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REED TO YAMAHA
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n case you haven't heard, Chad
Reed is back with Yamaha and
will finish out his career with the
company that he pretty much
started with in the early 2000s.
Yamaha has brought back its
factory effort in supercross with
Chad Reed at the helm, and
with it sponsors Monster En-
ergy, 360fly, Chaparral Motors-
ports and Valli Construction.
Reed and the factory Yamaha
team is going to focus just on
supercross for now, but Reed
will compete in both (Charlotte
and Glen Helen) FIM MXGPs in
the U.S. this year, as well as two
rounds in Europe.
Keith McCarty, Motorsports
Racing Division Manager for
Yamaha Motor Corporation,
U.S.A., said, "All of us at Ya-
maha are proud to re-introduce
our factory supercross team.
We've had a long-standing rela-
tionship with Monster Energy in
road racing, and we're thrilled to
be able to expand our success-
ful partnership to now include
supercross. We also welcome
back old friends Chaparral Mo-
torsports and Valli Construction,
and we welcome new partner
360fly. Of course, we're also
very excited to have Chad Reed
back with us again as one of our
Yamaha bLU cRU riders."
"There's no place like home
right?" Reed said. "With Yamaha
and the whole crew here, it
definitely feels that way. I have
amazing history with the Yamaha
bLU cRU, but really, it's about
looking forward and what we
can continue to build together
that motivates and excites me
the most. I'm thankful for all my
sponsors, especially Yamaha,
Monster Energy, 360fly, Chap-
arral Motorsports, and Valli
Construction for bringing back
the Yamaha factory Supercross
team for 2016! It's something
special for 22, and for all Ya-
maha bLU cRU fans! One thing
that hasn't faded with age is my
passion for racing and being on
the gate with the best riders in
the world. I've never felt more
determined and excited to be a
part of it." CN
Chad Reed will finish out his career with Yamaha.
