Chad Reed Out for Six Weeks

eric -bubba  March 31, 2010 10:59 AM
i think james stuart is an idiot and causes way to many crashes and is a baby who way to easily gets himself hurt becuase he cannot wait to pass people

Landra -More than ONE rider on the track!!!!!!!!  January 31, 2010 05:04 PM
Whether you like Chad Reed or not..... anyone that knows anything about today's racing....should know that the wreck that occurred in Phoenix is due to the fact that Stewart cannot stand getting passed by anyone .... especially the # 22. I have watched that block pass time and time again in every single race that I have ever seen and without exception....the rider that is up high in the corner has to yield to some extent to the rider that got inside of him or else there WILL be an impact of some kind. The extent of the impact also is determined by the rider coming down out of the corner. Just how much that rider wants to wreck into the other guy is the question. Nine times out of ten... the rider up high will always yield somewhat...giving the guy that got inside the line thus BOTH riders .... guess what ...are still upright and racing. They BOTH still have a chance at winning the race and passing each other given another lap.Stewart has proven time and time again that he does not respect his fellow competitors on the track. It seems that he thinks that if he is going to get passed at all..... he just risks taking himself out and them too. It just doesn't matter to him who gets hurt... him or them??? maybe both. The problem is he definitely has NO RESPECT for any other rider out there. It's a shame because without those other 19 gates being filled with riders that have put in just as many hours and dedication through the years..... he wouldn't even have a sport to compete in. Yes, some are more gifted than others.... But I am so tired of hearing the phrase.."the fastest man on the planet"..... any one of those guys out there riding factory plus programs can go crazy fast out of their minds.... It's the speed, the technical finesse, the smarts, the courage to respect everyone else in your sport that makes a TRUE CHAMPION. You have to first finish the race before you start thinking about what place you're gonna finish. Motocross is such a special and incredible sport. Let's keep it that way.... and by the way ... it was disgusting that the cameras were more interested in Stewart (that's one guy out of the 20 on the track)... than covering the "RACE". It was in poor judgment of the network to spend so much time on his first crash (which was also self-inflicted)... than to actually cover the race footage.

Jimmy -oldschool sx  January 23, 2010 07:19 AM
Not to much talked about what put JS in the spot to begain with.
He's not the only one on the track. But he thinks so(tipical for guy's with free money) If you look at the Jump wreak close he did it to himself. If you look at someome with the "Dog Stair" where is the bike going to go.... where your are looking. Look close at the corner wreak and you will see Stewart holding on to Reed. Looked like a football player to me. Hoping the ref is not looking. I hope Dungey puts the wood to his ass. But if so, Stewart will start taking him out too.
Buy the way Stewart... thanks making the rest of us miss most of the race to watch you play. I am OK, OH no it hurts, I am OK, maybe not... Just spike the football already. And go kick your dog...
Or maybe you could push some 5yr old kid into the mud when you walk by him.
Hope A2's mud puts you in the back again. Sure we will have to watch you come up from 15th again. Hope we get to see more then just you on TV tonight.

Tim B -Awesome Bill  January 21, 2010 01:28 AM
Thanks for the link. The quality of that video is horrible, but it shows the end. There isn't enough of the video leading up to the crash for me to judge whose fault it was. I obviously dislike Reed, but the helmet "shove" was nothing. He was just trying to get Stewart off of him. A real shove out of anger and frustration would have been a lot rougher.

I think Stewart has a lot of attitude. He thinks he's something special, which he is, but people are more willing to cheer for the humble greats. He should be fined by Yamaha and AMA if he pushed Reed's bike off of it's stand in the pits. I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing out of anger, but it's a professional sport and you can't act that way without punishment.

RD -Nice pass Reed!  January 20, 2010 02:22 PM
Wow! I can believe you could see anything different. Reed clearly did a poorly attempted pass that looked very bad.(crashing Stewart) Looks like the only way Reed can win is to take down other riders.

ParkedR6 -Rediculous  January 20, 2010 12:59 PM
The drama from that was so stupid and all James by the way. The crash was a no fault, they hit each other, it happens. But think about it: if your CR, reeling in agony cuz your hand just broke, and your rival is laying on you, wouldn't you shove him off you too so you could get to a medic? Then James goes and knocks a downed riders bike down in a little girl fit? What a bitch. I don't care if he's the fastest. He needs to grow up. The dummest party in all this has to be the AMA though for fining Reed at Yamaha request but doing nothing about James' actions. Definitely some JS brown nosing going on there.

SG -Jay Tull, come on now  January 20, 2010 11:31 AM
"When you turn down that shallow in the corner, you better be sure there isnt anyone close behind you." What?????????????

Since when should a rider on the same lap as someone "close behind" them suppose to (or expected to) know that? It's a race. Why would the leader of the two move their line to a slower way around a corner because someone is "behind" them? If the rider was beside them, different story, but not what you said.

Even so, if block passing (IMHO, an ugly part of modern day MX, especially SX)is pretty much accepted, why not pass blocking? Who's to say which is worse? Begs the question, Where do you define the "line" between racing hard, but fair vs racing to beat the "other guy" at all costs? Very tough call usually loaded with emotion.

Barry -No Rookie  January 20, 2010 09:45 AM
Been involved with MX racing for 25 yrs and know an obvious "take-out" when I see one.If Reed is so fast why did he hang behind the #1 bike so long, remember Stewart is riding 75% just to get some points.1 sec before they crash he raises his head and aims right at Stewart.Broken hand,no compassion at all for this punk of a rider.Sponsor should consider dropping him.

Islander -Reed  January 20, 2010 04:41 AM
Is 6 weeks how long it takes for a mangina to heal?

Tim B -Awww  January 19, 2010 08:18 PM
Such a shame! My "favorite" rider Chad Reed is out of the championship. Now Mr. Second Place won't even finish on the podium at the end of the year.

Does anybody have a link to footage of this? Everytime I search I find Stewart and Partridge colliding, not Stewart and Reed.