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// January 7th, 2010 // 31 Comments » // BLOG
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Reed in command after a dominant showing in New Zealand
// November 21st, 2009 // 3 Comments » // BLOG
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad Reed has dominated Super X’s trans-Tasman dash to Hamilton in New Zealand, winning all four races of the Open Quad Challenge final.
The defending champion scored his second round win in a row and wrestled back the lead of the series with just a single point-scoring opportunity remaining.
The soft local dirt made for a challenging track, with deep ruts forming with every on-track session.
Reed adapted well on the KX450F and carried pace over to the Man vs Man qualifying format where he took on and beat Cody Mackie, Daniel Reardon and Matt Moss to secure the top gate pick for the final.
He scored the holeshot in the opener and built a steady lead to claim the first win of four.
A slower start in the second race saw Reed battle for a number of laps with Tye Simmonds before putting on a passing move on his young opponent and clearing out.
Race three was a carbon copy of the first, with Reed riding his own race at the head of the field.
He completed a perfect victory with a hard-fought win in the final race, taking 25 points from the meet and moving 14 clear of Daniel Reardon in second.
“It’s good to be able to be here in New Zealand and bring the series to a really passionate fan base,” said Reed.
“I came here needing to win and really put my head down, we’ve been doing quite a bit of development work and found a lot of pace in the bike this week.
“I made a few mistakes in the earlier rounds and it has been hard work to undo those and get back the lead, but I’m feeling more and more confident each race and it is really good to leave here with a good lead.”
The series takes a fortnight break before resuming for the final round at the QSAC in Brisbane.
Monster Energy Super X Open round 6 results
1. Chad REED, Monster Energy Kawasaki, 20-20-20-20 TOTAL 80
2. Tye SIMMONDS, Motorex KTM, 19-19-17-17 TOTAL 72
3. Dan REARDON, Woodstock Honda Thor Racing, 18-10-19-18 TOTAL 65
4. Michael BYRNE, Rockstar Maxima Honda Racing, 15-17-16-15 TOTAL 63
5. Daniel McCOY, Pacific Ink Coastal KTM High Roller Energy, 17-16-18-11 TOTAL 62
6. Todd WATERS, Woodstock Honda Thor Racing, 14-15-12-16 TOTAL 57
7. Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki Racing, 13-14-15-13 TOTAL 55
8. Matt MOSS, Shift Motul Suzuki, 16-18-0-19 TOTAL 53
9. Cody MACKIE, Cool Air Conditioning Kawasaki, 12-13-14-14 TOTAL 53
10. Cameron TAYLOR, SP Motorsports Byrners Suzuki, 8-12-13-8 TOTAL 41
Monster Energy Super X Open championship points
1.Chad REED, Monster Energy Kawasaki, 132
2. Dan REARDON, Woodstock Honda Thor Racing, 118
3. Jay MARMONT, CDR Rockstar Yamaha, 114
4. Tye SIMMONDS, Motorex KTM, 108
5. Daniel McCOY, Pacific Ink Coastal KTM High Roller Energy Team, 94
6. Cody MACKIE, Cool Air Conditioning Kawasaki, 80
7. Cheyne BOYD, CDR Rockstar Yamaha, 77
8. Craig ANDERSON, Cool Air Conditioning Kawasaki, 69
9. Cameron TAYLOR, SP Motorsports Byrners Suzuki, 67
