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Video! Chad Reed Wins AMA/FIM Supercross Series |
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Written by SuperHuman
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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Saturday night, the 2008 Series was decided between Chad Reed & Kevin Windham, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas!
Video by the Abstract Alkaline Alchemist.
Kevin Windham, Davi Millsaps and Andrew Short put on an impressive show holding an all-Honda lead for about 1/2 the race with Chad Reed in 4th place. Windham had as much as 4 seconds on Reed for several of the exciting main event laps. Each of the top 3 contenders for the podium made one or more mistakes allowing Chad Reed to pick them off one-by-one. Millsaps spun out first and fell several positions behind putting Reed in 3rd. Next Reed set his sights on Andrew Short and followed him uncomfortably close for a few laps before Short's mistake cost him the 2nd place finish. As Reed closed in bit by bit, Windham's hold on the Championship eventually was taken by Reed who earned every bit of the first place finish of the main event in Vegas.
In the Lites class Ryan Villopoto ran ahead of the pack nearly the entire race. Following just 3 seconds behind Villopoto, but equally as fast, Ryan Dungey rode smooth and confidently. A tiny wobble cost Villopoto one second of his lead, then another mistake cost another second and he became noticably rattled by Dungey so close and such high stakes on the line. This was one of the best races we have ever seen in an East/West shootout and every fan was standing in awe and screaming as Ryan Dungey finally passed Villopoto on the second to last lap.2008 AMA/FIM Supercross - Round 17 - Las Vegas NV - May 3
How Chad Reed fared throughout the AMA/FIM Supercross Series:
Anaheim 1 - 1st
Phoenix - 2nd
Anaheim 2 - 1st
San Francisco - 1st
Anaheim 3 - 1st
San Diego - 1st
Houston - 2nd
Atlanta - 6th
Indianapolis - 1st
Daytona - 7th
Minneapolis - 7th
Toronto - 1st
Dallas - 1st
Detroit - 12th
St. Louis - 2nd
Seattle - 2nd
Las Vegas - 1st
(supercrossonline.com)
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