UFO Plast Headlines
First Year of Pro Motocross
Championship Support as
Title Partner of Legendary
High Point National
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“Country Club of
Motocross” Set to Host 48th
Running of Storied Event
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
(June 12, 2025) – MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc.,
in conjunction with
event organizer Racer
Productions, is eager to
welcome a new partner to
American motocross in UFO
Plast, a leader in
producing off-road
motorcycle accessories
and components. In
addition to being the
“Official and Exclusive
Plastics Products” of
the SMX World
Championship and the Pro
Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, the Italian
company will headline
its first year of
support as title sponsor
of the 48th UFO Plast
High Point National, the
fourth race of the 2025
season and Round 21 of
the SMX World
Championship regular
season, which will take
place this Saturday,
June 14, from the
“Country Club of
Motocross,”
Pennsylvania’s High
Point Raceway.
With a celebrated legacy
that dates back to 1977,
High Point Raceway has
been a pillar of the Pro
Motocross Championship
for nearly 50 years. The
venue hugs the
Mason-Dixon Line, on the
border of Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, and
boasts undulating
terrain that provides a
natural amphitheater
like setting for
spectators and a dynamic
track layout that
constantly changes
elevation and challenges
riders with a unique mix
of high speed, big air,
and technicality. The
pristine nature of the
venue lent itself to the
moniker “Country Club of
Motocross” and its
longstanding tradition
as American motocross’
own Father’s Day
celebration has made
High Point one of the
most anticipated stops
on the championship
calendar each summer.
Moreover, with series
organizers MX Sports Pro
Racing and event
organizer Racer
Productions based in
nearby Morgantown, West
Virginia, the High Point
National serves as the
proverbial home race of
the championship.
"We are excited to have
UFO Plast on board for
the entire SMX World
Championship and having
them as the title
sponsor of the High
Point National as well
makes it even better,"
said Davey Coombs,
President of MX Sports
Pro Racing. "High Point
Raceway in Mt. Morris,
Pennsylvania, is the
home track for MX Sports
as well as Racer X
Illustrated and Racer
Productions. My parents
began holding the High
Point National in 1977
and over the years it
has become one of the
pillars of the AMA Pro
Motocross Championship.
The High Point track is
very popular with both
the competitors and the
fans who attend the big
race every Father's Day
weekend in June. We now
look forward to having
UFO Plast be a part of
the event moving forward
as well as with the
entire SMX World
Championship Series."
UFO Plast is one of the
industry’s most highly
regarded brands on a
global scale, but its
presence in America has
been largely subdued.
Its partnership with the
SMX World Championship,
the Pro Motocross
Championship, and the
High Point National
signifies a
historic milestone for
UFO Plast as the company
makes its first
significant commitment
with the world’s
highest-profile off-road
motorcycle racing
series. The strategic
partnership is part of a
broader industrial
expansion project for
the brand within the
United States, a market
that plays a crucial
role in UFO Plast’s
future. The company was
founded in 1977 in
Tuscany, Italy, the same
year the High Point
National made its first
appearance on the Pro
Motocross schedule.
“Sponsoring these iconic
competitions represents
a key step in our growth
journey and fills us
with pride. We are
thrilled to contribute
to a sport that embodies
the energy, innovation,
and determination that
define UFO Plast,” said
the company’s CEO,
Walter Bracci.
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Team Honda HRC
Progressive's Jett
Lawrence brings a
three-race winning
streak and 25-point lead
into High Point, where
he is undefeated in the
450 Class.
Photo Courtesy
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc.
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Monster Energy
Yamaha Star Racing's
Haiden Deegan will also
bring a 25-point lead
into High Point, having
won two of the first
three races of the
season.
Photo Courtesy
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc.
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Three races into the
2025 season, Team Honda
HRC Progressive’s Jett
Lawrence has asserted
himself as the rider to
beat in the 450 Class,
as the former series
champion has captured
each overall victory
thus far, going five for
six in moto wins. While
the young Australian’s
lead in the championship
standings has grown to
an impressive 25 points,
his success hasn’t been
without fierce
challenges from his
rivals, notably Monster
Energy Yamaha Factory
Racing’s Eli Tomac and
Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing’s Aaron
Plessinger. Lawrence has
had to dig deep in each
victorious effort and
will almost certainly
need to be at his best
once again at High
Point, where he has
prevailed each of the
past two seasons with an
undefeated record.
In the 250 Class, it’s
been a similar story for
Monster Energy Yamaha
Star Racing’s Haiden
Deegan, the defending
champion. Like Lawrence,
Deegan brings a healthy
25-point lead into High
Point and has been the
rider to beat for much
of the young season with
back-to-back wins and a
four moto win streak to
open the summer. Last
weekend, Deegan was
faced with a bit of
adversity, which
ultimately saw his
undefeated start come to
an end as Team Honda HRC
Progressive’s Chance
Hymas was dominant on
his way to the second
win of his career.
Nevertheless, Deegan
still came out ahead by
extending his points
lead in a runner-up
effort. Last season at
High Point, Monster
Energy Pro Circuit
Kawasaki’s Ty Masterpool
captured the team’s
milestone 300th SMX
victory at a track that
has produced 10
different winners over
the past decade and is
poised to extend that
total with a deep 250
Class field.
The UFO Plast High Point
National will get
underway this Saturday,
June 14, with practice
and qualifying starting
at 5 a.m. PT / 8 a.m.
ET, followed by opening
ceremonies at 9:30 a.m.
PT / 12:30 p.m. ET.
Comprehensive live
streaming coverage can
be seen exclusively on
Peacock, beginning at 7
a.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET
with Race Day Live,
followed by moto
coverage at 10 a.m. PT /
1 p.m. ET.
Tickets for High Point
and the remaining eight
races of the Pro
Motocross Championship
can be purchased by
visiting www.ProMotocross.com.
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about the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
please visit ProMotocross.com and
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MX Sports Pro
Racing
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc., manages and
produces the world's
premier motocross racing
series – the Pro
Motocross Championship
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing. MX Sports Pro
Racing is an industry
leader in off-road
powersport event
production and
management, whose
mission is to showcase
the sport of
professional motocross
competition at events
throughout the United
States. Through its
various racing
properties, partnerships
and affiliates, MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc.,
organizes events for
thousands of racing
athletes each year and
attracts millions of
motorsports spectators.
Visit
MXSportsProRacing.com
for more information.
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Pro Motocross
Championship
The Pro Motocross
Championship sanctioned
by AMA Pro Racing
features the world's
fastest outdoor
motocross racers,
competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of eight competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
organizes the Pro
Motocross Championship
series.
More information can be
found at
ProMotocross.com.
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SMX World
Championship
The SMX World
Championship™ is the
premier off-road
motorcycle racing series
in the world that
combines the technical
precision of stadium
racing with the all-out
speed and endurance of
outdoor racing. Created
in 2022, the SMX World
Championship Series
combines the Monster
Energy AMA Supercross
Championship and the Pro
Motocross Championship
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing into a 28-round
regular season that
culminates with the
season-ending SMX World
Championship Playoffs.
Visit
SuperMotocross.com
for more information.
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AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the
premier professional
motorcycle racing
organization for North
America, operating a
full schedule of events
and championships for a
variety of motorcycle
disciplines. It serves
as the sanctioning body
of the Pro Motocross
Championship.
Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at
AMAProRacing.com.
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