Mike Alessi mows 'em
down in Mosier GNC Final
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KAT SPANN AND THE BECKSTER
48
APRIL 7,2004 •
CYCLE NEWS
ond a's Mike Alessi topped
the charts. taking champ ion ship win s in six of t he
eigh t cla sse s that he
ente red at the 28th annual
GN C Motocross Finalin North Texas.
The first day of racing saw Alessi post
five out of six moto wins in his respective
divisions. A first-turn crash halfway
through Friday's races in the 125cc
Modified Intermediate class saw Alessi
make a remarkable recovery. remounting
dead last and going on to finish in seventh
place . Bruised knuckles and some
swelling o n his left hand from the crash
didn't deter the Californian from competing later on , but he did bow out of the
40th Anniversary
I25cc Modified Intermediate consolation
and a chance to race the final moto on
Sunday.
Alessi won both of his division races on
Saturday in the 125 and 250cc Stock
Intermed iate events. Although sec ond
mot os were scheduled to start Saturday
afternoon. they were canceled due to the
numerous co nsolation races and other
de lays. T he pressure was on Alessi
Sunday with seven classes on his menu,
but he came off the gate with flying colors
and pulled off six wins to take titles in the
125cc Stock Inte rmed iate, 125cc O pen.
250cc Stock and Modified Intermediate,
250cc O pe n and Four-Stroke 201-650cc
classes and a runner-up spot in 125cc
