Chad Reed 3rd at Georgia Dome
Reed third at Georgia Dome
25th February 2007
Before a record crowd of 70,649 at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, Australian Chad Reed has maintained his unblemished podium record, finishing third at the eighth round of the 2007 Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series. With strong results throughout practice, Reed then went on to win his heat race convincingly ahead of 2006 Champion Ricky Carmichael, earning himself second gate pick for the 20-Lap Main Event.
The L&M/San Manuel/Yamaha rider got a blistering start, taking the holeshot ahead of the current championship leader. The two rivals battled for the lead over the opening laps of the race before Reed slid out on Lap four and dropped back to fifth.
Reed re-mounted his Yamaha YZ450F and set about chasing down the leaders and methodically reeled in fourth then third, but ran out of laps to challenge for second place. “I am really disappointed with myself for making that mistake tonight,” Reed said. “I have been training well all week and the bike has been awesome.”
“The team at L&M Racing have been there week-in-week out and I’m sure we will bounce back at St Louis next weekend.”
As the 2007 Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series hits the halfway mark in the championship Chad Reed is currently second in the championship on 171points. The 24-year old will next compete at Round 9 of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series which will be held at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis, Missouri on Saturday 3rd March.
Chad Reed and L&M Racing are proudly sponsored by San Manuel, Yamaha, Unbound, Nike, Parts Unlimited, THOR, Bridgestone, AFAM, D.I.D.,VP Fuels, GYTR, Yamalube, One Industries, Pro Taper, White Brothers, OGIO, Amp’d Mobile, Alpinestars, and Scott
2007 Amp’d Mobile AMA SX Series – Round 8 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
1 James Stewart25
2 Ricky Carmichael22
3 Chad Reed YAMAHA YZ450F 20
4 Ivan Tedesco18
5 Kevin Windham16
6 Tim Ferry15
7 Bryan Johnson14
8 David Vuillemin13
9 Heath Voss12
10 Jeff Gibson11
2007 Amp’d Mobile AMA SX Series Standings – After Round 8 of 16
1 James Stewart188
2 Chad Reed – YAMAHA YZ450F 171
3 Tim Ferry145
4 Kevin Windham 119
5 Michael Byrne 108
6 Ivan Tedesco101
7 Travis Preston96
8 Heath Voss94
9 David Vuillemin86
10 Nick Wey80
2007 FIM World SX GP Series Standings – After Round 10 of 18
1 James Stewart232
2 Chad Reed – YAMAHA YZ450F 216
3 Tim Ferry 180
4 Ricky Carmichael138
5 David Vuillemin127
6 Heath Voss121
7 Travis Preston120
8 Michael Byrne120
9 Nick Wey108
10 Ivan Tedesco108
