Reed's Rocking
By TMX Archives on 14th Aug 08
THE future of AMA supercross champion Chad Reed was confirmed last week when American Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that they have signed the Australian to join the Rockstar Makita Suzuki factory race team for 2009.
The former factory Yamaha pilot will race the 2009 AMA Supercross series and other selected events in the United States as well as compete in supercross events in his home country aboard the factory Suzuki RM-Z450.
We have a great heritage in racing here at American Suzuki, said Mel Harris of ASMC. Suzuki has been dominant in the road racing arena for several years and with the introduction of the RM-Z450 and the help of Ricky Carmichael, Roger DeCoster and our dedicated team, we've been able to elevate our position in supercross and motocross to that championship level. The signing of Chad helps us reinforce our position and goals for the future of Suzuki racing. We are very happy to have Chad join our team.
I'm extremely excited to be starting a new chapter in my career and to be working with Roger DeCoster and Suzuki, said Reed. It will be a whole new experience for me which I'm really looking forward to. I rode Suzukis for a good part of my amateur career and have some great memories from then and now I'm excited to be racing the new EFI RM-Z450. I believe this bike and my new team have great potential and I couldn't be happier.
Reed's first race with Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki will most likely be the US Open Supercross at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 10-12.