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ANYTHING FOR THE WIN Jason Alosi Takes A Short Ride To Win Pro Moto 30 By Mike Vieira photos by get some photo jason Alosi and his 308X team logged another victory in the SCORE Baja 400, after winning both the earlier SCORE races this season. For Alosi, his ride consisted of taking the bike over the starting line, rather than the first 150 miles as originally planned, due to an injury suffered on Thursday as he prepared for the race. Being the rider of record, he suited up and stuffed his injured foot into a boot in order to get the credit for starting, despite a bit of confusion by some of the SCORE workers. After many hundreds of miles of earlier pre-running, Alosi says, “Unfortunately, we went to test the race bike, and I suffered an unfortunate incident, where I ended up breaking my foot, and I have a pretty substantial hematoma on my left hip and side. Thankfully, the bike itself was not really damaged, and it was just a few cosmetic things that we were able to fix. I actually did end up getting back on the bike and doing a little loop just to see how I felt. Of course, there was a ton of adrenaline going, and the foot hurt pretty badly. I’ve broken these same bones in my foot before, but at the time, I didn’t know they were broken. In my head, I thought I had a couple of days to rest, and let’s just see how it feels, and we’ll go from there.” By Friday morning, though, it was evident that he was not going to be able to ride in the race, and the team quickly came up with a new plan. Tucker Hopkins would now ride the first 345 miles, then turn the bike over to teammate Ryan Liebelt to run to the finish. “Our plans changed,” says Alosi, “but honestly, both Tucker and Ryan rode solidly the day of the race, and there were literally no issues. Tucker was able to get out to a pretty early lead and was just able to maintain that throughout the day. I’m really proud of Tucker and Ryan for taking on those additional miles without hesitation, and a big thank you to them and the whole team for stepping up and taking care of me when I was busted up. That’s what it takes in this sport, to have a good group of people behind you, and we definitely do.” “I take pride in making sure the race bike is prepped very solidly, and also that our logistical race plan is solid, so it was really easy to just modify the plan from there,” he continues. “So, at the end of the day, it was a real bummer obviously not to race, but my contribution kind of came in a different form this race, running the pit as much as possible, and handling communications as much as possible.” Although he didn’t get to run the area on race day, Jason said he enjoyed the course sections going up into the pine forests as they provided a bit of new and different surroundings, as well as the moto-only sections near the end of the course, as, like most moto riders, he finds running less beaten paths is always fun. Alosi is looking at four to six weeks of recovery time for his injuries, and so hopes to be ready to race in the BFGoodrich SCORE Baja 1000 in November, and is already discussing a game plan with his team. Next year’s racing season is still a question mark for Alosi, as he has suffered several injuries in recent years, including a broken neck in 2024, and mentions that his family isn’t too happy with that. For right now, his focus is on bringing home the championship in Pro Moto 30 for this year, and decisions about next year will be made after the completion of the Baja 1000. Although he says he would absolutely like to run the 300X plate next year if the team earns it this year. Only time will tell on both counts. SJ