Sophomore Sensation: Dan Reardon and his #122 GEICO Powersports Honda CRF250R enter their second full AMA season with high expectations.
"With the 250, the turning and cornering is really good," says Reardon of his Honda. "You can really throw it in there."
Reardon is also very familiar with the CRF450R, having raced one extensively in Australia. "Either bike I feel comfortable on," he says.
Racing since the age of 7, the 23-year-old Brisbane native looks forward to seeing his career flourish here in the U.S.
"I definitely can't rule anything out," says Dan of his chances of racing the CRF450R this year. "We'll just have to wait and see."
Despite being plagued by injuries, Reardon still turned in a respectable seventh-place finish in the 2008 AMA/FIM SX Lites West Series.
"I think it's awesome," says Reardon of his GEICO Powersports Honda ride. "I couldn't ask for a better team."
"The goal for me is to be consistently healthy," says Reardon of his 2009 outlook. "If you're healthy then everything else kind of falls into place."
"I look for a good year this year," says Dan. "I feel confident about it and I'm going to give it my all, so I can't wait."
A four-time SX/MX champ in his native Australia, Reardon has now set his sights on another podium: that of the AMA SX and MX Championship Series.
"I was definitely surprised and surprised for the good," says Reardon of his arrival in the U.S. and AMA. "The racing over here is unreal."
"It's definitely intense," remarks the Aussie of the AMA competition. "The boys over here have definitely got some speed."