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AMA MX: Sign Of Things To Come
Written by: Steve Cox   http://racerxill.com
06/10/2009
Mt. Morris, PA
 
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi (Photo: Steve Cox) ยป More Photos

Round 3 of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships at Freestone County Raceway turned out to be a sign of things to come but perhaps not in the way one would assume.

Flash back a whole two weeks to the opening round at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California and what you see is an absolutely dominant performance by Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto -- a three-time 250 champ in his first 450 National performance. Then, only five days later, Villopoto injured his already-damaged knee prior to Round 2 at Hangtown, and although he attempted to race, a first-lap fall and his hampered speed resulted in a 16th-place finish. He dropped out of moto two and the rest of the championship in order to
get surgery and fix his bum knee.

Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi won that day, and then at Freestone, he looked as dominant as he has ever looked in any single race. He went out in the first moto, didn’t even get the holeshot (!), and then sped past the two leading Hondas of Andrew Short and Ivan Tedesco. Once in front he took off, eventually winning by 13 seconds over Short in one of his two “hometown” races. Then came Josh Grant in another strong ride, Tedesco, and the ailing Chad Reed in fifth.

But that was nothing compared to moto two, where Alessi grabbed the holeshot and pulled clear of GEICO Powersports Honda’s Dan Reardon and a gaggle of other Hondas.


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