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Cycle News 2024 Issue 24 June 18

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brother, Hunter, and Chase Sexton did not make life easy on Jett, nor did the insanely rutted High Point track, which received rain the evening before the National. However, good weather pre- vailed on Saturday, but the racers struggled with an extremely difficult track to navigate with all the deep ruts and spotty slick conditions. 450MX Jett Lawrence came into the High Point National dealing with the worst of his multiple injuries, his shoulder, which he sustained two weeks ago after his crash at the Hangtown National. Despite the pain, the defending champ summoned up just enough to win both motos. His older ROUND 4 / JUNE 15, 2024 HIGH POINT RACEWAY / MT. MORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / MONSTER ENERGY SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70 47 LEVI KITCHEN 9TH (10-9) 250MX Levi Kitchen started the season strong but has slipped off ever since the second moto at Thunder Val- ley. "This weekend wasn't the best for me," he said. "In qualifying, my times looked promising, but I felt off the whole day. In moto one, I didn't have a good start [he was 33rd at one point] and made a good charge back into the top 10. I had a better start in moto two, but it still wasn't enough. I made a few mistakes in each moto, and I know I have more in me. I'm looking forward to the weekend off to reset." Kitchen is currently fourth in the championship, 47 points behind leader Deegan. 21 JASON ANDERSON 6TH (7-4) 450MX Jason Anderson led a few laps in the second 450MX moto and even pulled away a bit before getting caught by Jett, Sexton and Hunter. "Solid ride today for me and the team," Ander- son said. "We had a great qualifying session, but unfortunately, my start wasn't there in moto one. I had to put in work to get myself back up into the MYOWNRACE

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