Red Bull/KTM Race Report - Southwick‏

Alessi
Earns 5^th
Overall at Southwick MX

Hurricane
Irene held off just long enough for the riders to take to the track
at the tenth round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series at
MX-338 where Red Bull/KTM rider Mike Alessi earned 5^th
overall in the 450 Motocross class while his teammate Marvin Musquin
took 6^th
overall in the 250 Motocross class.

The
Southwick, MA track is known for being the toughest on the circuit as
it is entirely made of sand. Despite the challenges of the track many
riders were praising the course today as it is one of the only tracks
that could withstand the weather that hit the area during race day.
“Hard rainfall made for poor vision on the track. It’s all about
getting out front early today,” commented Alessi. “If you don’t
get a great start you are going to quickly lose time on the leaders.”

Luckily,
Alessi got the start he needed rounding the first corner in 3^rd
place at the start of moto one. He fell to 5^th
at the end of the first lap and then began a battle with Chad Reed.
Alessi was able to hold off Reed for the first three laps before
falling to 6^th
place. He remained in 6^th
position throughout the first half of the race before moving up to
5^th
when Justin Barcia DNF’d on lap eleven. One lap later, Alessi was
handed another gift when Chad Reed also dropped out of the moto
moving Alessi to 4^th.
He would hang on to 4^th
for the remaining five laps of the race to earn his seventh 4^th
place moto finish this season.

In moto
number two Alessi earned a 7^th
place start. He moved up to 6^th
place on the second lap and remained there the entirety of the moto.
Although he was able to secure 6^th
place in the second moto it was not without challenges. Alessi
suffered two crashes in the moto but was able to recover from both to
maintain his position. His 4-6 moto scores earned him 5^th
overall for the day and helped him remain 5^th
in the championship point standings; an impressive position
considering he missed the first two rounds of the series with an
injury.

In the
250 class, Musquin suffered from a poor start in the first moto. He
managed to end the first lap in 14^th
place and began to start his charge through the pack. By the fourth
lap he had moved inside the top ten and set his sights on the two
riders in front of him. On the next lap he passed Ryan Sipes and
Shawn Rife to move into 8^th.
He passed Lance Vincent on lap six to climb to 7^th
and held that position to the checkered flag.

In moto
two he garnered a better start. This time he came around the first
lap inside the top ten. He moved to 8^th
by lap three and had moved into 6^th
by lap four. He looked to be on a charge forward as he began to creep
up on the top five. Unfortunately a mistake around mid-moto dropped
him to 8^th
and he lost another position to Blake Baggett with only four laps to
go. Never one to give up, Musquin was able to make one final pass on
James DeCotis for 8^th
place where he finished for the second moto. His 7-8 finishes awarded
him 6^th
place for the day.

Next
Event: Steel City – Delmont, PA – September 3, 2011

Overall
Results 450 Class –

1. Brett
   Metcalfe

   
   

2. Ryan
   Villopoto
   

   
   

3. Ryan
   Dungey

   
   

4. Justin
   Brayton

   
   

5. Mike
   Alessi – KTM
   

   
   

6. Jake
   Weimer
   

   
   

7. Justin
   Barcia
   

   
   

8. John
   Dowd

   
   

9. Les
   Smith

   
   

10. Kyle
    Chisholm

    
    

Overall
Results 250 Class –

1. Tyla
   Rattray
   

   
   

2. Dean
   Wilson
   

   
   

3. Gareth
   Swanepoel
   

   
   

4. Alex
   Martin
   

   
   

5. Blake
   Baggett

   
   

6. Marvin
   Musquin – KTM
   

   
   

7. Broc
   Tickle
   

   
   

8. Gannon
   Audette

   
   

9. Justin
   Bogle

   
   

10. Darryn
    Durham
    

    
    

Championship
Point Standings 450 Class –

1. Ryan
   Villopoto – 431

   
   

2. Ryan
   Dungey – 423
   

   
   

3. Chad
   Reed – 366
   

   
   

4. Brett
   Metcalfe – 304
   

   
   

5. Mike
   Alessi – 243
   

   
   

Championship
Point Standings 250 Class –

1. Dean
   Wilson – 438
   

   
   

2. Tyla
   Rattray – 400
   

   
   

3. Blake
   Baggett – 398
   

   
   

4. Kyle
   Cunningham – 264
   

   
   

5. Eli
   Tomac – 246