Schedule and preview: High Point National, Mt Morris

The hype surrounding the showdown between the Coenen brothers and the US elite has not yet died down, and the action continues this coming Saturday in High Point (Pennsylvania) with the fourth round of the US Nationals.

Weather forecast

Whilst light rain showers are forecast for Friday, race day is expected to remain mainly sunny with just a few clouds and maximum temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius.

Jett Lawrence is really hitting his stride

Following his second consecutive race win, Australian HRC works rider Jett Lawrence – who is still dealing with the after-effects of his foot injury – has now taken the Red Plate as championship leader, whilst Hayden Deegan, after his harsh penalty at Thunder Valley (demoted seven places down the grid), has seen his deficit increase from 19 to 32 points in third place in the standings. In the 450 class, the Lawrence brothers and Hayden Deegan are establishing themselves as the top favourites. Jorge Prado (KTM) continues to produce good starts and a strong pace, but following his somewhat unfortunate retirement at Hangtown, he also picked up two penalty points at Thunder Valley for a controversial shortcut. It was controversial because, in that section of the track, the track markings were positioned more on the track itself than in a way that could be clearly recognised as actual boundaries.

450 Championship standings after Round 3 of 11

1. Jett Lawrence (AUS), Honda, 138

2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS), Honda, 130 (-8)

3. Hayden Deegan (USA), Yamaha, 106 (-32)

4. R.J. Hampshire (USA), Husqvarna, 94 (-44)

5. Dylan Ferrandis (F), Ducati, 86 (-52)

6. Jorge Prado (E), KTM, 85 (-53)

7. Garrett Marchbanks (USA), Kawasaki, 83 (-55)

8. Aaron Plessinger (USA), KTM, 68 (-70)

9. Cooper Webb (USA), Yamaha, 68 (-70)

10. Mikkel Haarup (DK), Triumph, 66 (-72)

250cc class

The 250cc class remains a tight contest, with the two Pro Circuit Kawasaki factory riders, Levi Kitchen and Seth Hammaker, level on points at the top of the standings. Following his somewhat fortunate victory at Thunder Valley, HRC factory rider Jo Shimoda is now back among the top favourites for the championship. The Japanese rider is just 6 points off the top of the standings.

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250 Championship Standings after Round 3 of 11:

1. Levi Kitchen (USA), 117

2. Seth Hammaker (USA), 117 (-0)

3. Jo Shimoda (J), 111 (-6)

4. Julien Beaumer (USA), 104 (-13)

5. Nick Romano (USA), 96 (-21)

6. Cole Davies (NZ), 93 (-24)

7. Ryder DiFrancesco (USA), 80 (-37)

8. Kayden Minear (AUS), 69 (-48)

9. Chance Hymas (USA), 67 (-50)

10. Carson Mumford (USA), 58 (-59)

Lotte van Drunen back in action

WMX champion Lotte van Drunen (Yamaha) was dissatisfied with her 4-6 result and fifth place overall at Thunder Valley. The Dutch rider will be back in action at High Point, where she hopes to achieve a better result.

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High Point schedule (CEST *)

Saturday, 20 June

• 14:00 – 250 Qualifying Group B

• 14:20 – 250 Qualifying Group A

• 14:50 – 450 Qualifying Group A

• 15:10 – 450 Qualifying Group B

• 15:50 – 250 Qualifying Group B

• 16:00 – Race Day Live

• 16:10 – 250 Qualifying Group A

• 16:30 – 450 Qualifying Group A

• 16:50 – 450 Qualifying Group B

LCQ:

• 17:35 – 450 Last Chance Race

• 17:50 – 250 Last Chance Race

• 18:05 – WMX Warm-up

Championship races

• 18:15 – Opening ceremony

• 19:00 – 250 Race 1

• 20:00 – 450 Race 1

• 21:14 – WMX Race 2

• 21:30 – 250cc Race 2

• 10.30 pm – 450 Race 2

*) Information subject to change