HIGH POINT | REED LEADS FIELD
Reed Looks For Third Win of the Season as Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Heads East to High Point Raceway
Senior member Wilson Brings Red Number Plate to Mt. Morris in 250 Class
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – With two adjusts down in the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, just a single rider has remained on the general platform. TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed sits on the 450 Class standings, conveying a two-race winning streak into Saturday’s Rockstar Energy High Point National exhibited by Centra Bank in Mt. Morris, Pa. Following an end of the week off, the world’s best riders are anxious to take to the track, and proceed with the exceptional rivalry that has portrayed the late spring up until now.
Reed’s greatest challenger to this point in the 2011 season has been safeguarding champion Ryan Dungey. At the past round of the title from Wortham, Texas, Dungey gave off an impression of being en route to catching his first win of the season for Rockstar/Makita Suzuki. Be that as it may, hardship struck in the last moto as Dungey came up short on fuel with two laps remaining, enabling Reed to expect the lead and scope the day’s motos.
Presently, Reed holds a 21-point advantage over Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, who has presented back-on back platform endeavors to begin the season, with Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGR’s Davi Millsaps in third. After his disaster in Texas, Dungey presently possesses fourth in the standings, 28 calls attention to of the lead. With sole ownership of the red number plate, implying his position as the 450 Class focuses pioneer, Reed heads to the site of his first vocation triumph in the chief division in 2009.
After an exceedingly focused opening round, the 250 Class additionally included a to-the-wire fight for the win in Texas. After a couple of overwhelming motos ruled by the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki group, South African rider Tyla Rattray secured his first win of the season. Behind him, his colleague and Scottish-conceived rider Dean Wilson got his second successive sprinter up result and now sits on the standings without precedent for his young profession. So far in 2011, just Mitch Payton’s Pro Circuit riders have taken the checkered banner, and they will hope to proceed with the strength this end of the week.
High Point Raceway is a famous bit of American Motocross history. Since facilitating its first race in 1976, the office has turned into a staple of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship and has delivered the absolute most significant races all through the famous history of the game.
Last season at High Point, Ryan Dungey made a beeline for Mt. Morris new off his first vocation 450 Class triumph. He posted a predominant exertion before a great many fans to win out of the blue at the office and move into the title lead, which he held all through the rest of the season. In the 250 Class, Tyla Rattray utilized a couple of decided moto endeavors to catch his first profession general win on U.S. soil.
The promoters of High Point Raceway are by and by making a special effort in the improvement of the design for 2011. The Rockstar Energy High Point National denotes the East Coast introduction of American Motocross this mid year and devotees can depend on observing the extreme broadcast appointment, and regularly changing track conditions that have helped High Point Raceway turn into a most loved among riders and fans alike. As the completing addresses Saturday’s track occur, fans can hope to see more awesome hustling than any time in recent memory at one of the game’s most well known circuits.
The on-track activity for the Rockstar Energy High Point National starts this Saturday at 8:30 a.m. EST with training and qualifying. Opening services start at 12:30 p.m. EST with motos commencing at 1 p.m. EST.
Past Round Results and Current Standings
Rockstar Energy Freestone National
Freestone Raceway – Wortham, Texas
May 28, 2011
Cycle 2 of 12
450 Class (Moto Finish)
Chad Reed, Australia, Honda (1-1)
Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha (4-2)
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki (3-5)
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Suzuki (9-3)
Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha (8-4)
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki (6-7)
Christian Craig, Hemet, Calif., Honda (5-8)
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (2-25)
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM (15-6)
Scratch Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Yamaha (10-11)
450 Class Championship Standings
Chad Reed, Australia, Honda – 97
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 76
Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 72
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki – 69
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Suzuki – 64
Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha – 53
Christian Craig, Hemet, Calif., Honda – 47
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 45
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 44
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha – 40
250 Class (Moto Finish)
Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (2-1)
Senior member Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki (1-3)
Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha (3-4)
Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda (9-2)
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (5-6)
Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Suzuki (10-7)
Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki (8-11)
Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda (14-8)
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki (7-16)
Gannon Audette, Cain, Ga., Yamaha (12-12)
250 Class Championship Standings
Senior member Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki – 90
Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki – 85
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda – 69
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki – 66
Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha – 64
Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 52
Gareth Swanepoel, South Africa, Yamaha – 46
Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Suzuki – 44
Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda – 42
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki – 38
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