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Cycle News Issue 24 June 20, 2017

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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 4 / JUNE 17, 2017 HIGH POINT RACEWAY / MT. MORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA P66 and it wasn't really a situation where I needed to hang it out there and twist it to go get him," Baggett said. "He can have that one. It's three points, and the season's long." Even more remarkable than grabbing his second win in a row, Baggett came into High Point 19 points behind Musquin in the cham- pionship, and two points behind Tomac, but left High Point the new 450MX National points leader, leading Musquin by eight points as the series heads to Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tennes- see. Tomac is currently third in the championship, three points behind Musquin. There's a lot of racing left, but Baggett seems undaunted. his pace, he couldn't reel in the Ka- wasaki rider. After an initial burst to try and chase Tomac down, Baggett slowed his pace for the final third of the race to cruise in for second. Tomac ended up taking the win by over 20 seconds ahead of Baggett, then came Anderson another 25 seconds back, then Tickle, Webb, Musquin, Wilson, Seely, Bogle and Davalos. Grant ended up 11th after crashing out of seventh with just a few laps to go attempting to pass Musquin back for position. Baggett ended up with his second overall victory in a row with his 1-2 score. "Championships are all about being solid and having good motos every time, so I knew where Eli was, Broc Tickle continues to show good speed and consistency. His reward? A spot on the 450MX podium.

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