Chad Reed on Vital Buzz -ozzy go-

It was hard to pick out who had the more impressive ride in the
second moto of the 450 class on Sunday, Tim Ferry (who crashed
in the first turn and made his way back to eighth), or Chad Reed,
who got hung up with Ferry in turn one, and came back to fourth.
Either way, it was cool to see the fast Aussie as he made his first
(and maybe last) appearance at the Nationals in ’07. Afterward,
Chad said, “I hate to say it, but nothing changes. It’s all about
what you believe and where you expect to be. I expected to be
up here on the podium. I haven’t been riding a lot and I got some
blisters and it’s hot.”

“Overall I think I had a good day. It was fun, and I got to do two
motos on a track that I’ll be coming back to in a few months. I
only got back to the U.S. last Sunday. Probably the hardest thing
was the weather…the change in that. Down there it’s winter, and
to come here it’s a little humid. I just flew straight to California
and then came here. But no excuses. These guys are awesome
like always, and I had a blast today.”

Chad also had an impressive ride after getting hung up when Tim
Ferry slid out in front of him in the first turn. “I had a decent start
and Red Dog went down right on the inside of the first turn. I
tried to sneak around on the inside, and he just fell and I had
nowhere to go. I was trying to turn and get away from him and
get going and I was in the middle of the pack. It’s tough back
there. I don’t know how those guys do it week in and week out.
It’s scary, you can’t see and you hit holes that you don’t even
know are there. But I just put my head down and kept going.
Actually, I’d seen (Mike) Alessi in third and that was pretty good
motivation…I didn’t want to get beat by him today.”

While there was some serious quizzing about a modification that
Chad was using on his swingarm, he skirted around a direct
answer. “I can’t say enough about that L&M Racing team. They
try everything and they’re lifting every rock. We’ve got some
issues and some problems and they’re working their butts off.
I’m proud of them. The bike was a lot better than in previous
years and it just contributed to a lot more fun out there.

When pressed harder, he said, “I have no idea. That’s a silly
question because you know you’re not going to get an answer.”

Chad has also been busy, working on a new deal to improve the
quality and visibility of the Australian Supercross series. “I went
to Australia right after the Vegas Supercross and I had some big
plans. A lot of people think that I’m selling out and not coming to
the Nationals, but a long-term goal of mine is to try to promote
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