Memory Lane | Mike Alessi’s 2004 Steel City Bike | TransWorld Motocross

After a disastrous professional debut at the 2004 Spring Creek National in Millville, Minnesota, 16-year-old Mike Alessi and his crew decided to leave the “Believe the Hype“ t-shirts back home and quietly entered the Steel City National in Pennsylvania the following week. Not much was expected of the young 120-pound rookie, and that could’ve possibly relieved some of the pressure as he lined up with guys like Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, Chad Reed, and many more that were at the top 0f the 250 class tha