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AMA 125cc National Motocross Series Presented by FMF
Alessi came out of nowhere. Alessi grabbed
the holeshot and took a firn-moto lead that
he would never relinquish. Hot on Alessi's
heels early on were Andrew Short; Tedesco
and his teammate Matt Walker; Japanese
star, Motosport Oudet's Akira NaJita; and
Hepler, though all would succumb to the
speed of Alessi.
When the two-lap sign came up, Alessi
had a 14-second lead over Millsaps and was
able to cruise to the first-moto win.
A bit off the pace in the second moto but
blazing fast in the firn moto was Short, who
went 3-7 for fourth overall on the factorybacked Honda
Also making a solid bid at the podium was
High Point fan favorite Ryan Hughes. He
went 5-6 for fifth overall. From there
AmsoiVChaparral/Honda's Josh Grant rode
a near-flawless second moto and was joined
by former teammate and current Red Bull
KTM rider Ryan Mills in the top fIVe of the
second moto.
As for the previous week's winner,
Grant u.ngston, the High Point race
ended early. The Kawasaki rider went
into the race in damage control after
Poor starts in
both motas
held Davi
Millsaps
back, He
Ryan Sipes
posted
some of the
fastest lop
times all
weekend but
ran out of
time ta catch
the
front.n.tnners,
17th (23-9)
Team WBR/Suzuk's Ryan Sipes has been getting some
good lIdvice from team adYlsor DaYid BaIley and parlayed that Into a solid top-10 second-moto finish and
a top-20 overall. "Flnt moto didn't 10 as I wanted It
to," Sipes said, "I was just t!'YinI to stay up and fNeI'Ything. The second moto I was thinkillJ, 'I'm eIttgoing to 10 down hard or I'm going to do good.' So I
got a good swt and just wenL I felt good, but I haWI
to wort< on the last four to five laps. But I think I did
good."
• • Thomas Hahn
18th (27"15)
The AmsollIChaparraUHonda pilot showed some signs of proaress after an Initial rough
outing at Hangtown, and he Is dellnitely well down the road to rKCNWY followt.. the
broken ankle he suffered In Supercroa. "The lint moto, I got a pretty bad swt," Hahn
said. "1_ world.. up and call1ht one of the ruts and went over the handlebars - wasn't
a good moto at all - same with Hanatown. The second moto, I got a pretty good stIrt this
time, was around sixth or S8Y8l1th, and ran _ t h for a lot of the moto. But I stalled It In
the back, and some people got around me - think I came out of there In 15th or 16th. I
broke my ankle right after the San 0Iec0 SupeI a oss and have only been ridI.. for like
three weeks, so It's been reaHy hard to try and aet beck Into shape so soon. I have to
keep push,", and pushing. We've got a week oil', and I'm going to take advantaae of It for
SouthwIck."
Ryan Mills
6th (I 1"5)
KTM's Ryan MiAs broke throu&h In a big way at Mt. Morris, roMI.. with the leaders for
moto two and Impressing his bosses at KTM. "My day went really well," MUIs said. "It was
the best rtde I've had all year. I needed to put It together and show the team I had what it
takes to be on this team. The lint moto, I didn't get a great start but pushed my way
through, kept pushing and push,"" and I ended up I Itho The second moto, I got a top-10
start and ended up flfth, but one more lap and I think I could've caught Josh Grant. But I
look at it now like, 'Let's keep prograslng from here,'"
Bret Metcalfe
badly dislocating his ankle the previous week
at Hangtown, but he was unable to gamer
any points on the day. In the first moto,
u.ngston was forced to pull out early when
he banged the tender ankle. He sat out the
second moto.
"I hit my foot and felt a sharp pain," he
said. "[The ankle] felt too bad and couldn't
even move it, so I pulled off."
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HIGH PoINT IlAawAY
MY. MoRRIs, I'ENNsnVANIA
REsws: MAy 29, 2005 (ROUND 2
Of
12)
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