TWO-TIME U.S. OPEN CHAMPION REED SET TO DEFEND TITLE
12 August 2005 - Clear Channel Entertainment

Clear Channel Entertainment’s Motor Sports division announced today that former THQ AMA Supercross Series champion Chad Reed, of Menifee, Calif., is confirmed to race the 2005 U.S. Open at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas October 7-9.

Reed, the 2003 and 2004 winner at the U.S. Open, aims to for his third straight victory. Fans can get up to speed on all of the latest news on Reed and the rest of the exciting U.S. Open news on the re-vamped www.ussx.com.

“The U.S. Open has treated me well,” said Reed. “Hopefully, this year won’t be any different than the previous two. I’m ready for a win and the big prize money.”

The eighth-annual U.S. Open, which will broadcast nationally on NBC for the second consecutive season, features the world’s top motocross racers competing for the world’s largest single race purse. The prestigious invitation list includes four-time supercross champion and two-time U.S. Open champion Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki); two-time defending U.S. Open champion Chad Reed (Yamaha); two-time 125cc regional supercross champion James Stewart (Kawasaki); former US Open champion Mike LaRocco; 125cc regional supercross champion and action sports star Travis Pastrana (Suzuki). Racers will compete inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena October 7-8 on a technical course built with some 300 truckloads of dirt.

Tickets for the 2005 U.S. Open are on-sale now and available through www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 702-474-4000, or at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office.

www.clearchannel.com

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