Mike Alessi on YZ325 for MEC

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Texas Built 10/19/2019 8:18pm
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resetjet wrote:
Dead last on moto 1 start.
He will probably be dead last next 2 races. But he still put the bike in the night show.
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Johnny Depp 10/19/2019 8:57pm
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Just a few hours ago he holeshots, but now he's destined to last on the starts?
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Moto Obsessed 10/19/2019 9:03pm
10/19/2019 9:03pm
Johnny Depp wrote:
Just a few hours ago he holeshots, but now he's destined to last on the starts?
Are you actually comparing the LCQ to the real race???

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thatswhathappens 10/19/2019 9:09pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
The 325 will not pull as long as a 450, shorter starts like this Right Hander may be more beneficial . He did miss the option...
The 325 will not pull as long as a 450, shorter starts like this Right Hander may be more beneficial . He did miss the option if going hard left to the inside, might have helped.



But a ESR 325 moved up to 16th, then finished where he started in 19th. For a 2007/2008 Technology Bike that cost about 50% of the others you can't complain.
Not taking anything away from you or Mike, but I’m thinking Yamaha should put some development into their 2-strokes so that when they’re in these one-off events, the fallback doesn’t always end up being “well it’s pretty good for a bike that hasn’t changed in fourteen years.”
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 10/19/2019 9:29pm
10/19/2019 9:29pm
resetjet wrote:
Dead last on moto 1 start.
Texas Built wrote:
He will probably be dead last next 2 races. But he still put the bike in the night show.
In the second race he was in the top 6-8 positions to the first turn, but he is Backing Off the Throttle to be safe.
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ATKpilot99 10/19/2019 9:54pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
Alesdi finished 10th in the third race!!
He finished 17th in the third race .
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crowe176 10/19/2019 10:02pm
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crowe176 wrote:
A 2 stroke on the metal grate start seems like it would be at a huge disadvantage against the torque of a 4 stroke.
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inthebadboycorner 10/19/2019 10:20pm
10/19/2019 10:20pm Edited Date/Time 10/19/2019 10:21pm
Good on you Mike for giving it a go.
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ledger 10/19/2019 10:49pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
Alesdi finished 10th in the third race!!
What year race were you watching, lol ?
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 10/19/2019 11:10pm
10/19/2019 11:10pm
This was captured with 2 to go. He must have fell down or slowed a lot.

But I do see his finished results were 19 , 19 & 17 for the 3 Races.
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Motofinne 10/19/2019 11:14pm
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Dude. Half of the field had taken the joker lane and Alessi took it on the last lap.
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So does this prove that the displacement rule is bogus...I mean Alessi is a good stater and all.
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 10/19/2019 11:40pm
10/19/2019 11:40pm Edited Date/Time 10/19/2019 11:41pm
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a 375 to 400 2-Stroke to be even with a 450. To be fair Pro classes should be 250 vs 250 and 450 vs 450 max cc.

For half the money you can still have a lot of fun!
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KiwiBermRailer 10/19/2019 11:56pm
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devindavisphoto wrote:
Vital members always complain about riders not riding two strokes for events like this. A rider decides to ride a two stroke for the sake of...
Vital members always complain about riders not riding two strokes for events like this.

A rider decides to ride a two stroke for the sake of being a badass, gets bashed for it. Love it.
New to Vital?
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a...
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a 375 to 400 2-Stroke to be even with a 450. To be fair Pro classes should be 250 vs 250 and 450 vs 450 max cc.

For half the money you can still have a lot of fun!
WE know, we all get it, lol. The Alessi's goal was to qualify on a two stroke and they did it. Props to everyone involved that made it happen, and I salute Mike A. for his effort. And while I'm here...Friese had one helluva great night !!
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Nick_Lalanne 10/20/2019 12:27am
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Alessi got the holeshot and won the lcq against a field of pro level 450’s, his lcq lap times where 1.5 seconds faster than his main event lap times if he ran that pace in the main he would have done much much better. Starting on the outside never allowed him a fair chance of seeing what he could really do. Fact is Alessi was able to run with and beat many guys that are on there pro race 450’s, this shows what the bike is capable of, and people that arnt at that level it’s not something that would hold them back. The goal was make the main event, the top 22 riders, he did that and I applaud him for that, hopefully next year more will take the chance, he proved it can be done.

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scott_nz 10/20/2019 12:33am
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/10/19/380355/s1200_IMG_20191019_214229792_MP.jpg[/img]

everyone behind him has taken the joker lane, green line shows that,

He went better than i expected, the holeshot in the LCQ is not what i expected at all,

congrats on a cool project, well done,
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burn1986 10/20/2019 4:47am
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It’s an old argument, but since a 2s like this doesn’t even come close to a 450, why not change the AMAProRacing rules to allow a bigger 2s instead of just 250cc...
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Adam89 10/20/2019 5:09am
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I forgot he was even at the event tbh, cool to see a 2 smoker there though!
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OldYZRider1 10/20/2019 7:59am
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burn1986 wrote:
It’s an old argument, but since a 2s like this doesn’t even come close to a 450, why not change the AMAProRacing rules to allow a...
It’s an old argument, but since a 2s like this doesn’t even come close to a 450, why not change the AMAProRacing rules to allow a bigger 2s instead of just 250cc...
Oh come on man; that’d take like 5 min worth of work at a word processor to revise the rulebook not to mention they’d have to alot a few more cubic feet of storage at the MX Sports mini warehouse stall for the engine cases and cylinders that the participating manufacturers would have to submit to meet the homologation requirements. Far too much effort dude. Smile
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GODZILLA 10/20/2019 11:37am
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a...
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a 375 to 400 2-Stroke to be even with a 450. To be fair Pro classes should be 250 vs 250 and 450 vs 450 max cc.

For half the money you can still have a lot of fun!
Just not a hi level race bike any more.
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omalley 10/20/2019 12:29pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
Alesdi finished 10th in the third race!!
ATKpilot99 wrote:
He finished 17th in the third race .
Facts don’t matter when you’re Vital’s ESR PR department...
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VetMX.com 10/20/2019 12:53pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a...
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a 375 to 400 2-Stroke to be even with a 450. To be fair Pro classes should be 250 vs 250 and 450 vs 450 max cc.

For half the money you can still have a lot of fun!
Question- Could you have put that motor in a chassis that actually turns like a Suzuki, KTM or Husky or is that against the rules?
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ATKpilot99 10/20/2019 12:57pm
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SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a...
The power band for a 325 is not as broad as a 450, meaning it will not pull as long, so it probably will take a 375 to 400 2-Stroke to be even with a 450. To be fair Pro classes should be 250 vs 250 and 450 vs 450 max cc.

For half the money you can still have a lot of fun!
VetMX.com wrote:
Question- Could you have put that motor in a chassis that actually turns like a Suzuki, KTM or Husky or is that against the rules?
You can run anything you want in the mec .
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FastEddy 10/20/2019 1:39pm
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devotid wrote:
This guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaw2GM7IqmM
How soon people forget that he tried to injure someone.

Jeff alessi wrote:
Your just a massive hater charging for attention! Your a clown dude.
Adam89 wrote:
Don’t forget lazerrrrgate dude
Come on now...not cool.
Mike had no part in the laser fiasco.
It was all Jeff from my understanding.
Jeff & the team paid their dues for it.

On a side note & back on topic.
It was cool to see Mike make it into the mains on that 2-smoker.
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