AMA Statement on Mike Alessi Penalty
February 24, 2014, 6:00pm
The AMA has released a statement regarding the Mike Alessi/Broc Tickle incident that took place Saturday night in Atlanta and the subsequent fine that was assessed to Alessi.
"After a review of the incident that took place between rider Mike Alessi and rider Broc Tickle in the 450SX heat race, the race director determined that Alessi violated rule A2, c. 17 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, rulebook. As a result of this violation, the race director assessed Alessi a penalty of $4,000 and placed him on probation for the remainder of the 2014 season. There was no appeal."
