Ok, my $.02 on this.......... it was exactly what any of the top riders would do to any other top rider on the last lap to make a pass for the win. You can argue about if it was a pass or a block or whatever........ simple truth is that a "block pass" is exactly that. You cut in front of the other rider to "block" his way and force him to shut off and fall in behind you after successfully blocking his way, which is what Reed tried to do in this case. A "take out" is when another rider goes into a corner and aims at the leader's front wheel to knock it out from under him and send him to the ground - a la Hanson a week ago, and much different than a block pass.
The interesting thing here is that James was in front of Reed / Dungey in the last lap and did some sort of giant weave to cut off Reed in the last straight / corner which led to him getting passed twice in the last corner! I think that was what really pissed off Big James / Bubba himself as it was stupid and cost him 2nd to 4th in one turn.
It's racing and block passes are the norm in SX with banked turns, why it's such a big deal to everyone on here is beyond me.....