5 Minutes With...Mike Alessi July 19, 2007
American motocross wouldn’t be American motocross without
Mike Alessi. Yes, he’s certainly been caught up in his fair share
of controversy during his young career, but then again, Alessi is
a sort of throwback to an earlier era of the sport in this nation in
that he’ll race anyone, anywhere at anytime. A pretty refreshing
approach in this day and age where some riders seemingly “hand
pick” their racing schedules. Prior to the opening round of the
2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, Mike Alessi took a
leap of faith, deciding to participate in the mighty 450cc-based
Motocross classification. And with the leap came added maturity
and professionalism. This all became quite evident on Sunday
July 1 at RedBud when the 19-year-old pulled both holeshots
aboard his big orange and black #800 KTM, set sail, led both
Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart, and when passed by the
superheroes, actually hung tough and kept them in sight (no easy
feat). A few days after the Unadilla National which Alessi very well
could have won if not for a little bit of bad luck — Mike Alessi took
a break from doing some cycling to talk about his recent rise to
power. click on ozzy go to the interview on racerxill.com