Solid fourth for Reed in Supercross season opener

Monday 07 January: TwoTwo Motorsports Chad Reed has finished a credible fourth, in the opening round of the 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Anaheim’s Angel Stadium last night.

The Australian, who ran a number of changes throughout practice, finished his heat race seventh.

Fifth off the start in the 450 SX Main Event, Reed kept pace with the front-runners over the opening laps of the race.

While the first four started to pull a gap, Reed continued to lap consistently and moved up into fourth after Justin Barcia went down in the whoops on Lap 17.

Taking a solid haul of points from tonight’s event, Reed acknowledged it was important to start the season with a good point scoring result.

"We have come away with some good points tonight but I wasn’t entirely happy with my result.” Reed admitted

"There are 16 races ahead and tonight was about seeing where we all stacked up. I wanted to come away with some good points and we achieved that.

"It is great to have the first race in the can, we now know what work we have to do ahead of Phoenix,” Reed said.

TwoTwo Motorsports will now prepare for next weekends second round of the 2013 Monster Energry AMA Supercross at Phoenix Chase Field.

450SX Class Results: Anaheim Opener

1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
4. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda
5. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki
6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
7. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
8. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki
9. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha
10. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda

450SX Class Season Point Standings

1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki – 25
2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 22
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 20
4. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda – 18
5. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 16
6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda – 15
7. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 14
8. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki – 13
9. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha – 12
10. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 11

Chad Reed and the TwoTwo Motorsports team are proudly sponsored by: Discount Tire, America's Tire, Outride, Mophie, Honda, Monster Energy, Shift, Fox, Etnies, Factory Effex, Dunlop, Pro Circuit, Renthal, Matrix Concepts, Mechanix Wear, D.I.D, Hinson and DT1 Filters.