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#22 Chad Reed: YAMAHA
Fan favorite and Supercross legend Chad Reed is still
taking names and passing the 450 class by storm on
a regular basis. Although the specific details of Reed’s
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at the very top at the end of this evening. In the heat it was clear that all the 450 riders were out incredible story along the way. Coming full circle on the
for blood as they piled into the first turn. Seely somehow managed to escape the insane pile up unscathed and
Yamaha machines, Chad is now back competing on the
fought hard with Weimer for first – but Millsaps took over the lead. Seely first bumped bars with Weimer to move
same bikes that he began this whole crazy journey on.
into second place by the second lap. Then, Seely began to move in on Millsaps with three laps to go; Seeley ap-
Chad’s professional resume dates back to 2001 in his
peared to be charging through the whoop section effortlessly. Even with Chad Reed putting pressure on him from
Austrailian National career where he snagged second
behind, Seely continued to charge through the race. As it came down to the final two laps, Reed passed Seely.
place in the MX1 Motocross World Championship. With
But holding on to his third place finish moved Seely ahead to the main event.
nearly twenty years under his belt, Chad Reed has
The 450 main was just another handle bar-banging start in Angel Stadium. It left Seely strategically scrambling
been and continues to be someone that you will have
to catch up to the leaders after starting in eleventh place. It was clear that Seely wasn’t discouraged, because he
to actually compete against and be ready for war if you
didn’t stay here long. Seely fought to reel in Justin Brayton as the race went on, fighting for ninth place. Brayton
want to win. Chad’s story is very interesting, as he and
holds him off for several laps. As Brayton battled and passed Jake Weimer, Seely also slipped around Weimer
his now wife literally chose to take on the world one race
and continued to advance on Brayton. Seely wildly bit at the heels of Brayton, making a move on him with only 6
and country at a time. Looking back, the gambles and
laps to go, quickly moving up into eighth. After an exhausting battle with Brayton, Seely injected himself into the
risks certainly paid off. Reed even took a huge step in
battle between Weston Peick and Davi Millsaps. With roaring approval from the crowd, Seely busted past both
the motorsports world, owning and operating his own
riders to move into sixth place. Seely spent the final two laps trying to catch up to Jason Anderson, but couldn’t
race team in recent years. As if training and doing the “on
quite make it. After plowing through nearly the entire pack, Seely settled with sixth place overall.
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