Maybe the re-injury is extending the downtime here or maybe the MX season is on these guys mind? -- CHINO HILLS, Calif. (April 9, 2015) – Ken Roczen, rider of the No. 94 Suzuki RM-Z450 for RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing, will miss this weekend’s Monster Energy Supercross event at NRG Stadium in Houston. Roczen’s status for the remaining races on the 2015 schedule will be determined on a week-to-week basis. Roczen sustained a left-ankle injury February 21 at the Georgia Dome and has been hampered by the situation ever since. The German rider competed with the injury at both rounds in Atlanta before re-aggravating his ankle at Daytona where he was ultimately sidelined. He was scheduled to return to competition this weekend in Houston. Roczen, his physicians and management team, along with RCH co-owners Carey Hart and Ricky Carmichael, made the collective decision for the 20-year-old to sit out this weekend while continuing to evaluate his recovery one race at a time. “I’m back on the bike and doing a ton of cross training but it’s a tough decision and I’m super-bummed that I won’t be racing in Houston this weekend,” explained Roczen. “I can’t wait to be back at the track but the team and I just want to make sure I am 100 percent. I can’t thank Carey and Ricky enough for all of their support. If anyone understands this business and how injuries can go, it’s those two. All the fans and our sponsors have been awesome so I’m really thankful for all their support, too.”
This SUZ rider is out for the rest of the SX season ... This is KRs' second yr at SX racing on a 450 and his first on the SUZ ... Next, he'll defend the 2014 MX Championship he won on a KTM, on his new SUZ ride ... By Kit Palmer | 4/16/2015 3:54 PM RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing Team’s Ken Roczen will sit out the remaining three rounds of the Monster Energy Supercross Series. Roczen was originally scheduled to return last week at the Houston Supercross but will now wait until the opening round of the outdoor nationals in May before returning to action following his ankle injury suffered at the Atlanta I Supercross.
