Gritty Night for RCH in Motown2016-03-21 18:27While the end result may not have been ideal, RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s/Suzuki Factory Racing riders Ken Roczen and Jake Weimer turned in gritty performances in Saturday night’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Ford Field. Roczen came away from Round 12 with a sixth-place finish and Weimer’s night came to an abrupt conclusion following a lap-four incident during the main event with Josh Grant. Despite the less-than-expected end result, Roczen still maintains his stronghold on second in points, with a healthy 14-point margin distancing himself from third-place and eventual race winner Jason Anderson. The 2014 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Champion transferred into the main event directly out of his heat race but a bad start after the gate dropped forced Roczen to play catch up for much of the night. Still, with a host of guests and dignitaries from primary sponsor Soaring Eagle on hand taking in all the action, Roczen didn’t disappoint. While the final outcome may not have been a win, the 21-year-old German rider came through the field in workman-like fashion to notch his 11th straight top six of the season. “My night wasn’t very good,” explained Roczen. “It was kind of a long week. We started off Saturday morning pretty good but the track changed as the day went on and got a lot drier. It seems like we struggled in the whoops. We had a pretty decent heat race. Going into the main, we definitely didn’t have the start we wanted. It just seemed like I got stuck behind (Weston) Peick. Normally the whoops are my strong point and we were definitely struggling in that part of the track. I’m ready to put this one behind me but I hope everyone who came out from Soaring Eagle had a good time. We have an off weekend coming up so I’m glad to be healthy. I’m going to do some moto testing and come back to Santa Clara strong.” Weimer finished fourth in his semi final and was looking to back up last week’s top 10 with another solid finish. Unfortunately, a miscue during the main event, ultimately resulting in contact with Grant cost the Rupert, Idaho native his second straight top 10. “It’s a bummer, for sure,” offered Weimer, who slipped from 10th to 11th in points. “In the main event, I felt like I was in a pretty good situation to get myself another top 10. It ended up being a little mistake on my part. I came across the track a little bit, got together with Josh Grant and just went down. I hurt my shoulder a little bit and that ended my night. We’ll go back home, make sure everything is good and go from there.” As a former Monster Energy Supercross rider and veteran of practically everything action sports, RCH team co-owner Carey Hart is intimately familiar with the ups and downs that come with the territory. “Pretty rough, especially after winning in Toronto, to have a night like that,” commented Hart following the race. “Things just weren’t clicking in the main event. Ken had a bad start and I think after that, he just had a hard time getting in his groove. Jake had a tough night so we’re all hoping for the best with his shoulder. You have to take the good with the bad. We’ll take this weekend off, take a deep breath and regroup so we can come out swinging in Santa Clara.” Monster Energy AMA Supercross takes a break this weekend affording the teams and riders a welcome respite after starting the season with 11 races in a row. Round 12 of the 2016 Supercross Championship from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., will be televised live on Fox Sports 1 Saturday, April 2 beginning at 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 7 p.m. Pacific. -30- 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. Follow RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s/Suzuki Factory Racing, Ken Roczen, Broc Tickle and Jake Weimer at: facebook.com/RCHRacing twitter.com/RCHracing instagram.com/rchracing facebook.com/KenRoczen94 twitter.com/KenRoczen94 instagram.com/kenroczen94 broctickle.com facebook.com/BrocTickle20 twitter.com/Broctickle instagram.com/broctickle twitter.com/jakeweimer12 instagram.com/jakeweimer12 Source: Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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