. And Reed was very cool after the crash in his interviews, saying it racing, and I shouldnt have let Stewie get that close. He has been very professional if you ask me.
Stewy sketched through the whoops every lap dropping the front end and grabbing a handful with a lucky wheely out !!!!! this guy needs to go back to school and learn the basics of riding
motoraceorange this is the best series in years, have u been watching? stewie is 5th in points and the other 4 guys have been faster than him for a month.
Reed continues to be the best interview and spokesman for the sport. 2 years ago who would have thunk? Taking the high road even though we all know that JS7 continues to ride out of control (Preston, IT, RC, Partridge, Reed etc can attest).
BTW gbs, Reed did not leave Suzuki under his own accord. They could not afford him! Until the past month or so, he never rode better than on that Suzuki. He is on it now on it big time, showing the factories that they missed the boat big time for not shelling out! With Honda's addl help he has a great chance to win it. A win or top 3 when it is all said and done makes it a banner year for his team and should lock down top sponsorship $ for the coming years.
Regarding CBS, the only way to watch is w/the TV on mute!
If Chad loses the championship by 7 points or less, he can blame Atlanta. In Atlanta, Instead of him getting 2nd and RV getting third, he pulls a dumb move that gives RV the win and Chad third. The difference? 7 point swing. Chad would actually have a one point lead right now if he didn't do that. but no, if he loses the Championship, he will blame it on Dallas, not Atlanta. Just like 2009 when he blamed losing the championship on Chisholm, even though JS pounded his ass 13 of 17 races that year.
The still pictures make it look like James fault.
The video clearly show that going through the whoops James was at least a gear higher and Chad was waddling through the whoops. When James backed it down so NOT to hit the waddling Chad it bucked him and they went down anyway.
Not a big James fan but do have to respect his desire to win.
I was at the race and what I saw was a DESPARATE Stewart. In fact, the longer he goes without a win, the more desparate he becomes. He did look good in his heat race but when Reed passed him in the main he got hot-headed. He was not using his head at all. Supercross is dangerous enough without people like him that are riding brainless.
Someone said if he had not gotten squirrelly in the whoops he would have passed Reed in that corner. Wrong. He just pinned it and threw it in there. In fact, the reason his rear end swapped is because he was trying to brake in the last couple of whoops. Anyone above intermediate level knows you don't do that. He had to because he was approaching the turn too fast to make it. Out of control. AMA needs to issue a warning to him with the threat of suspension. He sure needs a manager. That camp is falling apart. This is not the Stewart of a few years ago.
I do not believe Reed would have passed Canard if he had caught him. Remember Jacksonville where Reed caught and passed him but he fought back and beat Reed straight up. Canard has a BIG future.
mxmofo, How was CR being a cry baby? He was mad, who wouldn't be, Stewart was out of control as usual and t-boned him. I don't think it was intentional, but it is coming to be a all too common occurance of JS being out of control lately. CR let it go, that's maturity, not talking to the media after a race cause he did bad, now that's a cry baby!
Most of my thoughts have already been posted. The CBS coverage on JS7, what a joke. Nice move by JS7 camp to bring him out to do signings, hit up Taco Bell, make him look like an average guy the week he was arrested for a felony. They obviously edited out the part where James had to explain to the Taco Bell guy who he was. Then his slip up about "and being on time....oh, I'm always on time......." what a load of crap. All of the sudden he is available to the mainstream media, no coincidental at all. CBS should be ashamed for getting sucked into it.
I would like to see a piece on there trucks, mechanics, bikes, parts etc. That would be interesting as long as the guy isn't "selling me Amsoil" like yesterday's Tech Tip.
No news on TC41 who actually WON the race, he deserves major props for coming in and taking it to the veterans.
Reed didn't "deserve" to be blind sided. Like he said, its racing. If Stuart wanted to take him out, he would have launched him off the berm he took him high in instead of making a clean pass, now that would have been carnage.
Good luck to the winner of this years season, it will be a well fought battle and they deserve to win it all.
Hey all its called racing and I used to listen to the song by REO Speedwagon called "Keep Pushin on" to motovateme before my races. So if Chad or anyone of the Pro's read this post go find that song.
When Reed takes out Stewart, its just racing and you never hear anything about it from the Stewart camp. When Stewart takes out Reed (in what appears to be unintentional), you never hear the end of it from the Reed camp and Reed fans. Chad and Ellie are both posting dumb crap on Twitter, Chad is saying he saved James life… geezus… has there ever been a bigger drama queen in racing than Chad?
Uneasy_rider,, he has been a cry baby his whole career.. Facts are facts.. ALWAYS made excuses why he NEVER beat RC and JS straight up..
Uneasy_rider,, he has been a cry baby his whole career.. Facts are facts.. ALWAYS made excuses why he NEVER beat RC and JS straight up..
Reed is a baby, period. He was making mistakes in is Heat race and even went down on his own. There were lots of folks making mistakes on a challenging track, the whoops especially. Reed made more " big mistakes " in the main allowing james to catch up to him again.Racing is racing and James made a "big mistake" got squirelly in the whoops and unfortunetly he took out Reed in the process. Nothing close to what Reed did in Atlanta. Reed cry's and makes stupid statements that shows why he is a notorious pain in the ass to deal with...just suck it up dude....crashing is a part of racing...Reed is allowed to make mistakes, but nobody else is....Reed can take people out, but nobody better do it to him....
Remember guys, this column is about Reed. Not JS7. Reed looked fast and determined; like from a few years ago. Not my favorite rider, but he's OK. I wanted RV2 to win this series but it looks like Reed could do it. RV2 was just riding around out there in 5th. He got lucky - again. But backing it down on this course was necessary because the step-ups, rythms and whoops were hairy.
I really want RV to win the championship but the veteran Reed could do it. I never thought I would see the day when Reed would catch and pass Stewart and beat him straight up.
All the CBS coverage on JS7 was obviously recorded a month ago in Atlanta, so they had that all set up prior to any arrests and other nonsense. Even if they followed Dungey to taco bell, I think that was a lame segment...show some racing....anyone who is watching for the first time probably changed the channel...
Hey Dennis
soook? smook? I think you are trying to spell Smoke right?
Might I suggest a 1st grade spelling book.
Racer-x you should really have a children's section.
It's a real shame that 4 year old's have computers but can't spell or even use spell check... good old public education destroying minds daily.
Stewie is riding BAD....no doubt about it. But I can't believe all the comments about this. It was a racing accident. I can't figure out why none of you are ripping on Barcia. Do you watch the lites? This kid is an a$$ clown. He makes NO ATTEMPT to turn when he's battling, if you can call it that, with Wilson. The battles between Chad and James are nothing compared to what is going on with Barcia and Wilson.
RV2 rode smart and did what Dungey and Reed have been doing all season....take advantage of others mistakes....RV has a bike (seat) problem that was giving him fits, so in my opinion he did the best thing....Trey was on fire andsince he is further behind in points, better he win then cry baby Reed or Dungey if RV is going to win the title. IF trey wins the remaining races and RV is top 3, Its RVs championship...
I think its funny that people are writing here that Reed is a cry baby about what happened. No where in this interview or the post race video he did with Jim Holly was he crying about the crash. You guys need to stop blowing James and get to reality.
BAM, BAM THE NEW BEAST FROM THE EAST........
2 incredibly fast and talented athletes that I respect.
BUT, James is riding way over his limits and it is hurting other riders.
AMA needs to have a talk before he paralizes himself or another rider.
SERIOUSLY.
I'm a huge fan of the sport, not just one rider as most of you seem. I was at Dallas and nothing was intentional, Just out of control in the whoops as alot of riders were all though the day of qualifing and night of racing. Even Canard got bucked off track earlier that day exiting the same set of whoops. The track was awesome and the racing was even better. Bad luck for Reed being wrong place wrong time and good luck for Stewart because if Reed wasn't there he would have most likely been into the wall or stands and could have ended his season. This is the best season ever and I can't wait to see the last 4 rounds. The Barcia - Wilson battle was awesome and had everyone in stadium going crazy. Great racing guys. Good luck to all the top guys in both classes still in title contention, this has been best season in many years
Now to all the haters and whiners. If all you have is negative comments and opinions I think you should take up a new passtime like Bingo or sewing. Don't bring down the greatest events and athletes on earth with your stupid-azz comments. All these guys are great or they wouldn't be getting paid for what most of us love and do for pure enjoyment. I guess most of you are just jealous because actually deep down inside you know that you have no talent, no skills, and just plain SUCK.
For all of you "Reed" non-supporters....Read is here first. Chad Reed will win the SX 2011 Championship. He is faster than Villopotto (who has had "nothting" the last two weeks) and simply has had podiums handed to him due to Stewarts "insane" riding. Cry and Wine all you want, but when the "dust" settles Reed will be Champion. Who else has passed Stewart this year...I thought so, only Reed. He's been picking it up each week and is clearly in the drivers seat..Remember, you read it here first...too bad, too sad for the rest!!!
vetracer19,, you said " He is faster than Villopotto." Hmmmmmm, then please tell me how RV has the points lead, even with MISSING a main event ???
Everyone that has ever raced or ridden dirt bikes knows that guy that is fast but also out of control and can't keep it on two wheels. That guy is JS. He knows he cant win everytime so he rides beyond his ability and is becoming a danger on the track.
Go watch the replay..He had every intention of coming in hard on Reed in that corner.. Even if he hadnt started to fall off he would have t-boned Reed. His Bike was directed right at Reed. He never planned to use the berm
I dont get the Lovefest people have with JS. He has no personality, his TV show is the most boring thing on TV.
I used to make my kids watch the US Congress on CNN when they couldnt sleep but now I know that Bubba's World puts them to sleep even quicker.
Also can someone tell CBS that we would rather watch the heat races than watch the most boring man in motorsports order from Taco Bell and brag to the Drive thru guy (that clearly couldnt give a $hit) that he has a camera from CBS on him. Pathetic!!
IMAYADATTY,,, can you read my mind also ???
"SPD wrote: about 11 minutes ago
I think its funny that people are writing here that Reed is a cry baby about what happened. No where in this interview or the post race video he did with Jim Holly was he crying about the crash. You guys need to stop blowing James and get to reality."
The Stewart fans love to chirp Reed at all costs. All of a sudden he's a baby for getting ill and bailing on last season's outdoor series. Need you be reminded that is the first "bad" year the guy has had in his career. If you want to talk crybaby how about Stewart pulling off at Unadilla when he was getting beat last summer in the second moto because his suspension was no good? That's the ultimate sore loser right there. Who was it that said JS never blames his bike? What about JS excuses for never beating RC? Oh ya sorry, he was on a 250 2-stroke, so what. But no, JS fans don't recognize anything negative about him, the sun shines out his a** regardless of what the rest of the world witnesses and thinks. mxmofo, I see you're still on the bandwagon in a big way lol. It must be tough being such dedicated and vocal JS fans while watching his downward spiral. Who's going to be the first to say whoever wins this championship doesn't deserve it because JS is better haha?
maybe not this last race but Reed has along history of being a cry baby, also remember Reed trying to intentionally run Stewart off the track in Vegas because he knew Stewart would win the championship, these guys don't want the other to win & they will do whatever it takes to make that happen, I really hope RV wins it, he kinda got screwed with that DNQ!
CR has never beaten Stewart straight up? Have you been watching this season? How do you get ahead of a guy in points and not be beating him? So let me get this right, if stewart doesn't crash out, if Stewart doesn't land on anyone, if stewart doesn't throw a hail mary and take someone out at the end of a whoop section, he can't be beat? Come on, this is pathetic, Stewart has been getting his butt handed to him all year! look at the point standings, that cannot be denied. He is screwing up, all the top 5 guys are beating him straight up (even Dungey)! I admit CR has been a cry baby, but not this time, he manned up and called it racing!
enough of the crying chad reed of tu tu motorsports(yes i mean tu tu like a dancers dress thing). I love how u cry about james crashing you one time. Remember last year supercross when u took yourself and js7 out in a berm? lol or this year in atlanta when u basically went the wrong way to take js7 out in a corner a couple laps before the finish. your a pathetic excuse for a rider, it's a shame becasue i was really hoping you would do well with your own team, but your a pathetic cry baby.
Retardcross,,, Oh, I see,, its OK for Reed to pull off at Millville ( over halfway through the year I might add), but its not OK for JS to pull off at Unadilla ?? Its was just pretty funny how Reed was able to bounce back SO QUICK after his " illness." Reemeber, he started riding right after the Nationals were OVER,, hahahaha.. It was his 1st race back after a injury,, right ?? Yes, JS never beat RC,,, but Reed NEVER beat either of them,, remember ?? Also, if you have bothered to read any of my earlier comments, I have clearly stated the obvious, and that is JS is not focused at all... So,,, nice try Retardcross...
I am just wounder how hard any of the the racers posting here would whine if they were taken out like CR22?
That is assuming there is any racers here.
Anyway, what a great season. I can't wait for the next few races.
And....
To watch the felon try to race and keep felon-off will be price-less.
now....off to Taco-Bell.
Uneasy_ride,,, Uhhhh,, I meant for a championship !! My God,, do I really have to explain this ???
ACTIVITIES TO NOT INVITE JAMES STEWART ALONG FOR:
- Rock climbing
- Skydiving
- Scuba diving
- Ice skating
- Rollerblading
- Drag racing
- Racquetball
- Basketball
- Tightrope walking
- Spelunking
- Mountain biking
- Snow skiing
Just a few things on this deal.
Reed could have really slammed JS on the crash,but he didn't. Obviously JS was out of control and took CR out.
My hats off to CR for taking the high road.
Hopefully JS stepped up and took responsibility and spoke to Chad.
This series is going down to the wire, best action we have had in years!
And YES, I do race and in fact competed this past weekend at Gatorback in Gainesville, Fl.
Anyone on here who doesn't think Bubba is a danger to everyone on the track after yesterday's fiasco - you clearly don't know about racing. How many times/riders does bubba have to crash/take out someone before someone steps in and black flags him?
No wonder no one can pass James Stewart. It's a decision that could prove fatal!
Racing ---- The only sport that requires more than one ball to play
It also requires a frikin brain cell or two
So how far do you think he would have launched had Reed not been there ?
I would have loved to see that
Same old story with some of you idiots. When Reed went down in the whoops, had someone else been there he would have taken them with him. there is no way to determine "when" and "where" you are going to crash, and often times there is going to be an innocent victim. Unless you want to change the format to solo main events and the guy with the best time wins, you are gonna have to learn to accept that it has and always will happen out there. You big fricken babies!! WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
Man, some guys just take this so seriously. WAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
I will say first and foremost that I'm a james stewart and trey canard fan. For years I disliked Reed, but respected him because somehow he always stayed in the thick of things, even tho in my opinion he was never the top rider.
This year its no different to me still, but his smarts in regards to this championship will see him be the winner at the end. James is clearly flustered and its apparent in his riding and antics off the track. I still believe he is the most talented out there, but not the smartest. I think at the end of this thing Reed will stand on top (even tho I don't like it lol). RV is strong, but lately his riding has been subpar. He and dungey have gotten plenty of generous gifts as of lately. The main one who is benefitting from this years drama is Trey Canard. He is having a season no one expected him to have.
Normally, I just read the comments laugh and enjoy reading peoples opinion. This week I found it a little annoying that people would say "paybacks a (insert your favorite cliche)". Bottom line is when Reed rode in front of Stewie in the ATL, Stewart actually hit reed, because Stewart was not going to let off the gas and check up. In Dallas Stewie straight up T-bones Reed while riding out of control. I don't see how you call that payback, but I guess if you look at those folks calling it "payback" you might see a a little peach fuzz under their nose and undeniable man crush towards Stewart.
How was chad to know james was trying to pull him over, James forgot to turn on his blue lights.
All you PUSSIES calling any of these top pros crybaby's don't have a CLUE what's it like to TRAIN, much less RACE at the level these guys are at, so quit talking like you know anything about how it feels to be at their level.
And, quit swinging from the riders' NUTS, and look at FACTS for a change.
FACT: No top 5 SX rider has crashed as much or taken out more riders than James Stewart this season.
OPINION: He hasn't done it necessarily on purpose, but I think it's because he's a little off his game this year, not to mention stiffer competition for him. But so what, all champions have to deal with losing eventually, and he will probably figure it out. It's such a mental game for all the top guys right now. All these guys make mistakes when they're under pressure or less confident. #7 just seems to be making more of them.
seriously, get a life bro. you've commented more than 5 times under this article. why don't you get a job then buy a bike so you actually know what you are talking about. you problably learned everything from mx vs atv reflex cause' thats what you problably do all day besides comment under racerx
At least I'm man enought to use my own name, and not make one up... why dont you try and tell me where I'm wrong, or are you just going to try and insult me because you cant tell me ??
mxmofo, Stewie blames problems on himself?? ha ha!!. thats a good one. Just like when Stewie talked about losing the outdoors races to RC, Stewie said his Kawi was so slow, he could never have won on it. Excuse, like at Unadilla, he said the bike set-up was so bad, he pulled off for his safety, Excuse.. Like the excuse he made with the race announcer at Indy, terrible. He is nothing but excuses, and I am not a huge Reed fan, but I hate the way the Stewtards act like he cant ride, is dirty, and they slam him for everything. When Stewie can be thrown out there the same exact way..
@mxmofo, when some loser throws out comments under a made-up name, like the "mxmofo has no life" idiot. just ignore them and dont acknowledge their even there. Its easier and they get no satisfaction out of it.
I must be watching something different. Have not missed a second of any race. I have yet to see an intention takeout attempt in the 450 class. Aggressive riding and guys trying to win a Title - you bet. Even Reed in Atlanta - we have seen that exact same pass made in both 450 and 250 classes every week, albeit on slower and less aggressive riders.
Sorry guys. I ride 20 races a year in the Vet A Class and all I have seen is aggressive racing. However, the Barcia/Wilson riding is as close to intentional as it gets.
In this forum, the term "intentional" seems to be dictated by whether your guy is the victim versus the perpetrator. Victim = "intentional." Perpetrator = "just racing."
Unbelievable! I'm fairly certain that CR and JS7 are both qualified to race in this sport. Everyone is entitled to have there favorite rider and hate any rider they want. i only wonder Why either one of the aforementioned boobs is big news this week. So what JS7 is the new JLAW. or that CR got hit and only made 8th place. TREY CANARD 41 is the NEWS he has proven that he can race and win. when the track has been rough or the bike has had problems he still puts in 100% and in his first full season on the 450 is 4th in points. Thats NEWS
bd200,, I also remember KW beating RC about 3 times when RC was on that 250,, and RC was a much much better rider.. At very National that year, RC rode his ass off to keep up or beat KW's 450.. Unadilla was JS'ss first race back, I think that was legit, dont you ?? Look at NUMEROUS posts on here.. I'm certainly not the only one that thinks Reed is a baby.. Now, you have Reedy and Ellie on twitter making more excuses..
CR fans and JS fans duking it out online is entertainment you just can't buy or get on any other rider site. I've been trolling Reed's website and other Reed fan sites for years and one thing about Reed fans -- Reed is never in the wrong and can part the seas in the process. I've become good friends with a lot of them and they are good people but arguing with them is like pissing in the wind.
bd200,,, hahahaah,, WOW,, I agree with you ...
Hey I missed Toronto while on vacation and my DVR pooping out on me, but didn't Stewart pull a "Reed" on Villopoto? Tie that with this weekend and you have a "conspiracy" of Stewart playing head games by striking takedown fear with all those around him! I'd be scared. Then again, I didn't see Toronto.
JS7 is having a wild series that is for sure and he crashes as much as Reed crys, which happens to be a lot unfortunatley.... Reed try's to bury his hot-temper under sarcasm and cheezy attempts at being a comedian so he doesnt look like an ass on TV.. " Guess I am included in the Flava of making mistakes"...he is sooooooo bitter at JS7, always has been. This incident was Stewart crashing and taking Reed with him....not deliborate, but it is what it is.....If Stewart dove in under Reed like Reed did to him at Atlanta, Reed would have something to whine about then too....If Reed wins he is fine....if he loses he blames everyone but himself, he has always been that way....
typical bro sho, hazard for everyone on the track! u aint even a c rider, u a d rider!
"Petcock wrote: about 3 minutes ago
CR fans and JS fans duking it out online is entertainment you just can't buy or get on any other rider site. I've been trolling Reed's website and other Reed fan sites for years and one thing about Reed fans -- Reed is never in the wrong and can part the seas in the process. I've become good friends with a lot of them and they are good people but arguing with them is like pissing in the wind."
I think you mixed that up with the Stewart camp........the media darling is the one who can do no wrong as shown by this weekend's James Stewart Special on CBS. Just sayin.......
All I wanna say is #22 shut-up, Dude 2 races str8 you on purpose ran into @JS7 & cost him the race, #22 u deserve this...haven't you heard what goes around must come back around. Dude you been chasing @JS7 since Las Vegas 2 years ago! Fo-real shout out Trey (God's child) for riding so good. This lil dude be on his game since the very first time I seen him! Love when after his race he always gives it to God on the podium... Bring the championship home (God's Child)!!!!!!!!!
Talk is cheap. Stewart is almost just too dangerous as he gets more desperate to win. I've never seen a rider so out of control. He crashes just about every main. Although this train wreck is why I watch every weekend. Keep up the epic crash footage oh yeah and the others should keep up the great "racing".
mxmofo said the CR never beat RC..... In the 2003 Supercross season Reed beat Carmichael 9 times. Carmichael only beat Reed 7 times. Reed had a few bad races and only lost the championship by a few points. Get your facts straight before you post.
Stewart is a menace, very fast but dangerous to himself and anyone near him on the track.
And mxmofo does seem to be very content sucking 07's jock.
yzfsean,,, I think you better do your homework BEFORE you come to class.. I said Reed has never beaten RC and JS for a championship.... Of course I know that CR has beaten them in races,,, geeezzzz, but NOT a championship.. Read my arlier posts BEFORE you make a fool of yourself again...
I hope Stewart can still find a way to win this title.....he does deserve it the most!! Best out there in my opinion!!!
The JS7 taco bell footage and such was filmed in Atlanta over a month ago. Obviously CBS had no other footage to roll, so they stuck with the JS7 segments. Has nothing to do with covering up the events that happend off the track....the fact they didnt bring it up is saying something,....NOBODY CARES!!! except the Reed fans who want to see JS7 burn cause he has 22's number and saturday definitley wasnt pay back for atlanta...that is still to come...probably vegas....
God dammit. Someone stole my name. I would never say something so fan boyish. Starting now, I WILL NEVER POST AGAIN UNTIL I GET ONE OF THOSE AVATAR THINGYS.
MAN HE IS THE BIGGEST P*SSY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO HIM. it was his fault too thats whats funny stewart was coming inside of him cr tried to cut over stewart let off then got bucked b/c of it. i would love to beat his ass
Excellent post "Trend Killer"........old footage just being used this week folks!!! And yeah, it's not CBS's place to run a damn story about the stupid misdemeanor stuff that went down last week. Did you hear the people cheering for Stewart n the opening ceremonies???????????? People don't care!!! 99 percent of the hate and crap talk is from people on these boards........you haters are in the minority in the big picture......sorry, but it's true!!
I'd love to see Canard win the championship while Reed, Stewart and RV take each other out and crash....that would be make this the best supercross season ever!! Even better if Dungey gets bumped back to 5th where he belongs.
Are all Stewart fans this retarded? Every comment I read it's like they vomit on their keyboard and press enter. The Atlanta pass was a clean pass and this wasn't a 'revenge' (nor was it karma) pass you morons. He lost control, the whoops were tough this round, he wasn't the only one making mistakes. The fact of the matter is he's been riding like shit since round 2 and it's not getting better.
I dont read twitter, just the Sh#t my Dad says guy. But Stewie was making excuses at Indy before the T.V. interview. He was crying about "Not getting to ride all week" crap. waaa!! Reed does sometimes. I was not beliving to Sickness at Milleville. But yopu are quick to belive Stewie pulling off at Unadilla, he was getting beat by Dungey, who everyone says had a title Given to him. Believe Stewie but not Reed MXMOFO?? Biased are we??
Activities not to invite Jairhead to. Motocross Supercross Arenacross , and any other form of Dirtbiking...
bd200,,, After those crashes, I'm surprised JS was even walking, let alone riding. c'mon, it was the first race for JS in mamy many months.. He admitted he wasnt prepared.. Reed was also getting smoked at Millville, by about everyone on the track,, but after he told us about his illness, it sure didnt take him long to get back on the bike, did it ??
@ seriously... " riding like shit since round 2"..... Even though he easily won Oakland and A2 rounds 4 and 5 (i think) and had Atlanta in the bag until the "Reed Incident" At Daytona is when I would say the "shit" started even though he was riding great until his big get off......James is the only guy CHARGING through the pack and making passes....Same with RV....that is why they are involved with the "racing" incidents....they are racing....
The racing saturday night was awesome. Watching James just hang on was amazing, we where all sitting their saying he was going to throw it away. Basically he's riding over his head & like most weeks he ends up running in to someone affecting their race & his. The old James at the start of the season is not their, the guy that could just fly past anyone and be gone. He obviously has things on his mind that are affecting his racing at the moment. Anyway it is interesting to say the least.
Stewart felt that Reed went by him way to fast, so he decided to pull him over. Stewart reached into his gear and tried to pull out his fake badge and lost control. Next time he should just turn on his flashing lights!
i make sure you didnt finish anotjer race if i was james after atlanta, how do you know hes not playing with you. reed complains about how he gets passed, were he gets passed but he can do whatever he wants and when he looks slow and stupid he blames it on the bike or the track. i will be glad when your gone reed i hope its soon go back to aussie were you belong and quit crying, james was keeping clean you made the first dirty pass know you have to watch your back, lets see take you out to keep you winning the title yeah i would do it just because your a punk. you have trouble beating dungey man thats sad.
and the cop jokes are getting old put it to rest, i heard of beating a dead horse but yall cant just let this go, its not funny, you talk but if james invited to his house to ride on his track the majority of yall would be on his sack.
BD200 we have been thru this before, JS said he was not ready for Unadilla, He should never have come. So it sounds like he took some blaim for it.
I like how Reed complains about "the first few laps I was trying to find my lines and it’s hard to do that when someone is pushing you on the inside".... So what he is saying was JS7 was behind him trying to pass and " I let him go by "....Sure looked that way to me....and then " of coarse he took me as wide as he could"...... Its called a clean pass you big baby.....
The more I read from and about Chad lately, the more I respect the guy. Would like to see him or Trey win it, but I wouldn't be upset if either Ryan won it.
could a stewart fan explain to me where they get their information?
stewart fans are lucky reed was there too, cuz stewart was about to put himself into the stands... which would have made my LIFE!
BillC
When KDub ran into Alessi in the whoops he was in control and Alessi just about came to a complete stop when contact was made not his fault imo
Stewart was feet off the pegs superman style out of the whoop section and used Reed as a backboard pretty much. A lil different if you ask me than Windham in control trying to miss Alessi.
mxmofo....
I did read your posts and you sound like an idiot back pedaling because you said something stupid.
Here are your posts on the subject:
"Facts are facts.. ALWAYS made excuses why he NEVER beat RC and JS straight up.."
"Yes, JS never beat RC,,, but Reed NEVER beat either of them,, remember ?"
"Uneasy_ride,,, Uhhhh,, I meant for a championship !! My God,, do I really have to explain this ???"
You didn't say you were only talking about championships until someone called you on your idiotic comment. If it wasnt for one bad race in 2003 Reed would have won that championship. So to say that CR never beat RC is totally idoitic. He beat RC nine times that year. He finished only 7 points behind RC.
So even if you were only talking about championships it is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. It was a heated title chase that went down to the last race.
Get a clue!
Randy Olsen, couldn't agree more. The Chad Reed of old isn't here. New Chad Reed is exciting to watch and I do agree with another earlier post: Chad Reed is has been the best ambassador of our sport this season.
yzfsean,,, If you didnt think I was talking about a championship, then you are a moron.. Of course I know that Reed had beaten RC and JS in races... geeezzz.. Are you a kindegartner ??
It deosnt matter how many races Reed won in '03,, he DIDNT WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, right ??? And thats all that matters.. CLOSE only counts in horse-shit and horse-shoes...
all i have to say is,the thunder from down under is back baby!!
if the dungsters chain stayed on ,they would all be smelling his yosh....
i love canard,yes.i mean move to oklahoma love.i hope my boy has his character,let alone talent.
bubbles,you need to change something in the suspension.you dont look comfy.
rv2 can you imagine racing this guy? he wont go away. hes a beast.
thx to all 5 for a great season-------------take it to vegas boys!!!
I just seen Reed's crash at the very end of the race ( last lap ). He must have been riding over his head ... hahahahaha... If JS did that, thats what the haters would say ... hahahahaha
james whent 24 and 0 thats consistant james is having a tough time he needs to quit his tv show to much stuff going on
Totally agree with Brad, JS used to be the man before he became a reality star. I hope he decides that his place in mx/sx history is more important than being a reality tv star.
Hey mxmofo .. sorry that I am not a psychic, I can only respond to what you wrote not what you meant. Maybe you should try to be more clear.
So I read this article and then thought I'd read the comments below for some light entertainment and wow....... SO MANY experts on here!! And isn't mxmofo quite the king of keyboard opinionated experts!? Dude, STFU already, walk AWAY from your mom's computer and go and start waving one of those Domino pizza boards so you can save up for a Motocross bike - and one day you can grow up and know what it's like to actually RIDE!! Let alone race at the pinnacle of this sport. People like you generally need someone to hate on, to make yourself feel better about having nothing better to do than being a loser sitting at home posting WAY TOO MANY times on a freaking website!!! Get a life.
mxmofo - The "GOAT" of all haters!!!!!
I'm not a CR22 fan, but it seems you are not on your mind. Read the article, comprehend it, understand it... It seems that your brain isn't functioning well!
Like anybody else's opinion, it's not JS7's fault. Like Reed said, it is what it is, and the best thing to do is move on!
Bubba better start filming Bubba's World for the next season. He better stay that way, because he's been wrecking lot of riders out there.
Stewart is a f**king idiot, and a hazard on the track. Luckily Reed wasnt seriously injured. I know that he didnt do it on purpose, but that numbnuts panics, rides out of control and is going to seriously hurt someone at some point. The only bigger hazard on a SX track right now is Mike Alessi...
Both Stewarts are out of control !
@mxmofo
Hahahahaha, I think you are the most stupid person in this site. Always bringing up issues and all the Blah-blah-blah....
Your a retard, and you must consult your psychologist before it gets worst. i don't think you even ride at all! What I see in you is someone who has been licking his fave rider's balls. Seems to care no one, and seems to believe that you have the best idea...
Dude, you have so much believe in yourself!!! Leave your mom's computer, and better ride your bike if you do have one!!!
Who cares who wins, at this point its anyones championship. JS needs to get it together and so does RV. On the other hand CR, TC and RD seemed to have improved.
There are 2 things that no one wants to see
1st and most important---NO CBS-- its absolute garbage.
2nd is Dungey and his "The man above" responses to interviews
For us the fans, quit crying, its an awesome season and its going down to the wire...
No need for more comments.
JS7 fastest man on the what? Most of those guys can put in the fastest laptime,but not for 20 laps. How many times did he beat the goat? When he rides out of control and cranks out fast lap times, he is not only dangerous to himself but others. just look at how its gone so far. Maybe he should stay on TV with bubbasworld. He seems to more focused on that then racing. Slow down, get rid of the (fastest man) crap, get back to racing and work hard. #22,#1,#2 for champ. #7 maybe next year if he dosent decide to go back to school to be a cop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4wrmATblvc
What a great interview! I saw Chad's end of race interview with Erin, and he basically said the same thing. He realized that this is racing, he know's that JS is trying as hard as he can to win, Chad has just done it a little better and a little cleaner. Very professional, in my opinion. I don't see any "Crying" or anything. He was charging and riding with his heart. I am more impressed each week with Chad. That was a tough ride! Stay on it, Chad, what a great season.
I'd like to clear some things up.
1) ALL RACERS MAKE EXCUSES. They have fragile egos & can't admit to themselves they were the cause of their loss. Admitting such would be catastophic to their phsyce. (YES, even YOUR favorite racer makes excuses).
2) FANS OF #22 DON'T LIKE #7 & VICE VERSA. (NO, you're not going to "convert" said fan with your witty banter, not tonight or any other night so, stop tying).
3) CHAD REED SHOWED POISE & CLASS IN HIS POST RACE INTERVIEW. (If you don't think so, check above statement #2).
4) JAMES STEWART IS FEELING THE PRESSURE. (He no longer has that unlimited speed (in relation to his competition) that let him fall down (twice), get up & still win or podium. The next generation has had years to study him and they've closed the speed gap. There's even harder "scrubbers" nowadays: Canard, Roczen, Barcia).
5) CBS's "HUMAN INTEREST" SEGMENTS STINK!!!!!!!! (DUMP 'EM & FILL W/ RACING, DUH).
6) FOR ALL THE INTERNET "TOUGH GUYS": Acting like a hemrrhoid will not endear you to others, quite the opposite in fact. If you don't have anything intelligent to add.......try harder. Resorting to name calling and brow beating will not increase your credibility here, or anywhere else.
7) RACING IS FUN! (I never would've kept with it all these years if it weren't, so lighten up people! It's a great racing season in a horrible economy and everybodies' "guy" still has a shot (except mine) so, congratulations!).
Carlsbad - I think that is the most intelligent and accurate statement ever written on here. Well said my man!
rubbin is racin, awesome season, I would love to see some of you clowns ride those whoops, You would see how hard it would be to make that turn at the end without killing someone or yourself. Bring on the rain in Seattle
Braaaaaaaaaap!!!!!!!!
look guys. no one is bashing stewart because he lost control in the whoops. We are pissed because he was pushing way too hard to even think about a clean pass in that turn. you can see his line choice and see that he was going for the pass. There is no reason to take the inside line for the next corner in the whoops unless you are trying a block pass. But stew was way too far back to pull a block pass in that turn and he was pinned for the move anyways. even if he hadn't gone all crazy ape before the turn, he still would have nailed reed.
Ok here we go, first of all yes I am a 7fan. Secondly I will say sorry for james to 22 from me. The race was hard for everyone, there were several racers that were carted off. Wey, Tedesco, and three or so more lost it in the same place that james hit 22. Was he out of shape, yes. Was it intentional no, so I'll leave it at that and let the rest of you argue over it. Bd200 what's up? Do not let them rattle you!
Never come across so much b!tchyness in my life! its like a reality tv series! get over it. It's quite clear Stewarts crash wasn't intentional and Reed was just unfortunate enough to be in the place he was. Reed needed to vent and was upset at the time, clearly he would be! If that happened to either one of you, you would be aswell and none of you are even at the same proffesional level of these riders. But he said himself his over it now and looking forward, like any professional would do. Its a tight series and its really anyone of the top 5s championship. For those of you who think Stewart is done. you need a reality check. the dude rides on the edge, you make an error at his speed, well you've seen what the consequences are. Cant wait for Vegas!
JS is a freak rider, very fast! But that's it, his mom and dad does everything for him. Imagine if he went to Europe to race without his family, or was managing his own team, he'd crumble. And that's what he's doing this season, crumbling. I feel sorry for him. All he can do is ride fast if he has his entourage with him. On his own in the big world, he'd be useless.
OMG J7 needs to find a new job, one that dosent allow him to be able to interact with others coz ya know he's gona CRASH and take out those around him, how many is this now??. CR allways a smart rider a thinking mans rider.
OMG LOL so TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com?watch?v=q4wrmATblvc
oops I mean -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4wrmATblvc
You've gotta check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4wrmATblvc
Never thought I'd be saying this but GO FOR IT REEDY! Stewart seems to have become a danger to the field. Maybe it's about time he concentrated on his completely retarded TV show.
yzfsean said, " Hey mxmofo .. sorry that I am not a psychic, I can only respond to what you wrote not what you meant. Maybe you should try to be more clear.
If I really have to go into that much detail so you can understand what I meant, I
feel sorry for you....
mickey,, I havent even been talking about the article...
mxmofo you have lost the plot haha..
stop hating on reed purely because you want to suck JS off..
I am a fan of Reed, and Stewart, and the rest of the riders who line up and race week in week out in my favourite sport, doing what they love.
And doing it much better than you ever will.
So stfu and have some respect
who are you to hate on any of these riders? really..
your a joke ha..
One thing the Stewie lovers forget to put is when Reed went down in the whoops, his seat was coming off the bike. Because his bike was damaged after getting run into by a out of control Stewie, that never gets mentioned. And Stewie pulling off in Unadilla and making excuses is just ONE example of the excuse making Stewie. I remember the interview Stewie gave right here on Racer X when Stewie said RC shouldnt be called the GOAT, Stewie was making excuses about his bike being so slow, and if he didnt go down when his bike did this or that, titles would have been different. All kinds of B.S. excuses. I'm not saying Reed hasnt made some excuses, but when Stewie fans call Reed a whiner, its the pot calling the kettle black.
jaz85,, I dont hate reed, he's just a baby thats all.. Like someone said earlier, when JS hits Reed, its a takeout, when reed hits JS, its a "racing incident".
It also shows real maturity that him and his wife are bad-mouthing JS on Twitter,, accordong to sources ( The Rocket ) above..
Carlsbad, you wrote "all riders make excuses, they have fragile egos" I dont ever remeber the GOAT making excuses. I remember him saying good things about his opponets when the rare occasion that they beat him. He always gave props to the other guy when he lost. And said he just got beat. Then Stewie says he shouldnt be the GOAT, there is a fragile ego for ya!!
bd200,,, I watched that crash 5 times last night.. His seat had NOTHING to do with it and you know it. He hit a rut and his front wheel turned and hit the next whoop and crashed. Get real dude.. You truly are a reed fan.....
@mxmofo, I dont remember Reed saying Stewie took him out at Dallas, oh yea!, he didnt. Reed blamed himself for letting Stewie get close, how is Reed a baby?? And who cares what his wife says on twitter? Reed was very professional in his interview, his wife was pissed, so what. We all hear Stewie whine at the races, I did at Indy, heard his excuses why he didnt win..
bd200,,, I dont remember saying that you said that Reed took JS out,, did I ?? But see, the difference is, JS blames himself, not others.. When Reed has ans like you, he doesnt need to mak xcuses, you do that for him..
"his seat was coming off the bike." hahahaha,, thats a good one bd200....
mxmofo..........JS doesn't blame only himself that's BS. He makes just as many excuses as Reed if he will even give the media a comment. Trying to say Reed fans make excuses for him, well the JS fans are the most hardcore anyone has ever seen. We wouldn't go racing if the JS fans had it their way because in their eyes he deserves every title and win automatically. They shoula/coulda/woulda every situation for him when he loses because he has the fastest practise times on the planet.
Retardcross,, tell me,, how many times has Reed beaten JS for a championship ???? hahaha,, right, ZERO times... I'm not making xcuses for JS.. I have said many times in this thread alone that he has lost focus...
lol it just took me like 15 to read and dicipher all of these comments. 80% of you are morons.
I hate stewart, but when he took reed out it was an accident. I'm sure he planned on standing him up, but he f'd that one up. Reed (who i also don't give a damn for) probably did save Stewie and/or a fans life.
Go RV!
I wasn't trying to make a point about titles, I have no choice but to agree with you on that because it's the truth. I'm not even a big Reed fan myself, he doesn't get the credit he deserves, the guy is gritty. With the exception of last summer Reed has always been there, ridden through injuries, battled with the fastest, and said whatever he's feeling at the time unlike most of our top riders. The guy is a lot grittier than he gets credit for and there's a reason he's just about the most consistent podium finisher out there. And before you ask how many titles has Reed beat Stewart for, how many titles exactly has Stewart even won on 450's between all his time off injured and making TV shows? Their 450 credentials/race wins are very comparable (1 win difference still?).
Here's the stats for 450 careers:
JS #7:
2006 FIM SX, 2007 FIM SX, 2007 AMA SX, 2008 AMA MX, 2009 FIM SX, 2009 AMA SX
CR # 22:
2003 FIM SX, 2004 AMA SX, 2008 FIM SX, 2008 AMA SX, 2009 AMA MX.
So we're talking one title difference between the two. If you remove the BS "FIM SX" titles that are a joke they have the same number of titles. And you can't discredit Reed for not taking a title from Stewart when JS failed to show up on the starting gate due to injury or whatever. That's noones problem but Stewart's.
WOW bd200 really hates on JS!!
Retardcross,,, It sure is strange how you seem to forget to add the titles that JS won in the 125 class,, isnt it ??? Lets, see,, I think Reed has been in the 450 class, what,, 2 years longer than JS ???
There's no argument about the 125 class mxmofo, JS was a sicko on a 125. But that was 8 years ago.....time to stop riding the coat-tails of his 125 career because he really hasn't done much since then considering he's the self proclaimed fastest man on the planet. He's missed a boatload of titles out of his own doing and is all about show. And don't try to spin this on me, I know he's fast, he can put hot laps down, had a perfect season and that he's won a few championships. But he doesn't deserve to be on this pedestal above everyone else. He has basically the same credentials as reed as of late yet JS fans are ignorant enough to say Reed sucks. This new generation of young 450 riders can beat JS and they're only getting faster. JS can't even run the pace he's at now without crashing so give it a year and he likely won't be able to run pace (without crashing). The ship is sinking and I don't think his ego can deal with getting beat, nevermind his body.
Oh and one other thing....why does it eat some people up so bad that Reed can rise to the occasion year after year and be a contender in every title chase he enters? The guy races fast, smooth, calculated and it has proven to be a good strategy. How does this make him sh*t??? Is it better to go balls out and crash out of half the races and titles you are shooting for year after year? Like I said before, not a big Reed fan but over the past few years I've gained a hell of a lot more respect for him than the almighty media darling who can't stay off the ground and is more concerned about his brutal TV show.
I saw Stewart at the grocery store a couple weeks ago, he swapped out so hard on his grocery cart that he took out 2 old ladies in slippers and house coats and a Cheeze Whiz display!!! The guy would be dangerous in a rocking chair.....
Retardcorss - I think you forgot some 125 SX and MX titles for the JS column
I think you forgot to know how to read the part where I said I was comparing 450 stats, the relevant ones considering that's the class they've both been in for years now. There's no arguments about JS on a 125, he was sick. Don't try to hang me out to dry on JS stats, I give him credit where its due, something lots of JS fans know nothing about doing for other riders. I really can't wait until this title chase is done. Will we finally say JS got beat straight up or is that not allowed? Let me guess, he was the only one with bad luck this season and it's Chad Reed's fault for taking him out at Atlanta.
I can't believe America doesn't use the term " Wankers" .
Because your country is full of them, just like JS and majority of you posting on here .
I instantly feel dumber after reading these comments...
mc74,,, We may be "Wankers," but it sure is nice knowing that the US has the fastest SX/MX racers on the planet,, and for a long time, I might add.
Reed has to be one of the biggest whiners i've ever heard! (Blame the whole incident on Stewarts mistake.) If Reed hadn't hav made a mistake then Stewart wldn't hav been running right up his ass to hit him anyway!!!!! Guy sure talks alot for somebody who hasn't won a championship when everybody is there & healthy!!!!
For all of you idiots that continue to use the "rubbin' is racin'" phrase, it doesnt apply to MX. It applies to guys surrounded by roll cages and sheet metal. "Rubbin'" in this sport can seriously injure people. Oh and Jerry Erickson, you're a f**king tool...
mxmofo: yes reed's seat had something to do with his wreck in the whoops. Im guessing you don't race because if you did you would know that you have to be able to grip the seat with your legs to control the bike well in the whoops, a loose seat means no control which adds up to a wreck.
Monster- You sound about like the rest of the idiots out there!!!! Maybe they can put a protective bubble around all the MX racers! That would be exciting as hell to watch wldn't it!!!!!
Personally, I think that its high time that Racer X just came up with a forum, and get rid of the comment section under the reports. That way, tools like this Jerry fag can rant and rave all day long, while sittng around waxing his carrot, lmao
Everyone knows JS is fast,but he's completely out of control and dangerous. Its only a matter of time before he makes himself a lawndart and end his season. Hopefully he can keep from landing on others and ending there season as well. You guys that want to compair wins and championships make me laugh. Is anyone saying #7 or #22 ,that there not as fast as the other. Sun shines on a dogs ass every once in a while. If JS would slow down and keep it on 2 wheels he's as good as all the front runners. You dont see all top 5 guys riding on the edge every race. just JS, maybe he just wants to win that bad or has the hype got to him? I like the sport for many reasons,but I dont want to see guys killing each other becouse someone has a brainfart every race. Hope things calm alittle and they all can finish out the season,it's only going to get better. Bring on the outdoors!!!!!!
Monster- you make absolutley no sense at all!!! Just like any other of your post!!! Your complaining about someones posts when your on here posting yourself!!!! Truth hurts huh!!!!!!
Retardcross - thanks for keeping it real.
People also forget what path Reed had to make to get to where he is now. No Team green or Loretta Lynns in OZ. The dude is driven like a demon and gave the GOAT the biggest rattle of all times. I think he even beat the goat more races in a row that JS. In his rookie season.
What about CR's oz titles.....? probably don't count I'm guessing.....
So true cmac.
BILLC, you wrote that like it was an insult?? When he rides like a squid for weeks, gets all the media attention for nothing, and takes down riders who are points leaders by riding above his skill level, combine that with his HUGE ego, thinking he is better than everyone out there, yea, not much of a fan. And the Stewtards who make excuses for him being like that, make it even harder. And I did not start the season this way, if you remember I defended his speed and picked him to win the title. But at least I admit it, why dont you admit how much you are not a fan of Dungey Billc. You contantly bag on him for everything he does or doesnt do, and he is ahead of your boy ?Stewie, who you say you arent a big fan of, but defend till the end.
@mxmofo, I just know what I read about Reeds seat, I did NOT watch the crash 5 times, you really must get a life..
GO REED!!! The title is yours if you can stay away from JS7..I think he needs too stay with his acting career before he seriously hurts someone!!
mxmofo....The old we are the best dribble. Well to be honest we do not know this .US riders don't race anywhere else in the world for full seasons to tell. We get " the language is too hard " or " no good food over there" etc.
Just makes those international riders that clean up over there when they do look even better.
Reed T-shirt I saw at St. Louis......Hilarious!
reedwearsatutu.com
its nice to see you get though the first turn without taking bubba out...if you hadn't taken bubba out twice before, you would be way ahead in points right now...in the last race it looked like your swingarm caught the rut and lifted your rear wheel just enough make you loose traction...but, that track was narley...glad to see you safe...take care.