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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2010
Contact: KTM NORTH AMERICA
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Murrieta, CA 92563
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Alessi Earns 5th Overall
at Steel City Motocross
Delmont, PA – Jagermeister/KTM rider Mike Alessi
earned another top five finish at the 11th round of
the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship at Steel
City Raceway.
Alessi started the day off well turning practice times
within the top five overall fastest times. After both
practices he sat 5th overall in combined practice times.
His fifth place gate pick slotted him on the very inside
line at the start of moto one.
When the gate dropped, Alessi launched off the line
and rounded the first corner around 7th place. Alessi
maintained his pace and was able to hold on to his 7th
place spot through the remainder of the race. “My
goal was to finish inside the top five but I couldn’t
find a rhythm once I got going and I just tried to maintain
my place and not lose any positions,” remarked
Alessi.
In the second moto, Alessi improved his start and came
around the first corner around 5th. He maintained that
place for the first lap before losing one position and
falling to 6th. A few laps later he began a battle with
Ryan Sipes for his position. Sipes eventually passed
Alessi a few laps into the race. Alessi kept Sipes within
his view for the remainder of the race but was not able
to close the gap. Alessi eventually finished 7th in
the moto. His 7-7 moto results earned 5th overall for
the day.
FMF/KTM rider Phil Nicoletti filled in for the injured
Tommy Searle for the third weekend in a row in the 250
class. Nicoletti qualified 15th overall in timed practice
times and began to prepare for the main event.
In moto one, Nicoletti garnered a 10th place start
and finished the first lap one position down. He raced
around that position for the majority of the moto before
trouble struck. First Nicoletti had a rock stuck in
his front brake which caused problems early on and later
he encountered a mechanical problem that caused him
to not finish the race.
In the second moto, Nicoletti rounded the first turn
around 12th position. Nicoletti quickly began defending
his position from the hard charging riders behind. He
maintained his position until the halfway point when
bad luck struck again. Nicoletti was once again forced
to withdrawal from the race. “I am bummed with
my results the past two weekends. I have been close
to the top ten the past few races and have just had
fluke problems come up that have caused me to not finish
the races. I still have one race left on the factory
team and I would like to get a top ten finish for my
team,” stated Nicoletti.
Next Event: Pala, CA – September 11, 2010
Overall Results 450 Class –
1. Kevin Windham (1-2)
2. Brett Metcalfe (2-3)
3. Justin Brayton (5-4)
4. Andrew Short (4-5)
5. Mike Alessi (7-7)
Overall Results 250 Class –
1. Trey Canard (1-1)
2. Christophe Pourcel (2-2)
3. Tyla Rattray (3-4)
4. Eli Tomac (4-5)
5. Broc Tickle (7-8)
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