THE 122 STORY
A decade ago, Daniel Reardon stood as the king of Australian motocross and supercross. He had three straight Australian Supercross titles, one in Pro- Lites (SX2) and two in the premier class. He missed the 2006 Australian Motocross Championship by just two points. In 2007, he was the champion.
As with the majority of the motocross community, I was at the widely regarded Raymond Terrace MX Nationals round in 2007. Reardon took it to Australian legend Chad Reed not far from Reed’s home town. The two battled each other furiously in a race where many thought Reed would simply dominate; it was said that nobody could hang with the #22. The name Reardon instantly came across the desk of US-based teams after he stuck it to Chad that weekend. Before the close of the 2007 season, Reardon was signed to the powerhouse Geico Honda team to compete in the USA on a CRF250R. By mid-October, Dan had raced the US
