Suzuki Racing Update

Two-time AMA Supercross Champion Chad Reed of Australia, will be returning to Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing after sitting out for the last two motocross seaons.

The racing team announced that Reed will compete in the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship and will ride his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 in the motocross class in the 12-race series. Reed will be back in the saddle before he knows it as the series revs up on Sat. May 23 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California.

Reed is excited about his return to racing this season and said: “I’m really looking forward to racing the Outdoors this year and I’m excited about it for several reasons. The last few years, I didn’t race Motocross because I really felt like I needed to take a break after the supercross season. But this year, I feel so comfortable with the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team and everybody has been so supportive that it just makes me want to get out there and race. Also, I’ve been impressed with the changes to the series that MX Sports has done and I think they’re taking it in the right direction. So I really want to be a part of that and support the series and the sport. My team and my sponsors have stepped up to make this happen and I can’t thank them enough.”

During the 2009 AMA Supercross Series, Reed led the points race for most of the year and placed second overall. He raced his Suzuki RM-Z450 to three wins and finished on the podium in 16 of his 17 races. Reed will bring a lot of experience to the team as he is a former two-time AMA Supercross Champion, THQ World Supercross Champion, AMA Supercross Lites Champion and a World Motocross Grand Prix winner.