Mike Alessi raced to his first career AMA Pro Motocross Championship 450 Class victory Saturday night, winning the Hangtown Motocross Classic at Prairie City SVRA.
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Alessi, the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki driver from Victorville, won the first moto despite an early fall, then finished second to Josh Grant in the second. However, the AMA penalized Grant one position for not adhering to a hazard flag during the latter stages of the moto, giving Alessi a 1-1 moto finish.
“I’m not even really tired,” Alessi said. “I didn’t even break a sweat in both motos. It was good to come in this weekend, get the holeshot and grab a victory. I knew I had the overall and (Josh) was being aggressive so I felt it wasn’t worth it to possibly lose more points than I could gain. This has been a long time coming.” Read Full Story
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