Press Release

Alessi and Short Finish Top Ten at Millville


Red
Bull/KTM Factory riders Mike Alessi and Andrew Short finished inside
the top ten at the seventh round of the AMA Pro Motocross
Championship Series held at Spring Creek Raceway in Millville, MN.
Alessi finished an impressive 4th
overall while Short earned 8th
overall for the day.



Alessi
earned a decent start in the moto one rounding the first corner
inside the top five. His teammate, Short, was slightly farther behind
sitting in 12th.
Alessi remained in 4th
position until lap three when he was able to get around Trey Canard
for 3rd
position. He was able to hold his position for the next five laps of
the race until lap nine when Ryan Villopoto began his charge.
Villopoto made the pass on Alessi on the tenth lap to take over 3rd
position. Alessi dropped to 4th
and maintained his pace to secure that position for moto one.



Meanwhile,
Short was busy climbing through the pack. When Tommy Hahn had an
issue on lap two, Short moved into 11th.
On the next lap Short passed Kevin Windham for 10th
place. He remained in that position for two more laps while he reeled
in Jimmy Albertson. He quickly moved around Albertson and began to
set his sights on fellow KTM rider Tye Simmonds. He passed Simmonds
for 8th
and then began work on Jake Weimer. As they neared the halfway mark
he made his way around Weimer to secure 7th
place. He held strong for the second half of the race and finished in
7th.



In moto
two, Alessi earned another 5th
place start while Short was sitting in 10th.
Alessi passed Weimer for 4th
on lap three and remained in that position through the checkered
flag. His 4-4 results earned him 4th
overall for the day. Short raced around 10th
position for the majority of the second moto before making a pass on
Kevin Windham for 9th
near the end of the moto. Short’s 7-9 results placed him in 8th
overall.



“The
second moto was difficult for me. It was very humid out and the heat
began to wear on me. I definitely had a hard time charging through
the pack. I was glad I was able to get Kevin (Windham) at the end,”
remarked Short.



Next
Event: Washougal Motocross – July 23, 2011





Overall
Results 450 Class –


  1. Ryan
    Dungey


  2. Ryan
    Villopoto


  3. Trey
    Canard


  4. Mike
    Alessi – KTM


  5. Chad
    Reed


  6. Brett
    Metcalfe


  7. Jake
    Weimer


  8. Andrew
    Short – KTM


  9. Justin
    Brayton


  10. Kevin
    Windham



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