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Two Stroke Motocross Forum => General Two Stroke Talk => Topic started by: TMKIWI on July 17, 2011, 05:50:58 PM

Title: Reed's Crash
Post by: TMKIWI on July 17, 2011, 05:50:58 PM
2011 Chad Reed Crash-Millville(Official Speed TV Feed) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC4f9TCg4zw#ws)


Holy crap he was lucky. :o
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: Coop on July 17, 2011, 06:17:16 PM
Wow that was ugly.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: keeptwostrokesalive on July 17, 2011, 06:31:26 PM
Personally i think james stewarts crash at daytona was worse because chad reed landed on the grassy downward slope and james stewart landed head first on the hard packed dirt going pretty fast. 
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: xandyx on July 17, 2011, 06:50:27 PM
that's an ugly crash, seeing him landing from that height. jeez!!

strewart crash was nasty, he was so dizzy running back to his bike.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: ACMX on July 17, 2011, 11:58:25 PM
Chad Reed's crash was just epic. So cool compared to Stewarts.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: Kembo693 on July 18, 2011, 03:20:38 AM
Man, this shows what kind of athletes these guys are... If I were in his situation, Im sure I would've broke my legs and I dont think I could have been able to keep my self in that position. Reed is sick, I'm so happy that he didn't get hurt in that! 2011 National Champion right here fellas  ;)
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Post by: burn1986 on July 18, 2011, 05:57:45 AM
Yeah, at least he didn't get hurt or at least pull any muscles. I know my back, legs, and everything else would be toast!
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Post by: eprovenzano on July 18, 2011, 06:24:29 AM
Can you imagine how sore he had to be the day after the moto....  I bet every muscle / joint in his body ached
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Post by: downonmonday on July 18, 2011, 10:33:27 AM
That's unbelievable. I'll agree, he's probably quite sore this week.
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Post by: scotty dog on July 18, 2011, 11:59:31 AM
Madness! Proof that pro motocrossers are the toughest athletes in the world. ;-)
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: TMKIWI on July 18, 2011, 01:21:35 PM
because chad reed landed on the grassy downward slope

Thats why I said he was lucky. ;D
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: wysguy on July 18, 2011, 04:02:29 PM
Pretty amazing to get a 5th overall after that!

I guess I am a bit behind on my lingo, what did "roll up the windows" pertain to?  Erin Bates said he had a lot of time to "roll up the windows" during his post race interview.

Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: msmola2002 on July 18, 2011, 04:35:49 PM
Pretty amazing to get a 5th overall after that!

I guess I am a bit behind on my lingo, what did "roll up the windows" pertain to?  Erin Bates said he had a lot of time to "roll up the windows" during his post race interview.

Kids of today and their cars with electric windows. :p refers to chaddles flapping his arms round like, well, he is winding up the windows in a car.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: riffraff on July 18, 2011, 11:03:15 PM
If he would've been on a 2 stroke, it would've started by the second kick  :P
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: MXLord327 on July 19, 2011, 05:52:33 AM
I was thinking the same thing....
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Post by: SachsGS on July 19, 2011, 06:26:03 AM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: scotty dog on July 19, 2011, 11:31:52 AM
Probably half the reason the 4pigs are EFI these days, if it had a carb he would still be kickin now
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: wysguy on July 19, 2011, 03:02:53 PM
Pretty amazing to get a 5th overall after that!

I guess I am a bit behind on my lingo, what did "roll up the windows" pertain to?  Erin Bates said he had a lot of time to "roll up the windows" during his post race interview.

Kids of today and their cars with electric windows. :p refers to chaddles flapping his arms round like, well, he is winding up the windows in a car.

Gracias.  It looked more like swimming upstream, but fitting none the less.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: snook620 on July 19, 2011, 09:37:45 PM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X

Maybe, only because the pace would have been off by about 10 mph  :P haha just kidding. As fast as those guys go anybody can catch a lil swap.

To come back from a crash like that and salvage the points lead was awesome. He passed 26 riders and set the 5th fastest lap time of the moto in traffic with a bent up bike....22 is a beast.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: factoryX on July 19, 2011, 10:16:37 PM
The guy was riding the bike like a two stroke and it bit him in the ass, lol. 4 strokes steer with the front wheel and two strokes steer with the rear simple as that. Also maybe this is a sign that we're kinda pushing it speed wise as this could have resulted in serious injury.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: snook620 on July 20, 2011, 07:58:11 AM
I completely agree ^^
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Post by: VintageBlueSmoke on July 20, 2011, 08:55:57 AM
I don't know. I've watched it over a dozen times now from all televised angles. That could have happened to anyone on any bike. There is a bump just before the face that sends him sideways. The jump is big so it launches you high to clear the second half. He went off the side making it look even higher than it was.

It a swapper and it doesn't matter what you ride - you are along for the ride.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: rbigair40 on July 21, 2011, 06:54:23 PM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X
id10t
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: ACMX on July 22, 2011, 12:05:33 AM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X
id10t

Everyone has their opinion... No need to throw insults. He is one of our top posters and he will probably come back, read that and reply. Lets not start anything.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: TotalNZ on July 22, 2011, 01:25:20 AM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X

Maybe, only because the pace would have been off by about 10 mph  :P haha just kidding. As fast as those guys go anybody can catch a lil swap.

To come back from a crash like that and salvage the points lead was awesome. He passed 26 riders and set the 5th fastest lap time of the moto in traffic with a bent up bike....22 is a beast.
Word!
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: snowboarderro on July 22, 2011, 08:11:43 AM
I don't know. I've watched it over a dozen times now from all televised angles. That could have happened to anyone on any bike. There is a bump just before the face that sends him sideways. The jump is big so it launches you high to clear the second half. He went off the side making it look even higher than it was.

It a swapper and it doesn't matter what you ride - you are along for the ride.

that's how i broke my hand this year
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: Mr Tibbs911 on July 22, 2011, 12:46:27 PM
If the bike was a 2T it may not have done that strange little dance in the first place. :-X
id10t

Everyone has their opinion... No need to throw insults. He is one of our top posters and he will probably come back, read that and reply. Lets not start anything.

Im glad you saw this first ACMX, because I probably would have said some regrettable things.
But, rbigair40, respect is due when deserved, and I have lost respect for you sir.
I have been on this forum a short time and I already know that Sachs, along with factoryx, ACMX, vintage, and quite a few others are all good guys that truly care about helping other people. There is no need to call someone names because you disagree. Theres a fine-line between criticism and being a dick.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: snook620 on July 22, 2011, 02:58:52 PM
I appoligize for bigair's comment, Ive known him personally for 15 yrs and he definetly calls it how he see's it. SachsGS was probably joking but some people on here and Vital will post something silly like that and be serious, posts like that are funny because anyone would know Chads crash had nothing to do with the number of strokes his engine had. He probably just assumed he was serious and was poking a little fun...

I respect the guy because he's 40 something years old and been a local A rider for 20 years, he still makes it to Lorettas in a couple classes almost every year, he's actually getting ready to go back in +35 & +40. He used to be the guy on our t-shirts and trophys at the local races...he has absolutly no style what so ever but still goes FAST in both moto and woods.
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: Mr Tibbs911 on July 22, 2011, 04:53:42 PM
I should apologize as well, I was a lil fired up at the time because I just got back from football(hellweek). This is the main problem with forums, you can never get a read on someone and their intended sarcasm, anger, etc. Kind of like online poker vs. real-life poker. Bigair, I am sorry I got super defensive, I just overreacted. No need for a flame-war eh  :-X
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: ACMX on July 23, 2011, 09:06:43 PM
No worries man. I just don't want this forum becoming like some of the others out there...
Title: Re: Reed's Crash
Post by: Super Trucker on July 23, 2011, 09:46:07 PM
Cool crash,one of those that looks worse than it is. I bet he got dinged up on the bike more,than landing in the spongy grass,that is soft sand. The midwest has been having severe weather for months, so the ground is soft. But lets talk about those awesome whoops,man made for sure, the 1st set. I raced millville am. day in 97,when they had over 1,300 riders, practice day was crazy,the track was rougher than the day after the pro race. I talked to John Martin the track owner, about  helping out on monday, and if I could ride then. The track on mon. wasn,t as rough, and the lines had great momentum. I rode with John,s pal, Mike Dourty a vet a rider who borrowed John,s cr250. I was on my trick Pedro Gonsoulez NCY YZ 125, we burnt all our race gas up, had a awesome time. John,s boys where tiny kids, his oldest got 5th overall this year. Millville super series has a 125 2-st class,fyi.