Short
Finishes 5th
and Alessi 7th
at Jacksonville Supercross
Factory
Red Bull/KTM riders Andrew Short and Mike Alessi put in impressive
rides at the 11th
round of the AMA Supercross Series held in Jacksonville, FL with a
5th
place performance by Short and a 7th
place result for Alessi.
Both Red
Bull/KTM riders had excellent heat races with both KTM 350 SX-F
machines taking the holeshot in their heats. The #800 machine of Mike
Alessi was up first in heat number one. He nailed the holeshot and
took the early lead. He continued to lead for the first half of the
race before he was passed on lap five. “I began to get arm pump on
the fifth lap and fell off the pace a little bit,” remarked Alessi.
“I was still happy to run up front for the time that I did and to
finish 5th
overall in the heat.”
Andrew
Short followed Alessi’s start strategy and grabbed the holeshot in
his heat. He led James Stewart briefly on the first lap before
dropping to 2nd
position. Short and Reed battled on the next two laps before Reed
made the pass and Short settled into 3rd.
Once in 3rd,
Short hung tight to the spot and finished in that position to take a
nice qualifying spot into the main event.
In the
main event, Alessi duplicated his heat race start and pulled the
holeshot around the first corner. Short was a few spots back in 6th
position. On the first lap, Alessi and Davi Millsaps came together
and allowed Short to pass into 4th.
Short remained in 4th
through the first half of the race before Kevin Windham made a pass
on the tenth lap. Short was able to ride a consistent race through
the remaining laps to finish 5th
overall marking his sixth top five finish this season. Meanwhile,
Alessi spent the majority of the race in 8th
position before closing in on Austin Stroupe with a few laps
remaining. With one lap to go, Alessi was all over Stroupe. On the
final corner he cut underneath Stroupe and made the pass just in time
to cross the finish. That pass moved Alessi up to 7th
for the night marking his season best finish.
Next
Event: Toronto Supercross –
March 26, 2011
Overall
Results Supercross Class –
Trey
CanardChad
ReedRyan
DungeyKevin
WindhamAndrew
Short – KTMIvan
TedescoMike
Alessi – KTMAustin
StroupeNick
WeyChris
BloseFabien
IzoirdMichael
ByrneJason
ThomasJarrod
BrowneCole
SeelyKyle
PartridgeDavi
MillsapsMatt
GoerkeWeston
PeickJames
Stewart
Overall
Point Standings Supercross Class –
Ryan
Villopoto – 221Chad
Reed – 214Ryan
Dungey – 203James
Stewart – 198Trey
Canard – 194Andrew
Short – 145Justin
Brayton – 121Kevin
Windham – 121Davi
Millsaps – 118Brett
Metcalfe – 107