Mike Alessi POV: Canada's roughest track

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Edited Date/Time 7/17/2014 3:21pm
First corner action with Mike Alessi at the Gopher Dunes National. Round 5 of the Canadian Motocross Nationals. Enjoy!

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Brent 7/16/2014 10:17am
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Can we see one full lap?
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jndmx 7/16/2014 10:41am
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Brent wrote:
Can we see one full lap?
Didn't you hear?
He ran out of gas.....
Whistling
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danny224 7/16/2014 10:46am
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Haha, it's true he did run out of gas!

We have almost the full moto on video, but unfortunately, the record button was hit too early and we missed the fuel-loss DNF by Alessi ... Sad

Currently uploading a more 'full length' version!
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Olson 7/16/2014 10:53am
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That looks like a normal track.

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tek14 7/16/2014 11:15am
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Where was rough part of track? Looks smooth and fast to me.
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danny224 7/17/2014 10:22am
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Here is a more 'full length' version of Mike Alessi pulling away from the field in the first MX1 moto at Gopher Dunes. Note at the beginning where Mike talks about CDN riders parking IN FRONT of the starting gate ... Alessi says that DC would disqualify him for such tricks.

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Brad460 7/17/2014 10:50am
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All the way up in Canada and he is still obsessing about DC- always playing the victim?
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Dx3moto 7/17/2014 11:30am
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Brent wrote:
Can we see one full lap?
They probably stopped showing where he cut the track, so he could save enough fuel to finish Whistling Grinning
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jrt240 7/17/2014 11:31am
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If I was Mike I would be curious as to who pooped on the seat (22 secs into second vid). Genova needs to market a hot tub cover for bikes
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Darryl916 7/17/2014 11:41am
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That track looks like a freeway.... lucky he didn't run out of valves or piston holding that 450 wide on said freeway. Sounds like a 250 the way he's wringing it out and holding it.
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Darryl916 7/17/2014 12:04pm
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On second review of the longer video the track does get rough in a hurry. I'm not a fan of tracks with a mile run up to a fairly short jump with a wall for a takeoff and landing. You gotta get slowed up just right so you don't jump into the next county and even backsided perfect you land in those big holes that form right at the base of the landing. Track would be killer with longer more flowing takeoffs and landings on the jumps.


This is the first look i've ever gotten at a Canadian national. Doesn't seem to be many fans there...
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BobbyM 7/17/2014 3:04pm
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Darryl916 wrote:
That track looks like a freeway.... lucky he didn't run out of valves or piston holding that 450 wide on said freeway. Sounds like a 250...
That track looks like a freeway.... lucky he didn't run out of valves or piston holding that 450 wide on said freeway. Sounds like a 250 the way he's wringing it out and holding it.
only badass's like yerself can ride freeways like that.
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BobbyM 7/17/2014 3:05pm
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how far is that track from the states? DC should hold a race up there and satisfy the requirement of "international" motocross to his repertoire.
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Darryl916 7/17/2014 3:12pm
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Darryl916 wrote:
That track looks like a freeway.... lucky he didn't run out of valves or piston holding that 450 wide on said freeway. Sounds like a 250...
That track looks like a freeway.... lucky he didn't run out of valves or piston holding that 450 wide on said freeway. Sounds like a 250 the way he's wringing it out and holding it.
BobbyM wrote:
only badass's like yerself can ride freeways like that.
Oh yeah I'd clean up in C class in Canada!!! Lol.
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chase383 7/17/2014 3:21pm
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BobbyM wrote:
how far is that track from the states? DC should hold a race up there and satisfy the requirement of "international" motocross to his repertoire.
About 2-3 hours from detroit or buffalo.

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