Alessi, Brown Top World
Vet MX Championships
T
he 35th Annual World Vet Mo-
tocross Championships saw an-
other packed house at Glen Helen
Raceway over the November 2-3
weekend. Mike Alessi, a surprise
entry, captured the 30+ Pro race
on Sunday with a 1-1 sweep after a
battle with Mike Brown. In Saturday's
40+ and 50+ Pro races, Brown and
Kurt Nicoll cashed in. The 2019
event saw the inaugural World Vet
Cup of Nations, which went to the
American team ahead of the Brits.
Sunday morning 7:00 A.M. is
pretty late in the game to decide you
want to go racing. But for some rea-
son it seemed to work out for Alessi.
Despite not having ridden motocross
since mid-August, Alessi headed to
Glen Helen to have a crack at his
first-ever World Vet MX. The 31-year
old knew he'd have his work cut
out for him against the likes of Mike
Brown and Ivan Tedesco, and while
Brownie nearly ran him down on the
last lap of the second moto, Alessi
held on to the lead for a 1-1 sweep.
"I only rode two laps of the race
before mine, just cruised the track
just to check it out, and I went right
IN
THE
WIND
P40
Mike Alessi didn't let
a little thing like being
totally unprepared
stop him from winning
the 30+ Pro Vet
World Motocross
Championship.
PHOTOS: JEAN TURNER
Kurt Nicoll (2) once
again captured the
50+ Pro title, this time
ahead of Ty Davis (59),
who only recently
turned 50.
