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06-08-2009, 08:09 PM

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Chad Reed 2009 National Champion....

That's my best guess after rumours of Mike Alessi breaking his kneecap in practice today.

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06-08-2009, 08:24 PM

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Haven't seen that rumor anywhere, where'd you hear it?

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06-08-2009, 08:28 PM

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http://motocross.transworld.net/200...alessi-injured/

06-08-2009, 08:30 PM

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Well, hopefully Shorty can keep it up front!

06-08-2009, 08:36 PM

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Bummer.

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06-08-2009, 09:57 PM

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I am going to be violently ill. Do you suppose CR had it done, like the Tanya Harding incident a while back? Though, truth be told, CR is coming around. May he never get a top 10 start! How long it took him to pass that off road racer was a sad, yet glorious moment. Mike has to be traumatized! 3 bad incidents in 11 months.

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06-08-2009, 10:25 PM

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Also here: http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/m...n-ending-injury

and here: http://www.racerxonline.com/article...the-season.aspx

Wow.... what a bad deal, first RV, now MA.

Both of the top championship contenders. Heck, Stewie could probably jump into the mix at High Point and have a small chance at the title. Looks like Reed will be running that red number plate by Thunder Valley. Although it will be another one of those championships, where Reed wins while the competition is out (JS, RV, MA).

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06-09-2009, 12:00 AM

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That sucks for MA!

This season has been CRAZY.

BTW, I shattered my knee cap into 8 pieces and had it removed in '84. After a year of therapy and two surgeries, I eventually got 1/6 of my strength back. That's not enough to run, or do triples.

This potentially could be career ending for Alessi, depending on the severity.

06-09-2009, 07:53 AM

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I'm also finding how devastating a knee injury can be..

I was hoping to be able to walk in time for Redbud this year, but I'm now seeing that's just not going to happen. I'll miss Redbud for the first time in 5 years. Not Happy.

I'm starting to think that just walking half way normal sometime in the next 6 months might be a stretch.

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06-09-2009, 08:17 AM

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What a bummer. We had a blast at Freestone. Alessi was cool and confident. He walked around the facility in the morning talking to people like he was one of the crowd. Reed may have shaved some time off but not when MA was really running, Reed did not have anything for him. I don't know what's missing in Reed's program, b/c he is without a doubt a very gifted rider. He just seems to have something missing. When Alessi turned it up it looked like JS or RC just walking away from him. In the second moto Alessi had a 5 second lead on the green flag lap, Reed just never got going. Anyway we had a blast, I just love the Great Outdoors.

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