Reed celebrates Australia Day with a win in San Francisco

Patriotic Supercross star Chad Reed has flown the flag for
Australia at the fourth round of the 2008 Monster Energy® Drink
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, winning the rain
soaked San Francisco event by over 11 seconds.

A poor start saw Reed caught mid pack on the opening lap but
the Australian staged an incredible comeback and was up into
third place on Lap 3 of the shortened 15 Lap race.

On Lap 5, Reed capitalised on a mistake by Kevin Windham to
take second place, he then moved into the lead a lap later.

Once in front, the 2004 AMA Supercross Champion pulled away
from the field, lapping consistently to win his third round of the
season.

“I had a lot of fun out there tonight,” said Reed. “It was good to
get a win in the mud and it was very cool to win on Australia
Day.”

“The track was challenging and I had to work hard to get out in
front but I felt good and my YZ450F performed really well in the
conditions.”

“I came into this season prepared to lay it down and even though
it was extremely muddy out there the championship didn’t cross
my mind.”

“My goals haven’t changed and I want to get these race wins,”
Reed acknowledged.

With next weekend’s fifth round of the series, the final Anaheim
event this year Reed will aim to be only the second rider ever to
sweep all three Anaheim races in a season.

Yamaha tyro Jason Lawrence took out the Pro Lites event ahead
of Thomas Hahn who with Brett Metcalfe made it two Kawasaki
KX250Fs on the podium. Dan Reardon continued his impressive
run of form in fourth place to move four points closer to series
leader Ryan Dungey. At the top of the table however Dungey still
holds a commanding lead with 86 points besting Reardon's tally of
67 while Jason Lawrence's win promoted him into third overall
with 63 poiints giving him a four point advantage over Broc
Hepler who bests Brett Metcalfe by a single point. MCNEWS


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