PICKERINGTON, Ohio (February 8, 2006) – Yamaha’s Chad Reed will be going for a rare four-peat in the San Diego Supercross this Saturday, Feb. 11 at Qualcomm Stadium. Reed has yet to score a victory in the first five rounds of this year’s Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, but last year used his San Diego Supercross victory to launch a strong second half of the season charge that saw him make a serious bid for the championship. Reed, a 24-year-old Australian, came up just short of catching Ricky Carmichael, but this time around he hopes to win back the AMA Supercross title he last held in 2004.
Reed comes into San Diego this Saturday ranked second in the series standings; 13 points behind defending champ Carmichael. He’s gotten to that position by way of four runners-up finishes in the five races leading up to this weekend’s event. The environs of Qualcomm Stadium have always been good to Reed. He’s won every race at the stadium since he moved up to the AMA Supercross class full time in 2003. After taking second in Anaheim last weekend Reed said he felt he was making progress.
“I just need to find a little more speed,