Why Chad Reed is not on the Australasian Supercross entry list for NZ. Edited copy courtesy of Steve Astephen of the Wasserman Media group.
Chad Reed has opted to take his destiny into his own hands by creating his own race team from the ground up. After 12 years of racing for factory operations throughout Australia, Europe and the United States, Reed will take the helm as both rider and team owner of the newly formed TwoTwo Motorsports.
"I am at a point in my career where I am motivated and want to race more than I have for a long time,” Reed said. "This is the best series with the best riders. This is where my heart is at, where my head is at, and this is where I want to be in the championship and challenge for race wins. When I first started out in this sport I looked up to and followed the career of Jeremy McGrath and I feel I can draw some parallels to what he went through. One thing that I have learned from him and from my own years of racing at the top of this sport, is that there comes a time when you have to do it your own way. I have always wanted to have my own team. When I came back to Australia I knew I still had the fire in my belly and that night in Newcastle when I raced under my own banner confirmed it for me. I am aware of the hard work and sacrifice it will take, but in my mind the upside is far greater than the downside. If, and when, we win races this year they will be the most satisfying of my career. To win a title with my own team would be the most rewarding thing I have ever done.” It will be called TwoTwo Motorsports and we have recruited a number of known industry personalities to staff the operation and will field a Honda CRF450 with technical support from the global leaders in aftermarket motorcycle performance products, ProCircuit. For me Honda makes the most sense. It’s a bike that I’ve chosen to ride and I enjoy riding it. It’s what I would call a racers bike in the fact that it is very light, very nimble, and it just fits my style very well. I’m excited to be riding Honda motorcycles and to have Honda’s support with the program and them to be supporting TwoTwo Motorsports,” he said. The team’s commercial portfolio already has a solid foundation with leading lubrication technology company Bel-Ray today confirming it will partner with Chad and his team for the 2011 season and beyond.  Reed's website: www.chadreedracing.com/ has also changed overnight.
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