Chad Reed came up just a couple of seconds short of his second win of 2011 in Salt Lake City, but more importantly, those couple of seconds represent a six-point swing in the championship points. If he could’ve caught Ryan Villopoto and made the pass, he would be going into Vegas only three points down. Now, though, he’s down by nine. We caught up with Reed after the race to get his take.
Motocross.com: I know you made a mention after the heat race about the whoops and that big gap in them, but in the Main Event you were skimming them anyway. You were killing them. How did you pull that off?
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Barcia and Tickle Claim Respective Lites Class Championships
LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2011) – The greatest season ever of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd of 39,506 fans inside Sam Boyd Stadium. After 17 rounds of the most competitive racing in supercross history, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., secured his inaugural Supercross class title thanks to a third place finish in the 20-lap main event. In the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class championsh  … More
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It’s almost 11 years to the day since Adam Petty was killed during practice for a NASCAR race at New Hampshire International Speedway, and his dad never escapes a special feeling of sadness when May and Mother’s Day roll around.
“What goes through my mind at this time of year more than anything else is my personal loss,†Kyle Petty said as he prepared for the start of his 17th annual charity motorcycle ride. “When you lose a child or you lose a son, it’s pretty hard on a family. It’s a sad time of year, but being around people on the ride and being able to help people during this week has a little bit of a healing effect.â€Â  … Details
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Vintage motocross returns to the hills of Infineon Raceway at the West Coast Moto Jam, May 13-15.
The 6th annual Brad Lackey’s Nor-Cal Classic AHRMA/Legends of Motocross National will feature more than 500 entrants in 40 different classes of American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) vintage motocross racing. Legendary rider and Bay Area resident, Brad Lackey, who became the first American to win the 500cc Grand Prix Motocross World Championship in 1982, will host the event.
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