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Rosters are starting to fill-out for the inaugural FIM World Supercross Championship season and another high-profile name has been added.
Chad Reed is coming out of retirement to race the series with US-based MDK Motorsport. Reed, 40, last competed professionally in the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship where he finished 16th overall.
The two-time Supercross Champion finished off his illustrious career with a top 10 at Salt Lake City 7. The announcement of Reed’s inclusion in the championship comes as the city of Melbourne – in his native Australia – has been confirmed as the host city for the second round of the championship, with racing taking place on October 21-22 in the Marvel Stadium.
“Opportunities like WSX don’t come along every day. Growing up in Australia, I have always enjoyed an opportunity to grab my passport, travel the world, and ride my dirt bike. After two years of retirement, I have a new perspective on racing at the highest level. I am beyond excited to get back on the bike, into the athletic mindset and ready to compete to win in October,” said Reed. “The WSX Championship going global is the biggest thing to happen to supercross in its history and I’m looking forward to joining Mark Kvamme and the MDK team. They possess the technical expertise, resources, and passion I need behind me to be successful.
“I haven’t raced in Melbourne since 2019, so it’ll be an unbelievable experience to get back here in October and go up against the best current riders in the world. It’s going to be an epic experience competing for an FIM-sanctioned world championship.”
Reed joins the previously announced Ken Roczen, Justin Brayton, Eli Tomac (who will race the opening round), Cole Seely, Max Anstie, and more.
“The addition of Australia’s own supercross legend and two-time world champion Chad Reed to the 10 team and 40 world class rider field is incredible,” said Adam Bailey, SX Global’s managing director – motorsport. “He only adds to what is already a star-studded lineup of the world’s best supercross riders and it’s going to be great watching him mix it with the likes of Roczen and Brayton. The WSX Championship is the future of world supercross.”
The 2022 World Supercross Championship gets underway in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, October 8.
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