Mike Alessi

Mike Alessi

He was riding his motorcycle before he was even out of diapers, and by his father’s accounts, was more of a mini-factory rider than merely another amateur motocross racer. Alessi was truly born to be a professional motocross racer, and now he finds himself ranked among the fastest on the planet.

After one of the most impressive amateur careers in motocross history, Alessi was ready to join the professional circuit to prove that everyone should ‘believe the hype’ as his family t-shirts proclaimed.  Flashes of brilliance through the first four year’s of Alessi’s career certainly delivered on those promises.  He was always a contender for a podium finish and a national Championship. Several near misses plagued Alessi throughout his career. He has been on the cusp of winning championships on multiple occasions, but an injury here and a fall there have cost him over the years. Alessi’s main focus over the course of his career has been the outdoor series and he comes into 2010 fresh after sitting out the SX series and recovering from a broken kneecap suffered in 2009.  Alessi has also spent time testing the new KTM-350 in Europe and will arrive at Hangtown with a new type of bike in the 450-class, ready to prove skeptics wrong and claim the title that has eluded him throughout his career.

YEAR-END RANKING

2010: 5th (450MX)
2009: 9th (SX), 13th (450MX)
2008: 17th (SX), 10th (MX)
2007: 8th (ESX), 2nd (MX)
2006: 4th (WSX), 2nd (MX Lites)
2005: 3rd (125MX)
2004: 24th (250MX)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 - Racing KTM¹s new 350cc motocrosser against a field of 450cc bikes, Alessi kicked off the season with a moto win and a second overall at Hangtown. From there, he put in consistent performances on the orange bike for a top-five finish on the season. Rode for the Jagermeister/KTM team.

2009 - Alessi became a force in AMA Supercross, finishing in the top 10 for the year with a 9th-place finishŠ His first podium, a third-place finish, came at the Indianapolis round Feb. 28Š In MX, notched four 1st-place finishes, a second and third before injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Rode for Rockstar Makita Suzuki team.

2008 - Alessi raced a limited AMA Supercross season, his best result a top-five finish at the Jan. 19, Anaheim, Calif. raceŠ Raced in the AMA Motocross Championship, earning four overall podium finishesŠ Raced with Rockstar Makita Suzuki team.

2007 - Alessi raced in the AMA Supercross Lites East Region, earning a podium finish at Daytona Beach, Fla., and four additional top-10 finishes... Raced in the AMA Motocross Championship, earning s ix overall podium finishes...
Raced with Team Red Bull KTM.

2006 - Alessi raced in the AMA Supercross Lites West Region, earning podium finishes at San Francisco and Anaheim, Calif., and the Las Vegas AMA Supercross Lites East/West Shootout... In the AM A Motocross Lites Championship he earned an overall win at Sacramento, Calif., and eight additional overall podium finishes... Raced with Red Bull KTM team.

2005 - Alessi was in contention for the AMA 125cc Motocross Championship title, earning overall wins at Mt. Morris, Pa., and Binghamton, N.Y., and earning two additional overall podium finishes in the series... Disqualified at the San Bernardino, Calif., sea son finale for ³Engaging in any unfair practice...² rules violation... Raced with Red Bull KTM team.

2004 - Multi-time AMA amateur motocross Champ and AMA Horizon Award winner Alessi entered two rounds of the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship... His best result a third-place overall at Delmont, Pa... Raced with Honda/Alloy team.

Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship 2010 - 450 Class

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October 10, 2011

Head 2 Head: Andrew Short and Mike Alessi

We met up with 2011 AMA Outdoor National series teammates Mike Alessi and Andrew Short to test their knowledge of KTM and more motocross trivia. See which guy is the champ when it comes to sport history in this Head2Head video.

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August 11, 2011

MORE Foundation Mike Alessi Visit

The MORE Foundation is all about bringing a positive view of the motorsports industry as a whole to the people of the communities they visit. Alli went along with Mike Alessi on the first outing to Denver's Ronald McDonald house, and learned the mission behind it all from MORE founder John Turner.

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June 29, 2011

Catching Up: Mike Alessi

Mike Alessi started off the season with a big crash in his second lap that ended the weekend and forced him to take time off per doctors orders. He came back just three weeks later and started out by leading the moto at High Point. He talks about what it was like to come back from the crash, his goals for the season and how switching to the 450 this year really suits his riding style.

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June 14, 2011

Rockstar Fastest Lap, High Point 2011: Mike Alessi

After missing the season's first two races, Mike Alessi came back strong at High Point, logging the fastest lap in the 2nd moto. Alessi wins the Rockstar Fastest Lap competition for High Point and earns one point towards the year-end prize: an Oakley watch.

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May 25, 2011

Setup: Mike Alessi

Dialing in your ride is as important as winning the race. The pros have some secrets of their own when it comes to gear tweaks and personal preferences. In Setup, they reveal it all. For this installment, we hear from motocross rider Mike Alessi.

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