Published On: 23 juli 2013

Gyesterday we already let you know that Jeff Alessi and immediately also the entire Alessi Clan were caught in a huge storm after Jeff Alessi had shone a green laser pen in Malcolm Stewart' & Ryan Villopoto' eyes. At that time it was not yet clear what punishments Jeff Alessi (brother of), Tony Alessi (father of), but also Mike Alessi himself and also the team would receive.


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But now MXSports, promoter of the AMA Motocross Championship, has issued a ruling on the penalties and they are not light. So it becomes Jeff Alessi banned indefinitely from AMA Motocross events and banned from MXSports accreditations. On top of all this, Jeff Alessi also gets a $500 fine.

Team manager and father Tony Alessi is sent out until the end of the season. For Mike Alessi there is no reason to doubt his innocence, but because pilots are responsible for their supervision, the pilot is sanctioned with a conditional fine of 5000 dollars, this fine will expire after one year if nothing happens in this one year.

The SmarTop MotoConcepts team in turn will be fined $10, which must be paid before Mike Alessi can return to competition. And from the latest reports, it looks like the SmarTop MotoConcepts Team is throwing in the towel for this season. It is a cardinal sin for Mike Alessi that he is now the victim in this mess and after the Factory Suzuki & Factory KTM deal his family once again loses a seat on a team.