Alessi
Earns 5th
at Budds Creek Motocross
Red
Bull/KTM Factory rider Mike Alessi earned 5th
overall after scoring two back to back 5th
place finishes at the fourth round of the AMA Pro Motocross
Championship Series held at Budds Creek MX Park in Mechanicsville,
MD.
Alessi
earned his trademark start as he pulled the holeshot at the beginning
of the first moto. He led for the first four laps before he was
passed by Ryan Villopoto. Alessi rode a solid pace for the first moto
to finish 5th
overall at the end of the 30 minute plus two lap race. “I am still
struggling with my endurance since returning from my Hangtown crash,”
remarked Alessi. “I am making progress each time I ride but I
definitely still need more time on the bike to get up to consistent
podium speed.”
Alessi
repeated his great start in the second moto. This time he missed the
holeshot but moved into the lead by the second corner and led for the
first two laps. He hung on for 5th
a second time to earn 5th
overall for the day.
On the
350 SX-F was Alessi’s teammate, Andrew Short, who matched his best
overall finish of the season with a 9th
place result. Short was running in 6th
in the first moto before a crash set him back to 13th.
He charged forward and climbed back into the top ten to finish 9th
that moto just a bike length behind the 8th
place bike of Josh Grant. In the second moto he got a decent start
and put his bike in the top ten early and moved up to 8th
near the moto end.
The most
impressive story of the day was FMF/KTM rider Mike Brown. The former
125cc National Motocross Champion showed up at Budds Creek to earn a
few more points toward keeping his national number. Mission
accomplished. Brown went 12-13 for the day to add 17 points to his
championship point’s total which put him over the 25 point minimum
a former champion must earn to retain their number. That means Brown
fans everywhere will get to see him carry the #3 plate for another
season.
Next
Event: Thunder Valley – Lakewood, CO – June 25, 2011
Overall
Results –
Chad
Reed (3,1)Ryan
Villopoto (1,3)Ryan
Dungey (2,2)Kevin
Windham (4,4)Mike
Alessi (5,5) – KTMBrett
Metcalfe (6,6)Davi
Millsaps (7,9)Jake
Weimer (10,7)Andrew
Short (9,8) – KTMJosh
Grant (8,10)Ricky
Dietrich (11,11)Christian
Craig (13,12)Mike
Brown (12,13) – KTMBen
LaMay (17,15)Les
Smith (16,16)Nick
Wey (15,19)Fredrik
Noren (21,14)Lowell
Spangler (18,17)Michael
Byrne (14,23)Travis
Sewell (20,18)