Red Bull/KTM Race Report - Red Bud

Red
Bull/KTM Riders Finish inside the Top Ten at Red Bud

Red
Bull/KTM Factory riders Mike Alessi and Andrew Short both finished
inside the top ten at the sixth round of the AMA Pro Motocross
Championship Series at Red Bud MX Park.

In moto
one, Short earned a decent start rounding the first lap inside the
top ten while his teammate, Alessi, had to work his way up from the
back of the pack. At the one lap mark, Alessi was sitting in 17^th
and Short was running in 7^th
position. Short continued to work hard to keep his lap times
consistent throughout the first moto. His efforts helped him gain one
more position before the end of the moto. Alessi also put in a solid
effort to move from 17^th
to 9^th
by the moto end.

After
suffering a poor start in the first moto, Alessi redeemed himself
with a 4^th
place start in moto two. Short wasn’t far behind just outside the
top ten. Moments into the second moto battle, Alessi was putting the
moves on Chad Reed. Before the end of the first lap, Alessi had
passed Reed to move into 3^rd
place. Alessi remained in 3^rd
position for the first half of the race with Reed in tow. The two
battled for multiple laps to put on a good show for the enthused Red
Bud crowd for that final podium position. Around the 9^th
lap, Alessi lost his battle with Reed and settled into 4^th.
Alessi hung tight to that position and finished 4^th
overall for the day. Meanwhile, Short had moved his way up from his
10^th
place start to finish the moto in 8^th.
Alessi’s 9-4 results earned him 5^th
overall for the day while Short’s 6-8 moto finishes earned him 7^th.

“I
struggled a bit with my start in the first race but was able to climb
through traffic pretty easily,” commented Alessi. “I felt the
best I have since returning from my injury today and I think it
showed in my second moto battle with Reed. I had a lot of fun racing
him and am glad to see I am one step closer to landing on the
podium.”

Next
Event: July 16, 2011 – Millville, MN

Overall
Results –

1. Chad
   Reed

   
   

2. Ryan
   Dungey

   
   

3. Ryan
   Villopoto

   
   

4. Brett
   Mefcalfe

   
   

5. Mike
   Alessi – KTM
   

   
   

6. Justin
   Brayton
   

   
   

7. Andrew
   Short – KTM
   

   
   

8. Davi
   Millsaps

   
   

9. Kevin
   Windham

   
   

10. Christian
    Craig

    
    

11. Nick
    Wey

    
    

12. Josh
    Grant

    
    

13. Jake
    Weimer

    
    

14. Travis
    Sewell

    
    

15. Michael
    Byrne

    
    

16. Tye
    Simmonds – KTM
    

    
    

17. Ben
    LaMay

    
    

18. Jake
    Canada

    
    

19. Tommy
    Hahn

    
    

20. Jimmy
    Albertson