Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Mike Alessi earned 4^th overall in his first race this season at the third round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series held at High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, PA.

Alessi got off to too good of a start in the first moto when his bike jumped over the gate at the start of the moto. He was able to round the first corner in 3^rd place and finished the race in the same position in a notable return to the series after sitting out the past three weeks from an injury suffered in practice at round one.

Although Alessi crossed the line in 3^rd place he was docked one position for jumping the gate. That put him in 4^th place for the first moto. His teammate, Andrew Short, started inside the top ten in moto one and crossed the checkered flag in 11^th place.

In typical fashion, Alessi earned another great start in the second moto this time taking the holeshot and the early lead. The second moto was remarkably different from the first moto as heavy rain fall during the intermission had made the course very sloppy and slick. Alessi pulled away from the pack early in the moto to pull a 15 second lead by the fifth lap. Unfortunately, late on lap five, Alessi suffered a crash. He lost over 20 seconds while recovering from the mistake and lost the lead to Chad Reed.

Alessi struggled with arm pump after his crash and managed to cross the finish in 4^th at the end of the moto. His 4-4 results earned him 4^th overall for the day. Short came from a poor second moto start to finish 13^th. His 11-13 scores put him in 12^th overall for the day.

“I am happy with my results today. Of course, I would have liked to finish in the top three but I am just glad to be back to racing and doing what I love. I want to thank all the doctors that have helped get me back in racing shape over the past few weeks. I hope to be on the podium at the next round,” remarked Alessi.

Next Event: Budds Creek – June 18, 2011

Overall Results 450 Class –

1)    Ryan Villopoto

2)    Ryan Dungey

3)    Chad Reed

4)    Mike Alessi – KTM

5)    Davi Millsaps

6)    Kevin Windham

7)    Tommy Hahn

8)    Brett Metcalfe

9)    Jake Weimer

10) Nick Wey

11) Ricky Dietrich

12) Andrew Short – KTM

13) Weston Peick

14) Michael Byrne

15) Christian Craig

16) Les Smith

17) Fredrik Noren

18) Tyler Bright

19) Tye Simmonds – KTM

20) Travis Sewell

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