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9/7/2017 8:40am
9/7/2017 8:40am
With RCH packing it in, Dungey and Canard retiring, Reed doing... well whatever it is Reed does, The Stewart's roaming out in left feild (wayyyy out in left feild), what does everyone think the teams will look like come A1. I personally think that Bogle will replace Barcia at JGR, KTM takes Tickle to be Marv's back up, and Reed is going to be on a Red bike while Kenny comes to the realization that he aint racing this year.
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Maybe Barcia will get a shot on Roczen's Honda, if he's not ready for SX ? Reed will do what ever Reed does, but I doubt he'll be riding Roczens bike. JMHO
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Good for him! i was worried he got left out in the cold.
Really solid PR for Honda also to have Reed in their camp even if only for Supercross (crowd favorite)
With Chad Reed, I honestly would be surprised to see him A) start up another team or B ) go back to a factory program that he has had issues with in the past. I personally only see Honda, Suzuki and KTM as options for him. With JGR as the only Suzuki team ( that we know of at this point) I don't see them being able to afford Reed, and the same with Honda. KTM definitely has the resources to acquire Reed but Chad's Monster contract I think you put an end to that. I get the feeling we will see Chad Reed join forces with a second tier team that gets factory support. Like the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC team. I am expecting to see Chad bring in a new sponsor or two and end up on a team where he can have a lot of control and input without having to start Two-Two Motorsports back up.
Who will Rockstar Husky sign now that Martin Davalos is gone? I am guessing Hill but that's not what I'm expecting to actually happen. If I were Bobby Hewitt I would want a more versatile rider who can get me up front, TV time and press coverage BOTH indoors and out. Mitchell Harrison would be on my radar as well as the rookie Joey Crown.
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Now if he were wearing FXR, that would be news
Call Monster and ask for some money.
Realistically, Barcia will get picked up by one of the teams..hell maybe MCR will put a bike together for him.
You are right that Chad and Justin both still SHOULD have time left on their Monster contracts, and Monster would be a good title sponsor for whatever they hypothetically would do together. I just do not see anything like that happening. I could be wrong, but after speaking with some mutual friends, discussing owning and operating a team, I don't think Chad really will want to do that again.
IF Chad Reed were to "run his own program again" I would not expect it to be a full on team. I think it would end up being an off shoot of an existing team, where maybe he pits under his own canopy but Chad and Lars (or whoever it may be) work out of someone else's truck.
As for Barcia, I hope I'm wrong but if you ask me he's going to end up on a second tier team who picks up a big sponsor that is willing to spend a little money. for some reason I feel like its going to be a lesser known or upstart team and Justin Barcia will show flashes of his old self but his consistency will continue to cling to life. Again I really would like to be proven wrong, I'm just taking a guess off of what I see in him
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