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PrintA decidedly un-Chad-Reed like moment led to one of Chad Reed’s greatest moments ever. The man known for his consistency, for his longevity, for avoiding the wild crash, took on one of the wildest crashes ever seen at a motocross race. Then he got up, came back, and built his legend even more.
He explained the story at the post-race press conference. “I had another great start. I felt good today, I felt like I had a 1-1 in me. I was pushing from the beginning, and I’ve felt like that’s my weakest link this year. Seems like when RV gets out front he goes for it, and I kind of said to myself, “That’s not going to happen today.” Then it went all wrong. There were some bumps in the bottom, and I just hit them, and the front wheel just went full lock, and next thing I knew I was rolling up the windows flying backwards on the track. It was the scariest crash I’ve ever had or witnessesd. I’m just glad I’m here to tell the story.
“I hit my head pretty hard and I was winded. It took the breath out of me. I think the first one to me was [Honda technician] Shane Drew, and he said “are you alright?” and my answer was just “ahhh” because I couldn’t get my breath (laughs). I knew I was okay as far as my limbs went, so once I got my breath back, I knew I could get up and try to salvage. The goal is always championship, and I wasn’t about to lay down and let these guys make up 25 points. I think I maybe could have made it into the top 10, but I was just so nauseous because I hit my head, and I couldn’t get all of the air back in me.”
Reed was lucky to leave this crash unscathed.
Photo: Brian Robinette
After Reed completed lap one, he raced past the mechanics’ area, and every single mechanic waved their towel and cheered him in support. Competitor or not, you had to applaud the effort.
“Yeah that was pretty special. And the reaction of the crowd, the whole moto, but for sure that next lap, everyone was so loud. The only time I’ve ever felt anything like that was at my home Grand Prix back in 2001, in Australia. I went down in the first turn and was coming back, and being Australian in my home country, they were cheering me the whole way. I felt like I experienced that again today, and that’s pretty special. Thankful for the fans, they helped me keep my head down and kept me going. The first lap, I put in a pretty good lap, and I think that was all adrenaline. I hit a wall after that. I just had to suffer the whole way through.”
Some estimate Reed fell as far as fifty feet down to the track surface. He landed in the soft, grassy area on the side of the jump, and was able to use some of the natural backside of the jump to absorb the force. As soon as the moto was over, Reed took off his helmet and told his team, “Man, I got so lucky.”
Yes, in a way, but this has become a season of destiny for Reed. If you can make your own luck, he’s made it this year, and perhaps all of his good deeds helped save him from one really bad crash.
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Reed is one tough dude! Have to applaud his day.....
There is a great article on Pulp this mornig about CR that really sums things up. At this point anyone not showing a ton of respect for this guy and the work he is putting in is an idiot. I will still be disappointed if RV doesn't win this title. But would be stoked to see Chad bring home the #1 for sure.
C'mon Weege. nauseous. Crash not track.
Reed is a BAMF!!!
I never was a Reed fan. Those days are over.
The man just became a legend in my book. Baseball players miss months due to a sprained toe. Basketball players miss games because of a sprained finger. Reed, you are the man.
I may possibly have watched the ride that wins him this championship. the guy is an animal. all those years back when he raced to win a championship with a broken scapula should have been enough for the doubters. now there better not be a single one. as much as i want dungey to win this championship, the ride chad put on makes me second guess.... nah GO DUNGEY!! insane ride reed!
man, that was pretty wild. He got very lucky he landed where he did. It still look like it knocked the crap out of him, but if he had shot out farther to the left and flat landed??? He would have been done for the year possibly. close call! awesome he got up and went after it once he realized he was still alive. You could tell he did look a little "flat" after the adrenaline wore off. I've rolled up the windows before mostly on 125's but this is another level!
Not to take ANYTHING away from Reed, or this event, but the only people to estimate that he fell from 50 feet up are blind. 30 feet? Probably. More than 20? Without a doubt. But not 50.
I would have been happy with Chad's wreck or Dungey chasing down RV and passing him...both were special in their own way. Although Reedy's crash was sick, somehow I am in awe of what Dungey did to RV...those last laps was a man possessed...
Pictures don't do any justice to just how big that jump is, how fast he was going and far he fell. When he got back on the bike the place went wild, no one could believe he wasn't hurt.
major league yabo's
Reed is one bad ass mo fo
Reed = The Man
Patterson = Man
When I saw him come of the bike, I literally felt my heart stop and my adrenaline surge. He hit the ground and didn't move - I thought he was done for the season. Getting back up and into the points.... that's some Rocky Balboa stuff there!!
Post concussion nausea is a symptom of swelling/pressure in the brain cavity. If that was indeed the case Reed should be hospitalized and monitored. And they should evaluate his condition and not let him ride until cleared.
To me, that's the 2nd most memorable crash in the sports history. Doug Henry's crash was number 1. This one is extra special in that Chad had no major injuries, which is like a unicorn in this sport. Chad is a bad dude, Legend.
cmc262 you're wrong. period. Villipoto is already 10 feet in the air and reed's 20 feet over him, the jump is at least 15-20 higher than the ground itself. He fell close to 50 feet in my estimation. Chad reed makes chuck norris look like a wimp.
Resilient = REEDsilient
tough as nails without a doubt & a very lucky man put your money on him to now win the title.. If that doesn't stop you Reedy nothing will... Remember every1 at the start of the year, he wont make a podium you are kidding right!!!
That was insane, mad props for Reed, hope he wins this thing, gonna be great racing the next 5 rounds!
DirtNapper.... You sound like my mom, maybe you should encourage all the people close to you to play badminton.
cmc262 go buy a 16 foot 2x4 stand it up and you will reailze its not that high. He was way over 16 ft up from the take off and that hill he landed on was pretty tall as well. It was as big that skateboarded on that mega ramp a few years ago at X games. NEW NAME FOR REED "T2" as in terminator 2. or is that retarded?
What a total ASS KICKING ANIMAL. Chad, you are a very, very bad dude.
The Motocross Gods were smiling on Reed that day. If he landed on the flat surface instead of the down slope, most likely he would have had broken legs and who knows what else. At his age in racing, that could have very well been his last race.
Obviously a knarly crash and good to see Reed walk or ride away....RV performed this same comeback last week after his Moto 1 crash which put him on the ground just as long and JS7 did the same at Daytona after he was clearly knocked silly....valiant effort by Reed, but he isn't the only guy to come back from a knarly get off....Reeds crash does take top honors for style points
just like james at daytona everybody dogging him about getting back up and salvaging a ton a points, he shouldnt be out there he put riders in danger track officials should of stop him, blah blah blah, oh but reed does a carbon copy and hes a baddass, a tough guy, superman, he flew like superman, hes awesome. i guess if you on top like james and been beating every ones a@@ forever people are always going to hate, james has rode through more pain than that aussie has ever imagined riding through but when he does it he always mad out to be the bad guy, they say 2nd place is just the first loser and since reed has played that role most of his career everyone feels sorry for the underdog, he has taking some out and out cheap take outs on james knowing he cant beat him any other way, carma just bit him on the ass, and i got got a feeling its going to bite em again.
I don't know if Reed is religious??? But someone was looking out for him!!!!!! If he would have landed flat game over!!!!!!!!!!!!
@trend killer... dude, RV falling over vs getting off at 30ft going 40mph ain't even the same ball park...
@cmc262: I think your tape measure is broke. Look at the picture on this page. He is above RV. He is probably over 20' above the peak of the jump. How far do you think he landed BELOW that peak? I would say at least another 20 - 30'. I don't think the 50' estimate is an exageration. That was one scary crash. Reed showed BIG heart and determination to get back on after that and finish.
He's so lucky there wasn't a 4-wheeler or support rig there at that time, he would of got hurt bad! Crazy like Doug Henrys Crash.
Jd805- At Redbud, RV was pretty far down the hill from his bike if you watch the footage....he too took some time to get his breath and rode from dead last to 9th on a busted up bike.....sure, his get off may not have been as spectacular as Reeds.....but like reed he got up and salvaged points after a bad crash....I think many folks have crashed and wondered how they are still walking or concious....I know I have.....not taking anything away from Reed.....but he isn't the only guy to get up from a knarly crash....these dudes are all tough ....
DirtNapper you are a Richardhead.You would like to that happen wouldn't you.I suppose your not a Reed fan.
Wasn't Reed leading when the accident occurred? Only time will tell if his Superman impersonation helped or hurt his championship run. There are no style points in motocross.....P.S.In the first moto I noticed Reeds bike seemed to have more head shake than everyone else when he would chop the throttle. Just an observation.
Now I'm no Chad Reed fan......when I saw him in the air without his bike my stomach dropped. I thought his career and possibly life had come to an end, I have seen crashes like that at the track and they were taken away in a helicopter. I had a crash like that were they estimated I fell 30ft and I didnt walk away from it, I ended up with a compression fracture of my L2 vertebrae.
Go back and look at the replay of the crash, stop it when Reed is at the peak of his fall....i would estimate that it would have been 25-30 had he landed on the donwside of the actual jump, BUT he went off to the side of the track which drops off....No doubt in my mind he fell a lot closer to 50ft
Classic Chad Reed! He is as tuff as they come. He is a true champion and knows how to get it done championships are one are your bad days for sure! 22 you are the man!!!!
CR’s crash was outright breath taking. I was worried he might end his championship hopes right off that jump face. I don’t really pull for one rider over another, just a fan of good racing, but CR gained real style points there. Hope there aren’t any concussion symptoms associated with this that keep him out of any races. Alessi was held out recently…
A close second “moment” in the 450 class has to be RD finally pressing the issue and sticking in the inside line to push RV wide into the cush. My buddy, a diehard RV supporter, said RD took ‘em out like CR did to JS in ATL. The replay showed otherwise. But, even Wiege was saying that RD needed to show some aggression and force the issue sometime. Dungey did, and he was rewarded.
Anyone think TC was the third “moment”? First race back, sets the fast qualifying lap and takes third overall with a (5-3) is a pretty good start to a 450 outdoor career!
What happened to Reedy was frightening and amazing. But it wasn't in the same ballpark as Doug Henry's crash. Short memories?
And still, no one (even Weege) even mentions how Reed used everything in his power to stay upright during that fall, which was probably a huge reason why he wasn't hurt badly. Just an amazing "moment" (which seemed much, much longer).
Who else jumped out of their chair when he swapped and came off that jump?
I'm converted, Chad is the man. That steel tower on top of that jump could have been deadly along with an ambulance,4 wheeler or anything else that could have been sitting where he landed! Where he landed is where I usually ride at Millville on practice/fun days so I can miss those monster jumps. Glad he is ok.
I am not a fan nor anti-Reed Anyone who experiences this should be evaluated, national points leader or local spode ( @ fred ).
CHAD PLEASE GO TO A NEUROLOGIST AND GET CHECKED OUT.........DO IT FOR YOUR FAMILY.
TWOTWO is IT!!!!
Jump out my chair?? I think thats the first time watchin a motocross race in front of the TV that I actually screamed.. I was like "season over" and when the camera came back to him an he was gettin back on his bike.. well, people will remember that forever. Go Reedy!!!!!!!
Stolen from brotocross.com:
"Chad Reed is definitely a maniac, but I think a real RUGGED maniac would have take this to flat. I don’t want to see any of this downside bullshit." -Eazy
Werd
I've always been a huge Chad Reed fan. So I have my own prejudice!!! Like or not, there would be many more Chad Reed fans if he was American. Imagine if Chad had that hee haw accent you'all love!
Interesting in deed! the article talks about Chad Reed and someone in the crowd just couldn't stomach the whole thing without bringing up JS7. As for exagerations,
by next weekend Reed would have fallen about 300 ft. Reed needs a jersey with a big S on the front, for last Saturday, he was Superman. But to get bike on the bike to finish to the race, make it 2 SS for Super Stud.
If you are a Reed fan or not, this is what a champion is made of. No drama or excuses, just get up and get back on that horse and ride.
love how everyone is getting so pumped about RD passing RV.... Poto left the door so wide open Dungey had no other option....something was not right with RV whether you want to admit it or not.
What all of a sudden Dungey is the second coming of Hannah? This is the same guy who's spent the equivalent of 5 entire motos on the back tire of Reed but couldn't find a way around. I'm a Dungey fan but seriously.....let's wait a few more motos before we conclude he's found some aggression!
60 feet easily to the flat so 50 is not unrealistc . Wow.
No way , no how is Reed out for Washougal.
Unless RV does something special soon........................Reed and Dungey stepped up this weekend.
IMO Alessi's crash was...........................
JimM
Pala374
In those conditions and at his home track Dungey outshaped Vilo. Yeah RV is and was faster until he hit the wall but for Dungey to finally catch and pass one of those two has to be huge for his confidence
JD
Chad Reed is a amazing rider and I respected him when he started 22 Motosports, but man do I respect him 10 times more after that insane crash.
Oh yeah that Honda is one tuff machine as well! GO RED!
If he “hit his head pretty hard” and was feeling nauseous, that’s a concussion. Not necessarily a severe one, but one nonetheless. In many other sports, he’d have to prove he’s sufficiently recovered before he could compete again. I’m not sure what the current AMA policy is.
I'll second that Motodogg!
I was sitting there watching it and actually jumped out of the flippen chair and shouted for the better half to come look at just what happened to #22. She almost started crying.
I would have loved to see what would have happened if he hadn't bailed, he was set on going 1-1 and he just showed RV he wasn't playing around.
Watch and see, Reed will come back next weekend and pick up where he left off. He's one bad ass dude. He's hungry.
What was his wife thinking at home watching that live??
I'm an RV2 fan but gotta give props to CR22, amazing!
No matter what happens Reed has made this year one of the best years ever and I can not wait to see him out there next year !
If he “hit his head pretty hard” and was feeling nauseous, that’s a concussion. Not necessarily a severe one, but one nonetheless. In many other sports, he’d have to prove he’s sufficiently recovered before he could compete again. I’m not sure what the current AMA policy is.
Chad Reed is tougher than Chuck Norris! Dude is badass. Those of you who were there witnessed a historic moment in our sport. Hope he comes out of today's Dr. Appt with flying colors!
I yelled from the living room to my wife "Ryan just one the championship" I thought Chad was done and mabie for good. Chad is the MAN, the sport would not be the same without him. Total Stud Hall O Famer. GO RV2
I love how everyone is praising Chad Reed yet if this would have happend to James Stewart you all would be talking about how out of control he is and that he is a danger to everyone on the track......Hippocrites, make up your minds.
If that crash didn't stop him, hard to believe he won't take the title home this year. The guys an animal and it's easy to see why he has so many titles, podiums, race wins in his career, but c'mon, that crash was sick. I spilled my coffee and pulled out my back muscle siting on my couch watching that one.
Not 50 feet, those spectators above him are only about 30-35 feet above the base of the jump, and he didn't go to their level. I guess I have to erect something that will educate certain people about relative heights and say, "THIS is what 50 feet looks like." Why do people always want to exaggerate heights? Partly because they don't use existing reference measuring sticks. Stop the video from the back angle and use one of the riders that's not in the fetal position as a measuring stick. Figure they're 5 to 6 feet tall. Stack it up from the flat to the bottom of Reed's feet. Now stack it up from the top of the jump. Now you're getting closer to reality. 50 feet? Ridiculous.
Reed might want to race with snow skis so that when he lands another downside like that, he can freestyle to the bottom.
I couldn't stand Reed a few years ago. He was always whining about the track, or another rider, etc. He never really does that anymore. He's just been an absolute warrior the last few years. He's shown more heart than anyone out there recently. And as far as "the crash", wow man...that couldn't have gone any better for him. If he landed on the flat, I don't even wanna think about where he's be right now.
chad "the cat" reed. has 9 lives and lands on his feet.
Was not even close to 50 feet
Look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC4f9TCg4zw, pause it when Reed is at his highest point in his flight as viewed from the rear, and using Villopoto's body as a yardstick from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, and assuming that's 5 feet, even though his legs are bent, stack that yardstick up over and over from the top of the jump and you'll see how high Reed was above the top of the jump. You can also use the same concept to measure the height of the jump from the flat ground on the side of the jump adjacent to the peak of the jump, on the side of it. This will tell you about how high he really was, and it's nowhere near 50 feet.
There's been numerous scary crashes this year: Alessi, Malcolm, Bubba, Roczen and his whiskey throttle in Supercross. Reed takes the top spot for amazing but compared to being run over by 2 or 3 bikes, going WFO (RV), I'm not sure.
Fan of the week is looking INTENSE, like she's gonna kill somebody. Wouldn't it be great - or horrible - to be able to make comments on the fan of the week?
Holy crap that was scary... I thought for sure his season was done when Reed hit the ground. But man-o-man what a warrior that man is. He REALLY did a great job hitting the ground and I mean that in the most complimentary way. He absorbed the impact really well and that was the key... that's what you call an athlete folks. A human in peak physical condition, with the know-how to fall the right way..... Yes some of it was no doubt luck, but there is a right way to hit the ground and Reed did a great job.... I'm just glad this championship remains a 3 man race....
awesome ride for DUNGEY THE PASS and pressure he put on rv was insane GO DUNGEY YOU CAN DO IT !!!!!!!!!! reeds clown show was amazing to watch ,not a fan one he`s a foreignor un willing to get his citizens ship or did he ? and two he`s been a prick for yrs .this was the first yr he was nice
@jairtime....you're an idiot, you are comparing the height of Chad Reed being in the air to the height of someone who has got to be 30-40 ft closer to the camera, look how small Chad Reeds body is compared to RV's.....ever heard of depth perception?
if anything you would use Chad Reeds body to make a comparison of how high he is off the ground
THIS is why i cant believe some of the areas and stuff they leave right by tracks! local or pro. some of the places they put flaggers or equipment etc blows my mind. hopefully this makes everyone look around the track and say what if? next time you watch a race look at all the places where if someone bails or is stuck wfo how fast it could get really ugly. i hope dc and crew make adjustments. having said that,reed is one tough sob. and i see a honda commercial coming. maybe they should groom the jump faces and approach between motos and leave the rest rough.
I know I am waay down here on the chat list. Ree feeling nasious (sp) I call it stomach ake well I would have one also after that crash I have puked after crashing and busting my blssa on the tank and yes I got up and charged. If you watch the vid you will see 2 foot of Reed's heels in the dirt that cusioned the rall then he did the clasic tuck and roll Percect, he was thingking all the way through. Also for you real racers you know what it feels like to be in perfect control and then what the heck happened????? those are the worst crashes we have, Just glad Reed had time to react. Lets Race!!!!
WOW! Crazy crash. That one will go down in history for the crash aspect and also the fact that Reed was able to finish the moto in the points. Props to Reed.
New name for Chad Reed: El Gato (the Cat). I guess it's better than El Chupagato (the Cat Sucker).
I saw a kid throw a stick at the pack coming and it went thru reeds spoke and bamm everything went crazy time .the kid was standing on the grassy knoll and then his dad went nuts .
Use whichever body you want, I was giving Reed extra benefit of the doubt, either way you cut it, it's not 50 feet. I'd hate to hear how you measure your own schlong.
I have raced and practiced at Millville many times over the years for District races. All I can say is the picture does not do justice to just how big that jump is. The dirt on the top of the jump is 20 feet above ground level. The riders go another 20 feet higher above the dirt, which is where Reed is pictured. Plus, you have to hit that jump very fast to carry your speed for the uphill triple.
I have seen fast amateur riders do the same thing as Reed without the very lucky landing and they got a ride to nearby Mayo Clinic courtesy of the helicopter. These guys are pretty darn tough and 2011 has been the best SX/MX season in a long, long time.
Boy are the Reed bandwagon nutsuckers out in FORCE today. Holy sh!t, lovers, give it a rest, he married with a child, he can't marry you too.
I'm sure he flew 170ft, no maybe it was 963 ft.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'MON,
Like one guy said, if it was Stewie people would be whinin that he should have been pulled off the track and ckd, to make sure he isn't a danger
ONE,ONE,ONE outdoor championship in his entire career in the U.S. and two SX championships, (NEVER RACING CARMICHAEL OR STEWART) and you'd think the guy was the G.O.A.T.
Christ, guys give it a rest>
DirtNapper Reed is one of the smartest riders thats ever been in mx.He's at the tailend of his career and is a family man.I'm sure he is going to do everything that you have suggested .I imagine his priorities God,family,career.Maybe Ping,Matthes and Weeg. will invite you to one of their Dorkoffs sometime.
Use the wheelbase on the bike since that is pretty much a known distance...
Also, hat is off to you Reed, as many have already said you proved yourself as a true champion this weekend.
how about some kudos for the Honda, it took a beating and kept on ticking!!!
In years past i have not been a Reed fan. But this year he has made me a believer. CR22 is a BAD ASS.......
It could have been a lot worse but, what is up with his hair???????
@jairtime, you are correct. Reed probably fell 30-35 feet from peak to where he made contact with the ground. However, the images do not show how far he went distance wise when his get-off occurred. He was flapping like a bird for a long way.
@keepinitunreal you are a tard. Quit crying for Stewie. Go Reed!
@Jason Weigandt:
Is REEDY part Irish? That was simply THE Luckiest 'escape' from a major catastrophe I've ever seen in 35+ years of Moto racing/watching. Amazing grit on his part to 'get up' and finish the Moto..., in the top 20 no less!
Cojones muy Grandes!
Another great RACER-X POST Race show, JW. HOWEVER, about 35 sec. into the ALLI 'promo' [with all the fast cutting shots featuring past and a few present icons of the sport], there's a picture of the great DANNY LaPORTE (#352) with MARK BARNETT'S name underneath. Can you get ALLI to fix that? And while their at it, throw in a picture of the Bomber in his prime too..., He remains, undoubtedly, one of the sports best ever.
Keep up the great POST SHOW wrap-ups. Good job with the TV commentating lately (You and Fro) too. We're so lucky to have weekly, live, same day or day after coverage. If you or anyone else out there is too young to remember, DC (I think he's about my age) can probably relate about when, as kids, the only TV Motocross coverage we got was on Wide World of Sports -six months later- with the annual CARLSBAD U.S.G.P. Young viewers today don't know how good they have it.
And for anybody YouTubing a look-back to those W.W.o.S. days, notice how bad the commentary was 30+ years ago (horrible)! The WEEGE & FRO do a great job. You guys are alright.
On to Washougal !!!
Spectactular crash to watch, no doubt, I watched it atleast 10 times in a row...But sometimes things look a lot worse than they are which luckily for Reed in this case it was definetly worse "looking" than it really was. Still a knarly crash, but had he not lucked out by landing, he would still be lying there......Then you have guys take little falls and break there hand like Reed did in PHX with Stewart a few years back...All comes down to luck I guess....To me Reed looked like he was riding a little over his head and it cost him .......I said before, these guys will all have their bad motos......so now things are nice and tight for the points and championship battle.....
Was standing 100 feet away, wow man glad you got up. Honestly was not on Reeds team this year, was rooting for Dungey and KW. I think hes being genuine now, I like that. Think Im rooting for 22 to win it this year. And everyone knows hes as tough as walabe meat, on 250f he rode after a seperated shoulder, rode supercross after another shoulder injury, rode with a punctured lung or whatever, coughing up blood, that daytona he hit the deck and wailed himself in the guts with the bars and still got up and rode. Glad he made it though. But chad has always been tough.
Chad, get Shift to style up a new uni in blue tights with a red cape and bring it to the next race. Wearing a suit like that you'll never get to use the cape.
ps on the red patch on the front put in 22
Hey Miguel, lick Reeds nutz some more...simply making a comparison.....the only one crying is you over "Ohhhhh Poor Chad Reed!"
jairtime I watched that link. look at the scoring tower and compare it to the ground (kx250). I build and rebuild highway bridges and have seen thousands of pictures of 40-60 ft rail bridges. At his apex he looked exactly like a worker on barreir wall but who cares? He got up and we get to argue about how high he was and not about how bad he got hurt. I think Treys going get an overall this year. He was really solid for a first race back.
@ronhawk.....we here at Hodaka unlimited, see things a little different ,....We see it as that Honda spit him on his head to begin with.... no? I am prepared to give an offer to Chad, to ride our special Motocross bike,(secret super dupper combay wombat) we can't offer ya no $$ cause we can't sell any bikes, but with a few rides like that, and we'll be selling more Hodakas, than Mc Donalds is big macs, Think it over buddy, we'll be by the phones.....well wait, we ain't got no phone, but,,,,my address is
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used to be a chad hater , then things changed during supercross , i found myself cheering for him then bubba crawfishes out of the outdoor season leaving me to root for canard then reed has me dumbfounded with his rejuvenated speed against the young bucks, and after watching him refire that bike after a crash like that im speechless the man is a monster ....GO REED bye bye bubba
Well I heard Chad fell 500 feet out of airplane with no parachute, landed on the ground, then picked up a bike, started dead last to finish 14th? That is frick'n amazing. Come on people give Chad his moment! The Stewie fans are starting to get unraveled here and are getting their panties in a knot cause the Reedster is getting so much PR right now.
@joemotocross589- you guys taking deposits on the 2012 Combat Wombats?
Reed is ONE LUCKY MUTHER TRUCKER!!!......Another few feet to the left and he would have been done....
Chad's not really the guy I want to win but I gotta commend him for his effort. It'll be more fun now that I have more respect for Dungey (cause he caught Villopoto) and more respect for Chad because he's a trooper.
Roll them bones, take your chances. The gods will look out for you.
Ok, for the people saying he fell 50 feet, you're pretty far off, and here's the proof. In order to know the height of a fall, you only need to know the time that something fell, that is, gravity is the only force responsible for his downward movement. Air resistance at this speed (in the vertical direction) is negligible. Watching the video, I used a stopwatch to measure the time chad falls from the peak of his fall until he hits the ground. I measured 5 times, the numbers were: 1.23, 1.25, 1.22, 1.26, 1.25. The average of these is 1.24. Let's be generous and call it a 1.3 second fall from the time he hits the apex of his trajectory until he hits the ground. We use total distance fallen= .5gt^2, where g is 9.8 m/s^2, or 32ft/s^2. For a 1.3 second fall, that provides:
27.04 feet, significant figures provides 27 feet.
Similarly, a 50 foot fall requires a 1.8 second elapsed time. However, it is still an amazing crash, and it doesn't take away from Chad Reed being a total badass, just because he fell three stories instead of five. But yeah, not 50 feet by any means.
Leave it to a tool like KEEPINITREALFORSTEWIE to make this into an ugly thread. We dont care about Stewie KeepinitrealforStewie-- we are talking about "MOTOCROSS RACERS" Not entertainers. Reed is a tough dude to have a scary moment like that and come back and salvage so many points. Dont feel bad keepinitrealforStewie, Your BOY got some props too for his ride. I remember guys saying how "Inspirational" it was.
Boy, KeepinitrealforStewie and Jairtimesuks are hating life because Reed is getting some mad respect here. It must really suck to be a "Stewart Only " fan right now. And if Reed doesnt get some respect from you two after what he has done in supercross and the Nationals this season, then you are not moto fans. Just Stewart fans.
I have been riding since I was 5 years old (1972) and I have never seen anything like that...I have seen guys get seriously injured over less. I am a fan now. Go get the championship.
@bd200 Don't get your panties in a knot.....simply making an observation and you know damn well if it happend to JS this message board would be filled with hate messages for his dangerous riding.. Argue it all you want but you know I'm right.
@bd200, some guys are a little sensitive about all the attention Reed is getting.
They tend to forget Mr. Entertainment is a TV character and doesn't race.
LUCKY!!!! the only way he could be luckier would have been to land back on the bike or on top of RV..lol... Damn glad he's still walking..... on to Washougal...
@bd200 and once again, you don't know me and you don't know who all I cheer for...I want Ryan Dungey to win this title....even if I wasn't a JS fan I would still make the same comment, just Keepinitreal and if you don't like it, don't read my comments and if you don't like my comments.....keep you 2 cents to yourself. JS gets crucified more than any rider in history for his riding style yet anyone else has a big get off and they are the hero of the day.
@czmark yep you're right JS doesn't race...he earned 42 wins and multiple titles by sitting on the couch....Man I must be mistaken him for someone else.
did i mention the Hodaka comes equipped with a rear fender mounted parachute?......something to think about chad, ya do have a family. :)
@Keepinitreal- you are right, the boards would be harsh on JS if he would have had the get off Reed did, but thats because JS does it about every other race (when he does race) say what you want, you know im right.
@mr physics dude..... I nearly failed general math, so I dunno if any of that adds up to any thing, but that was awesome ehhh?!
jairtime and jartimesuks acually agree Chad wasn't 50ft.
I gotta give it up for CR22. He has converted me from a hater this year. I am impressed with his attitude and speed. At the very least he has made this year a multi-person battle. With Trey Canard back riding, we now have a fight for podiums!
The crash was gnarly looking and had a very lucky landing. That being said, it was still amazing that Reed got up, refired the bike and continued racing. How many guys pulled out after they fell down and got hot? Again, not a Reed fan, but not a hater any more.
Chad Reed goes to the doctor the next day:
Doctor says, "you got back on your bike and finished the race after a crazy fall like that."
Chad Reed says, "hey doc, in med school did they show you these?"
Doctor says, "what"
Chad Reed says, "balls, a$$hole".
I don't see whats wrong with someone (maybe they even like 2-3 riders,an amazing concept) to feel that maybe ANYBODY trying that hard to win and crashes should NOT be crucified on this "expert" comments site. This is a dangerous sport,thats actually why some of us like it , but at any moment your life can change with a crash like that or sometimes even less. Remember the next time you bag on someone whos giving his all and makes a mistake (NOBODY and i mean NOBODY tries to crash),in the blink of an eye they could be gone...show a little class and a little compassion for a fellow racer......fu*k who do i think i'm talking to ....never mind
@keepinitreal- Dude, you said the magic phrase! A guy has a big get off and he is a hero for the day. I remember James big get off at Daytona and he too was a hero for the day. So my point is the moment right now is Chads, James already had his.
Alot of people were amazed at James determination to get back up and finish. Our hats were off to him. Thats what cracks me up, is why are people even bringing the guys name, when all he is doing right now is riding the couch!
crazy crash yes, but Is Reed the first guy to ever have a big crash and jump back on the bike??? Man it seems that way this week The crash albeit spectacular "looked" a lot worse than it was........RV got thrown down a hill about 50 feet from his busted up bike at Red Bud in Moto 1...He took a little dirt nap....got up ...ran back up the hill, started his busted up KX450 and got going again to come back up to 9th.....equally impressive and just as manly as Reed, only we dont have RV's crash on video... Not taking anything away from Reed, but he isnt the only guy out there that has taken a good spill and got back in the race.....Stewart at Daytona as someone above mentioned was another example, Carmichael at Tampa I beleive in 2002 (on the Honda)...Heck, even Larry Brooks at LA Colisieum way back in the day flying down the peristyle....Jason Upshaw anyone???.....Reed did what most guys would have done if they were going for a title and felt they could continue.....luckily he wasnt hurt...
mxphysicsguy... I can appreciate your approach, however Reed did not fall straight down. You also have to consider his forward momentum and his trajectory from the jump, which would add time to his flight. Although I consider Jairtime to be one of the biggest A**holes who contirbutes, I think he is pretty much on target here. Using a known object,(Reed, RV or a wheel) it looks like it was about 24 feet from the apex of Reed's trajectory to his landing point. That being said, his enertia and force of impact was increased by his forward momentum. He was very fortunate to land on a downhill section. It was a hell of a crash.
We've all learned........crashing still sucks. Nothing changed there.
I'm just glad that all the title contenders are healthy at this point of the season and that the points have pretty well evened back out. Now Dungey can forget about his DNF and it's time to take over this title hunt if he wants it bad enough. His speed and consistency are very admirable this year because I will be the first to admit that I thought this season was going to be the RV show. Dungey has proved that he is a real force to be reckoned with and to take all those different lines all over the track and still not lose time was quite impressive!!
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's SuperReed!! The man of steel!
@keepinitreal. As to your last comment, very well said. I guess last year was not a fluke for Dungey after all. The kid is very impressive and every bit as fast as Villopoto and Reed.
I think it will be safe to assume that this tabletop will be named after Reed
After looking at the different angles on you tube of his crash , I stand corrected.
From Reeds maximum height to the FLAT scales at 42 -47 feet. That being said, I guesstimate from maximum height to point of impact around 39-42 feet.
JimM
Pala374
@yzfsean- no offense, but you are mistaken. His horizontal speed (or any other initial momentum) has nothing to do with distance travelled vertically. If you start at the apex of his trajectory (where his initial velocity in the vertical direction is zero, which it IS by definition of the apex) and examine only vertical travel, then the problem is exactly as I have outlined. This approach works because you treat the apex of the trajectory as the start of the problem, and any horizontal component of his velocity is absolutely separable.
For what it's worth, I teach a couple freshman physics sections per year at a university, and I am a Ph.D. student in the subject. I would point you to Giancoli, "Physics for Scientists and Engineers," to review.
(cont'd)
I notice that my last post may have failed to address the spirit of yzfsean's objection. If I hold a gun horizontal in one hand and a bullet in the other and simultaneously fire the gun and drop the bullet, both bullets hit the ground at the same time.
@yzfsean-
But yes, surely that forward velocity does contribute to the impact force.
mxphysicsguy is right - the vertical component of the trajectory does not change. You can drop a steel ball from 20 feet high or send it off of a flat surface at 100 mph and both balls will hit the ground at the same time.
Even though an object falls at 32 ft./sec/sec, during the first second it's only half that, or 16 feet during the first second.
As for the speed of Chad Reed through his trajectory, here's some interesting info.
He leaves the top of the jump at a certain speed. On the way up, Chad is slowing down on his path through his trajectory. Once he reaches the apogee (the highest point of his trajectory), that's the slowest he's going to travel during his whole trajectory.
Then, on the way back down, he is accelerating through his trajectory due to the force of gravity. If you drew an imaginary horizontal line across the top of the jump from which he launched, you might find it interesting that when he passes back through that imaginary line on the way down, he will be traveling through his trajectory at the same speed he was traveling when he left the top of the jump!
Then, after passing through that imaginary line on the way down, he is traveling faster than that, accelerating due to the force of gravity until he lands on his feet.
He looks like he is about as high as the top of the metal tower. Not only was he falling downward, he was also going the speed of the bike. Mph at impact..?
Oh, and it's a good thing there wasn't a 'MasterCraft' over there.
Count how many seconds he is in the air. It's not about how high he was, it's the total distance he traveled in the air, both vertical and horizontal.
@WFO_UFO
For sure, mph at impact is really f*cking fast, and the total distance traveled without his bike (arc length) is really f*cking far. I was just providing a way to find the height from which he actually fell, and it's not 50 feet.
I wonder what was going through Villopoto's mind in that photo?
You guys want to see a real crash....just wait till u c me inOctober in Vegas...home of the wolds biggest YARD SALE.& thnx keepinitreal see u @ the TACO BELL drive thu....im out
@WFO_UFO, you didn't look at that video link I posted, did you? He was nowhere near the top of that tower as you can see if you view that video from behind, which was shot through that tower.
Ok I give up, you guys have all convinced me.....Chad Reed fell 967feet and was going 96 mph....Now I will go walk in front of a Sarta Bus!
I didn't realize you were a physics major as well as a Flipdick! @Fake JS7 I hope you choke on your taco bell and learn how to spell
mxphysicsguy- would you rather be laying on the ground, and get hit by the bullet coming out of the gun, or the bullet dropped from the hand?
@jairtime rides the bologna pony....sorry my spellin sucks i wuz homescooled. now go you tube some of my best crashes .GORDTAS ROCK!!!!!
Aahhh sorry mxphsyicsguy- I see your point now. In other words, the height that everyone is arguing about is not significant anyway. I wish someone had taken some footage at the area of impact- were there two 12 foot deep bootprints in some soft dirt or what?? Even though he escaped serious injury, he must have seen his whole life pass before his eyes for a second.
That 30 second board girl is why Chad crashed, damn.
So when did Malcom start working at Taco Bell?
well not a reed fan either.... never have been. hate to say it but i used to be a stewart fan. i would really love to see stewart take a crash like that. he would be out till 2017 hanging out with that wanker todd potter everyday.....
well not a reed fan either.... never have been. hate to say it but i used to be a stewart fan. i would really love to see stewart take a crash like that. he would be out till 2017 hanging out with that wanker todd potter everyday.....
"Ah Might As Well Jump,Jump,Go A Head Jump" - Van Halen
@keepinitrealforstewie-- The big difference between this crash and almost anyone of Stewies, is the Reed DID NOT take any other riders down with him like your boy does. Nobody went down but Reed, that is the difference.
And I heard Stewie was starting a wrecker service, so he can haul away all the carnage he causes on the track himself..
To see that crash as it happened, on my computer... THE TIME REED MUST HAVE SPENT WHILE IN SLOW MO , to think OH SHIT would have stopped my heart! with that said...........................................still not aReed fan.
anyone else notice that Villo checked up and didn't clear that jump?
@bd200 you are truly a tool, how many times do I have to repeat myself, a pro rider is not going to danger themselves and crash themselves out just to take another rider down with them.....the only rider to do that this year was Josh Hansen to Eli Tomac, I know you are so obsessed with James that you have to keep talking about him. Go right ahead, he loves the attention.....people like you and jairtime are the fuel of his fire!!! Obviously you ride a different type of motocross than the pros do because because racing incidents happen all the time, you are the one trying to make it personal
@keepinitreal i love you ! if you are ever in fla call me .ill have a bed 4 you ,and i will ride you around i mean show you around my compound
@BD200 it's seriously creepy the way you interject everytime someone mentions James Stewart. Get a life man
As wild and scary as Reeds crash was(scared the hell out of me--he'sVERY lucky to be able to get up from that one) it don't even compare to Henry's crash at Budd's creek!! Doug was very lucky he LIVED though that one!!! But I think a whole lot of fans will be cheering for Reed the rest of the season now---I know I wil l!!
That pic of Reed in the air with both fists strangely reminds me of the Magoo picture with his fist in the air from the MXdN with "Road Hog" on his pants.
Most people have never given Reed respect. After Millville we gotta respect his effort. NEVER IN ANY SPORT HAVE WE SEEN SOMEONE COME BACK FROM THAT BAD OF A CRASH !!! Dude is for real.
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I dont think jairtime has ever been too Millville personally, this jump is insane,doesnt matter whether its 50 feet or 30 feet,Reed is one lucky man,what a Stud!! Jairtime? you couldnt get up that fast after falling off your couch!!!
Reed is a damn Aussie wigger. Ditch the dredlocks Reed. What´s that shit about? First it was the diamond earing, now the corn rows. You not getting enough attention boy?
If pourcel hadnt raced over in Latvia he would have killed em at Millville,
Oh that right he didn,t even show at Latvia.
Pourcel would have fallen from 60 feet then finished on the podium dude. He is the toughest man in MX history.
wow....nice comment wiggerluver.......your classless and an idiot....!
i'd just like to say anyone that has ever said Reed was a dirty rider should try to remember the 2009 supercross season when he rode up to an ama official after practice to warn them about how dangerous the lip on a particular triple was and ironically that night Ivan Tedesco and i believe that was the same night Villipoto broke his leg on that very jump !
Wig has a point, and when Reed got the dreadlocks, notice that he Stewarted off that jump.
@KeepinitrealforStewie, when did I say Stewie does it on purpose?? I didnt, I just responded to your hatred of Reed getting props. You said "How come whenn Stewie crashes everyone says he is dangerous to other riders, and when Reed crashes he gets props"?? And my answer was Stewie takes other riders out when he crashes, Reed doesnt. And Stewie crashed 7 times in 16 races, not counting practice. How m,any has Reed had?? One or two in supercross, and now one outdoors. I NEVER said Stewie would take anyone out.
And YOU are the one who brought Stewie into this, nobody else. YOU are obsessed with him, he could leave and never come back and I trully wouldnt care.
@wankers2011--that was the 2010 season that RV and Tedesco got hurt in, it was St. Louis.
Hell, I´m just saying wanker, things black and eating dirt seem to go hand in hand, if #7, and now Reed´s dredlocks, are anything to go by. LOL.
But seriously, why do white guys feel the need to imitate blacks? I feel the same way when I see blacks trying to imitate whites. I mean blacks dressed in suits is so wrong dude. They look far better in bear skins, at least that´s what I think. I also like it when they do that bone through the nose thing. I mean, that rocks dude. LOL.
The things people will say safely hidden behind their keyboards....
@wiggerluva
You suck. The sport, and world, needs far fewer people like you. That is all.
Hey, I don´t get it. I make a complimentary and honest observation and I´m abused? Sheesh, how does that work?
@wiggerluva- dude, thats going little overboard and uncalled for! Bag on a guy for for his riding is one thing, but bagging on a guy because of who he is or the color of his skin is pushing it.
@bd200 thanks by the way, love the extra spiff on my name. Anyway so let me get this straight....You agree that none of James crashes were intentional so why bag on the guy for ACCIDENTS? See you talk in circles because your ego is SOOOOO huge that you have to be right at all times......and this is why we can't be friends. I love a friendly bench racing debate but you are full of hatred and love spreading it on here. So.....I will resume watching MY favorite riders Ryan Dungey, Kevin Windham, James Stewart, Trey Canard, Justin Barcia, Tyla Rattray etc. etc. You can go hop back in the TOOLBOX pal!! Oh and Have a great day...I know I will.
Kudos to Jason Weigandt's call on Chad Reed's crash. When he said "Are you kidding me, Chad Reed is back on the motorcycle" with the inflection in his voice, it was motocross's version of “Giants win the pennant” “Down goes Frazier” “I don’t beleive what I just saw” "Do you believe in miracles?...YES!". Thanks Chad and Jason for one of the great moments in motocross history, or should I say greatest? And thank God for Chad's angels making sure he hit that downslope.
JS' crashes might be unintentional, but many of his crashes reflect a total lack of concern for the safety of his fellow racers, and maybe even outright contempt for them, as evidenced by him landing on them, throwing his bike away in their direction, losing control and manipulating the crash so he T-bones them etc.
That's the difference.
@jairtime, when the AMA fines James Stewart for his actions then you can say whatever you want until then keep your racist thoughts to yourself! You use the words "unintentional" and "contempt" in the same sentence...maybe you need to go find yourself a dictionary. You and @bd200 have to be the same person because there cannot be 2 bigots with identical thoughts out there.
rs you nailed it. Moto should have experts calling the race and doing color and thats what we have.
@Keepinitreal---GPfan, both of you can look at this thread, look at 1:11p.m. on July 18-- YOU yourselves can see who brought up Syewie in this thread.. None other than KEEPINITREAL.
Did anyone get an interview of RV after the race? I want to hear what he thought!
@keepinitreal- your obsession with Reed is very strange, you started the whole thing on here saying Reed should be slammed for crashing like Stewart, its obvious your hatred for Reed drives you in every post. You sir, need to get a life.
Allright physics guys with some time to kill. I heard "he flew 50 feet through the air" not "he dropped 50 verticle feet from the apex of his trajectory"
So my question to you is.......How far did super Chad fly from the time he lost control of his honda on the face of the jump, until his head stopped moving?
We are all so lucky for all the great racing and these great athletes. These are the good old days indeed.
I don't mean the vertical or horizontal distance, I mean the length of the arc of his head.
Please?
Reed should run a butt patch this weekend that says "Skywalker".
He at lest 100 feet high in the aire after his motorbike jumped him up into the aire like that when he jumped and then he fell it was crasie when he did the crash to.