Alessi and Short Finish Top Ten at Millville

July 18, 2011, 11:30am

Red Bull/KTM Factory riders Mike Alessi and Andrew Short finished inside the top ten at the seventh round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series held at Spring Creek Raceway in Millville, MN. Alessi finished an impressive 4^th overall while Short earned 8^th overall for the day.

Alessi earned a decent start in the moto one rounding the first corner inside the top five. His teammate, Short, was slightly farther behind sitting in 12^th. Alessi remained in 4^th position until lap three when he was able to get around Trey Canard for 3^rd position. He was able to hold his position for the next five laps of the race until lap nine when Ryan Villopoto began his charge. Villopoto made the pass on Alessi on the tenth lap to take over 3^rd position. Alessi dropped to 4^th and maintained his pace to secure that position for moto one.

Meanwhile, Short was busy climbing through the pack. When Tommy Hahn had an issue on lap two, Short moved into 11^th. On the next lap Short passed Kevin Windham for 10^th place. He remained in that position for two more laps while he reeled in Jimmy Albertson. He quickly moved around Albertson and began to set his sights on fellow KTM rider Tye Simmonds. He passed Simmonds for 8^th and then began work on Jake Weimer. As they neared the halfway mark he made his way around Weimer to secure 7^th place. He held strong for the second half of the race and finished in 7^th.

In moto two, Alessi earned another 5^th place start while Short was sitting in 10^th. Alessi passed Weimer for 4^th on lap three and remained in that position through the checkered flag. His 4-4 results earned him 4^th overall for the day. Short raced around 10^th position for the majority of the second moto before making a pass on Kevin Windham for 9^th near the end of the moto. Short’s 7-9 results placed him in 8^th overall.

“The second moto was difficult for me. It was very humid out and the heat began to wear on me. I definitely had a hard time charging through the pack. I was glad I was able to get Kevin (Windham) at the end,” remarked Short.

Next Event: Washougal Motocross – July 23, 2011

Overall Results 450 Class –

1) Ryan Dungey

2) Ryan Villopoto

3) Trey Canard

4) Mike Alessi – KTM

5) Chad Reed

6) Brett Metcalfe

7) Jake Weimer

8) Andrew Short – KTM

9) Justin Brayton

10)Kevin Windham