
Mike Alessi says: "It was a great weekend. I had a lot of fun racing with Tony Cairoli and the rest of the top GP riders. My KTM was working very well this weekend. It was very good in the corners and on the hills and I got a second place start in the first moto and a third place start in the second. I learned a lot and I had fun." Despite the incident in the second moto Nagl was also able to take away good memories from Glen Helen as well as more points. Max Nagl says: "It was actually nice, so much faster than in Europe and big jumps," he said. I was riding well and I was up with the good guys from the USA like Mike (Alessi) and (Ben) Townley. The first heat was okay. I got tired but I finished fourth so that was okay. The second heat I was very tired the first 10 minutes of the race but I started to get better and better." "I could see the other guys were getting tired and my plan was to pass them with four laps to go. I got past Mike but them I made a mistake and got caught up in the green netting. I lost two minutes and for this I am very disappointed." The third Red Bull KTM factory rider Rui Goncalves of Portugal also noticed an improvement in his consistency and took away 15 championship points from Glen Helen. He has mixed fortunes in Saturday’s qualifying and admitted not to feeling confident on the new track where he said "you need to have good lines". Rui Goncalves says: "I felt better on Sunday even though I still lacked some consistency. One lap I was good then the next not so good," he said. "But the second race was better. I am not yet happy with the results and it’s not where I want to be riding but I had more consistency with the lap times." Fans and riders alike reveled in the atmosphere of the US circuit and it was obviously a welcome return to the American scene where the last (250 cc) USA Grand Prix was held in Budds Creek 11 years ago. The last time the FIM GP riders rode the Glen Helen circuit in California was back in 1992. MX1 Results
1. Tony Cairoli, Italy, KTM, 25-20-45
2. Mike Alessi, USA, KTM, 22-18-40
3. Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 126-22-38
4. Xavier Boog, France, Kawasaki, 15-16-31
5. Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki, 14-15-29
Other KTM
10. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 20-0-20
12. Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM, 5-10-15 Championship Standings after six of 15 rounds
1. Tony Cairoli, Italy, ITM, 259 points
2. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM 218
3. Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 196
4. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha, 184
5. Ken de Dyker, Belgium, 174
Other KTM
18. Rui Goncalves, Portugal 53 (from four of six rounds)