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11/9/2014 12:40pm
11/9/2014 12:40pm
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11/12/2014 3:46am
If I remember correctly both Mike & Jeff Alessi rode a GP at Desertmartian (Northern Ireland ?). How did they do & what was the reason for them coming over to Europe?
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Mike went 3 / 17 and Jeff 13 / 5.
De Reuver won the first moto, Rattray the 2nd one and the overall.
All of them were on KTM.
Also Desert Martin was one of the sickest looking tracks ever imo.
That, and Mike was a factory KTM rider and still had a lot of hype around him from his amatuer success.
I can only think it was an attempt by Luongo to have an American in MX1 / MXGP at the track that means so much to so many, not just US fans..
It did not go well for JA, if I recall correctly. He really had no business being out there. Mike?, perhaps, in terms of ability. But, he would have got eaten alive anyway.
The rumours that infer that MA may go to the GPs, make me shudder. I think most major teams would want nothing to do with him. The 'A' team have not made themselves popular with the GP community, and hell, why in Hughies name would Luongo want them, what with RV being there? It would be like having the 'Sublime', and then tarnishing it with the 'ridiculous'.
Luongo's an arsehole, but I hope he couldn't be that stupid to bring that circus to the GPs.
No, I'm not a particular 'hater' of the 'A's - indeed, I truly wish they could stop having so much controversy attached to / generated by them - , but I've seen enough of them in the last couple of decades - yes, since they were kids in the 90s - and their way of conducting themselves, to truly hope they will fade away from the sports limelight.
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But they've got into all sorts of controversy over the years - and, it seems endless.
Strange thing is, so often, Tony and Mike in particular, have presented themselves so well in interviews, to then counter that by such bizarre antics / interviews. Just check out various Pulp MX interviews - though, the 'good and bad', is really mainly Tony's doing. He seems such a strange man, that lives far too vicariously through his son(s), Mike mainly. Jeff seems to be discarded, almost, at times.
I wish them well, actually. As I do all peoples.
They've been in the spotlight now for a couple of decades - I, personally, would like to see the BS stop / disappear altogether.
Race, and cut the Bullshit. I think, that may be next to impossible for that group.
https://youtu.be/GINCN1P1elY
I would love to see Mike to race a GP season or two. If Tony could find it within himself to drop the leash and let him come here alone I personally think he could do pretty well, I think he has the tenacity to give it a good shot. But if Tony came too it would be a disaster.
I remember seeing him at Cardiff SX years ago
If I don't get an answer here, I'll start a new thread but just curious.
The Alessi's are great when they're with the fans and really they're pretty quiet at most of the races they're at. It's just that 2% or 5% of the time that they let their guard down or if things don't go their way, they have absolutely no damage control.
He didn't even win in Canada!
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