ROCZEN WINS IN FOXBOROUGH
Tickle Recovers for Top 15, Tough Outing for Weimer at Gillette Stadium
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (April 25, 2016) – Ken Roczen, rider of the No. 94 Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s Suzuki RM-Z450, picked up his fourth win of the season Saturday afternoon when Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, brought the best riders in to world to mix it up at Gillette Stadium.
Needing a win to keep his title hopes alive, Roczen did exactly that, dominating Round 15 and leading the event from flag to flag. He proved his mettle throughout the day and the 21-year-old German rider’s RCH-prepared Suzuki RM-Z450 was easily the fastest machine across the 22-rider field. At the same time, Roczen picked up five points to narrow the points gap on Dungey to 43.
“I feel like I’m one with the bike and that’s been the difference,” explained Roczen following his eighth career Monster Energy Supercross win. “We’ve made great strides with the bike and everyone is working really well together. That’s what makes it fun. We’re still in this championship fight. Anything can happen. I’m really glad we came away with the win because I was tired of finishing second. We’ve got the speed and we’re consistent every week so I’m glad to finally make it happen. The track was tricky. It was really hard packed and had some ruts. The whoops got really rough and the lappers were there so we had a little bit of everything.”
Unfortunately, Roczen’s RCH teammates Broc Tickle and Jake Weimer didn’t fare quite as well. Weimer was collected in Lap 3, incident not of his own making and was forced to retire his machine immediately following. Tickle also went down the same lap but was able to pick his bike up and solider home to finish 14th.
“It was a good night overall for RCH,” commented RCH team manager Kyle Bentley. “Anytime we can come away with the win, it’s a good night. “Ken had a so-so start and was able to push to the front, make a pass on the series champion (Ryan Dungey) and stretch it out. (Eli) Tomac gave us a run for our money in the middle of the race but Ken was able to pull away and come away with the victory. We’ve had the fastest bike in town the last three weeks so it’s a great feeling to come away with the win. We’ll press on to New Jersey next weekend and try and win the last two.
“Broc rode awesome. He had a mid-pack start, got caught up in some mayhem in one of the rhythm sections but was still able to finish strong. He was happy with the motorcycle. An unfortunate incident for Jake Weimer. Another rider cross-jumped him in one of the rhythm lanes and he didn’t have anywhere to go. Someone landed on the back of him and he got pretty beat up. We’ll evaluate his situation and hopefully he’ll be ok to race this weekend.”
Monster Energy AMA Supercross returns to East Rutherford, N.J., this weekend when the series visits MetLife Stadium. The 16th of 17 races on the 2016 Monster Energy Supercross calendar will be televised on the live on FS1 Saturday, April 30 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 4 p.m. Pacific.
About RCH Racing …
RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s/Suzuki Factory Racing is a professional Monster Energy Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross team co-owned by 15-time AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael and Freestyle Motocross visionary and entrepreneur Carey Hart. RCH enjoys factory support from Suzuki as well as marketing partnerships with Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, Jimmy John’s and Bel-Ray. Stay up to date on all the latest RCH Racing news on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @RCHRacing.
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