ALESSI TAKES 2-STROKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
T
wo-stroke aficionados
everywhere once again
descended on Glen Helen for
the annual MTA 2-Stroke World
Championship presented by LA
Sleeve. If the sheer fun factor
wasn't enough, LA Sleeve put
up 10,000 more reasons to
come race. An $8000 purse for
the Open Pro race and another
$2000 for the 125 Pro race
brought out a stacked field of
riders, including a handful of
Supercross racers who took ad-
vantage of a break in the series
to come race. Mike Alessi, Zach
Osborne and Scott Champion
battled it out for podium honors
in the 31-rider Open Pro race
with Alessi taking a 1-1 sweep for
the big win.
"I had a fun weekend and I
want to thank boss man Mike
Genova for letting me race
his motorcycle today. It was a
pleasure racing some badass
racers," Alessi said.
His winning race bike was a
2006 Suzuki RM250 built by
MotoConcepts especially for
Alessi to race at the 2-Stroke
World Championship. Genova
and Tony Alessi also prepped a
matching 125 for Alessi to race,
but the little RM didn't quite go
the distance in the 125 Pro race.
Champion and Osborne
traded runner-up finishes in the
two-moto format with Champion
edging out Osborne for second
with his 2-3 score. Champion
piloted a Bill's Pipes Yamaha
IN
THE
WIND
P22
Mike Alessi
piloted his 2006
Suzuki RM250
to a 1-1 sweep
in the Open Pro
class of the MTA
2-Stroke World
Championship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
TILLEY
