For Supercross that is. This has been a hot issue in the last year and despite KTM's best efforts to put positive spins on such a radical change things are not panning out. I think the signs were there early, but some false hope with Alessi at Hangtown and the dominance of the two at Glen Helen a week later, a track with some of the biggest hills in the world. Then Cairoli wins the MX1 Championship making things seem like they might just be ok. Enter Mike Alessi. In what was considered no doubt a less than fantastic reunion Mike almost jumped ship. All the way up until the start of the 2010 outdoor season there were rumors abound that Mike was going to land at MotoConcepts or possibly Europe. After a bombardment of odd and interesting press releases and statements things got interesting. Pit Beirer, head of race direction globally for KTM, will be paraphrased into something like Mike is an excuse maker and is not a rider they can work with. In a pre-season race where Mike was scheduled to race, he sat out, prompting that response from his boss. Mike went home and that was the source of the rumors.

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