spectator view of Reed's wreck

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:59pm
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Voutare 7/17/2011 5:21pm
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It reminded me of golf with that divet in the ground. I didn't know he actually dug into the grass. Damn.
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dirtnapper 7/17/2011 5:30pm
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That second angle was awesome.

Chad is a monster!

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Hut 7/17/2011 7:27pm
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That second video is a great view of just how huge that actually was Shocked Speechless...
He really is one tough son of a gun! That had to hurt...
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`ol Ger 7/17/2011 7:51pm
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Great place to land! Seriously.
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mx510 7/17/2011 8:41pm
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WOW. Dude is a bad ass.
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ky_savage 7/17/2011 8:49pm
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I sure am glad they got all that rain. Softened the landing a bit.
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jasonv43 7/17/2011 10:34pm
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So, let's say he somehow stays on the bike.

Does he actually land it and then just get back on the track?

He definitely needs to leave the K-Dub style transfers to Kevin Windham himself.Wink
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jeffro503 7/18/2011 12:17am
7/18/2011 12:17am
I don't know about you guys.....but I got goose bumps listening to the crowd cheer for him like that. That Reed is one tough Son of a bitch!
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Ddavis 7/18/2011 12:30am
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jasonv43 wrote:
So, let's say he somehow stays on the bike. Does he actually land it and then just get back on the track? He definitely needs to...
So, let's say he somehow stays on the bike.

Does he actually land it and then just get back on the track?

He definitely needs to leave the K-Dub style transfers to Kevin Windham himself.Wink
Probably would have token out either 1) The mule or 2) The honda guys.


Btw I like how the 2nd angle, the guy watches Reed like die, then he keeps filming the other riders do the jump like its no big deal.
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Kasims 7/18/2011 1:07am
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jeffro503 wrote:
I don't know about you guys.....but I got goose bumps listening to the crowd cheer for him like that. That Reed is one tough Son of...
I don't know about you guys.....but I got goose bumps listening to the crowd cheer for him like that. That Reed is one tough Son of a bitch!
I felt the same... True Ironman.
Jamie_Munro 7/18/2011 2:02am
7/18/2011 2:02am
it was scary to see, so glad he hit the transition though and landed safe - when he was mid flight I was like " shit man, 2 broken ankles"

Come On Reed!!!
TripleDigit 7/18/2011 2:49am
7/18/2011 2:49am
Has anyone posted the Motors Tv footage? It's a close up and slo-mo replays of both these views,sorry if anyone has,it doesn't capture the crowd reaction though,good vids those showing hoe "real" it was,just glad he's ok
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kongols 7/18/2011 4:44am
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He`s a lucky , lucky, lucky man !!!!!
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Highsider 7/18/2011 5:59am
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Yesterday Reed tweeted something like " I hurt all over except my knees and ankles. Thank you Asterisk and AlpineStars!"

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rocrac 7/18/2011 6:05am
7/18/2011 6:05am
I am thankful to not witness the brutal end of a Brilliant career. I shrieked like a little girl watching that in my living room.
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Mr. Ted 7/18/2011 6:09am
7/18/2011 6:09am
That was one of the scariest I have seen. My wife and I were watching it and were just completely speechless when he got back on the bike. No whining only winning!
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Racer92 7/18/2011 6:13am
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Highsider wrote:
Yesterday Reed tweeted something like " I hurt all over except my knees and ankles. Thank you Asterisk and AlpineStars!"
You know, a rider can thank a boot & knee brace company a thousand times on the podium, but that one Tweet was worth more than years of the podium stuff combined. Its cool to see safety gear do its job when it was needed the most.

Good stuff.
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DownSouth 7/18/2011 7:30am
7/18/2011 7:30am Edited Date/Time 7/18/2011 7:31am
Wow. Watching that second angle It only took Reed 36 seconds to get back on his feet. Chad hits the ground at the 4 sec mark and is up at 40 sec. By the end of the 55 second clip he has the bike started and ready to turn around and re-enter the track.

On race day I seem to recall people were saying it was amazing that he came back to finish 14th because he laid on the ground for 3-4 minutes. It sure seemed longer when I watched it live. I guess that is why eyewitness testimony is so often wrong.

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