Yamaha has confirmed that Chad Reed will compete in tomorrow’s Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas on a Discount Tire/Monster Energy-sponsored YZ450F.
“Chad and I talked a couple of times during the summer, and he expressed interest in riding a Yamaha YZ450F,” commented Keith McCarty, Motorsports Racing Division Manager for Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. “While he was rehabbing from injuries suffered earlier in the 2015 AMA Supercross season, he wanted to try out a Yamaha. So, we got him a YZ450F to train on, and he really liked the bike. He felt that he could be competitive on it. Well, one thing led to another, and he decided that he wanted to give it a go on the Yamaha at the Monster Energy Cup.”
“I’m really excited to take this trip down memory lane with Yamaha,” Reed said. “It’s great to be working again with a group of guys that I had so much success with many years ago. I’m looking forward to this weekend, and this special opportunity to race a Yamaha at the Monster Energy Cup.”
Reed will wear his trademark number-22 and pit under the Yamaha factory transporter alongside the Yamaha bLU cRU amateur riders who will be competing, as well.
