STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY MIKE EMERY
T
he Lucas Oil AMA Pro
Motocross parade has
marched its way to the
scenic landscape of High Point
Raceway in Mount Morris,
Pennsylvania, where the 450
class saw its third different rider
of the season come away with
the overall win and the 250
class saw the red plate change
hands once again.
Riders were treated to a High
Point track that took on some
well-received changes and a
day without rain! Well, at least
not until all four motos were
completed. Soaring Eagle/
RCH Suzuki's Ken Roczen took
full advantage of the good rac-
ing conditions to claim his first
overall win of the season, which
came on the heals of his first
moto win the previous weekend
in Tennessee. The win at the
UPMC Sports Medicine High
Point National was certainly a
morale booster for the former
World Champion but, unfor-
tunately for him, it did not get
him any closer to class leader
in points Ryan Dungey, who
matched Roczen's 1-2 perfor-
mance on the day.
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Briefly...
It was another top five performance
for Justin Barcia, but the JGRMX
Team rider left High Point again
wanting more. His 5-4 scores were
nothing to complain about, but he is
not satisfied. Visually a little disap-
pointed, Barcia contemplated the
day while icing his left ankle. "Top
five is not what we want, we want
podiums," Barcia said. "It's frustrat-
ing for sure, coach [Joe Gibbs, team
owner] was here today and I wanted
to be on the podium for him. I'm do-
ing the best I can, though, and I'm
getting better. Unfortunately I twisted
my ankle a little that second moto,
but I will be okay and rest up a cou-
ple days."
Another 450 pilot who is gaining mo-
mentum is the lone BTO sports rider
Justin Brayton who earned a top 10
in moto one. "I love High Point," he
said. "I was excited to come here.
The first moto I came from a little
ways back to ninth and the second
moto I crashed twice late in the race
and ended up 14
th
, which was a huge
bummer result-wise. I feel like my
riding has improved, so I can't hang
my head too low, and I am excited
to have a weekend off, build, and
come back to Budds Creek to hope-
fully start clicking off some top fives."
In the 250 class, battles could be
found throughout the pack, espe-
cially in the fifth- to 10
th
-place range.
GEICO Honda teammates Jordan
Smith and Christian Craig had a
battle in moto two, and Joey Savat-
gy improved his moto-one score of
sixth to a top three, claiming a fifth
overall.
Just like last week, the fans and rid-
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KEN ROCZEN
AND MARVIN
MUSQUIN GET
IT DONE AT
HIGH POINT
ROCZEN
SHINES
