Chad Reed is one of the biggest names in stateside Supercross. A former Australian SX champ he made his name on the Grand Prix scene before transferring to the Indoor arenas of the AMA where he has been a star attraction ever since.

After finishing runner-up in the 250cc Motocross world championship in 2001, Reed came to the States to fulfil his ambition of winning the AMA Supercross title; something that he managed within three years. The 2002 125 West Coast Championship arrived in a stunning debut season and this achievement quickly propelled him into the factory Yamaha team and the premier 250cc class. Even his first year against the best-of-the-best in 2003 was incredible when he won the World Supercross GP Championship.

For 2004, Reed was not going to settle for anything less than the title he had sought for so long. He didn't disappoint, winning ten of sixteen rounds and placing second in five. He never finished off the podium the entire season on his potent Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke, with his worst finish a third place at one event, in route to the AMA Supercross Championship and the first ever Aussie to gain the top prize.

2005 was more difficult. Reed still won five races and finished on the podium another nine times, but a mud race at Anaheim saw him finishing further back than he had hoped, and in the end, kept him from the title. Though a consistent podium finisher, Reed had to give up his outdoor national motocross championship hopes when an injury cut his season short. Fully prepared for the 2006 campaign more bad luck arrived with a shoulder injury that meant he missed a second crown by just three points.

For 2007 Reed created his own team set-up, the Yamaha L&M Racing Team, running the number ‘22’ factory YZ450F and again electing to concentrate solely on SX. The season kicked off with the usual battles between the three giants of the sport; Chad Reed, Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart, with Reed winning the opening round of the SX World Championship in Toronto, Canada. The rest of the season saw the Australian total fifteen podiums and eventually the vice-championship behind Stewart.

A fine ambassador for Supercross, Reed will be one of the main title favourites in 2008.