PHOTOGRAPHY BY KINNEY JONES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 21, 2014
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY KIT PALMER
W
ho said Chad Reed's
too old to win? Pretty much everyone.
And pretty much everyone was
wrong. Very wrong.
Not only did the 31-year-old
Australian win the Anaheim II Supercross at Angel Stadium, he
did it in almost dominating fash-
ion, though he did have some
help along the way with two riders – Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto – ahead of him crashing.
But he still won impressively by
catching and passing some of
the fastest riders in the sport right
now – riders like Justin Brayton,
Ken Roczen and James Stewart.
Who knows, maybe he would've
caught the two Ryan's as well.
The way he was moving forward
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KINNEY JONES
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Briefly...
After finishing second in the 250
main, Jason Anderson and his
Rockstar Energy Racing Team were
informed by the AMA that Anderson,
as well as another rider, was docked
two positions for doubling while the
red-cross flag was flying because of
a downed rider. Evidence from Anderson's own helmet camera was
used against him and a spokesperson from the team said that the team
was not going to file an appeal. The
penalty also cost Anderson four
points and with Cole Seely getting
the win, Anderson drops to second
in the West 250 SX standings, one
point behind Seely. "It's okay. This
will only fire him up even more," said
a team member.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary
of the AMA Supercross Championship, the Anaheim II race honored all
Supercross Champions of the past
– and present – by inviting them to
the race and to participate in the evening's opening ceremonies, where
each one was introduced individually. Every Supercross Champion
was present at the stadium, except
1976 Champion Jimmy Weinert, who
could not attend because of a death
in the family. All of the attendees
gathered at the Legends and Heroes display in the pits so fans could
meet and get autographs of their heroes. Some of the champs who attended included the first Supercross
Champion Pierre Karsmakers (1974),
Jimmy Ellis, Bob Hannah, Mark Barnett, David Bailey, Rick Johnson,
Jeff Ward and, of course, Jeremy
McGrath. Other legends on hand included L.A. Coliseum Superbowl of
Motocross winner Marty Tripes, and
500cc-class champs Steve Stackable and Gary Semics.
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