Bret Michaels Rock Hard - Ride Hard AMA SX Award Goes to Chad Reed
In January, Bret Michaels announced the creation of the “Rock Hard - Ride Hard Award” to honor the AMA Supercross rider who proved to be the hardest charging, greatest comeback, championship focused rider of the 2011 Monster Energy Supercross season. Michaels, who suffered and conquered numerous obstacles in past years, donated thousands of dollars for the award.
Bret Michaels has long been a fan of motorcross as well as a rider himself. He knows that for all SX riders, the toughness of the sport, and the level of competition make it only a matter of time before every rider goes down hard. Yet, it is not how hard or far you fall, but “how you roll with the punches and get back up that counts.”
On May 7, 2011 , Michaels was on hand at Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas to personally present the 1st Bret Michael’s Rock Hard - Ride Hard Award, a $10,000.00 check, and a guitar signed by Bret and members of the group Poison, to Chad Reed and family. Michaels jokingly challenged Reed to ride the course with the refrigerator sized check. Reed’s lovely wife Ellie and handsome son Tate were also on hand for the award.
Reed had a strong 2011 season finishing 2nd overall in points by only a 4 point margin to 2011 season Champion Ryan Villapoto. Reed kept pressure on Villapoto and Ryan Dungey to the very end by pushing hard and winning the final event of the season at Vegas. Reed, a former champion, came off of a tough 2010 season where he missed competition events due to numerous health, personal, and other factors. After failing to secure sponsorship for the 2011 season, Reed took on the onerous task of forming his own team, Two Two Motorsports.
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