Reed said that while his win at Anaheim II was an emotional one, his win this weekend felt more like just being in the groove.
“The first win was an emotional one, just because it was tough and there was a lot of pressure on my shoulders,” said Reed. “Getting hurt in ’12, I wasn’t sure how things would play out. Last year I was out of shape last year, my knee wasn’t awesome, my health wasn’t awesome and with all of that going on I didn’t feel super comfortable on the bike. So all of that made that win a very emotional one. Tonight, it was just about doing solid laps.”
The win was Reed’s 43rd career victory and it put him in a tie for the all-time record at Angel Stadium with eight wins. Afterwards, Reed admitted that he and his team gambled a bit on bike setup and it paid off. “We made a few small changes to the bike, but that was risky for us, because you never know how that’s going to go” said Reed. “We went with a tire we’ve never used on this bike before; we went with an air setting we’ve never used before; so it was a pretty big gamble, but you just put faith in your guys that they make the right choices, and they did, the bike was on point. That was what it was all about, just having a bike that made the slippery track not feel as slippery.”
Ken Roczen put a lot of pressure on Reed for almost the entire distance of race and a couple of time he moved in close enough to attempt a pass, only to lose ground on another part of the track. The Red Bull KTM rider studied Reed’s lines and went for it on the last lap. “You have to be really smart in these conditions and you really have to set up before you make a pass,” said Roczen. “I was actually planning on trying to make a pass right before the finish, but then a lapper got in our way and I wasn’t able to give it a try.”
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