VOLUME 58 ISSUE 29 JULY 20, 2021 P61
third-place finish at Southwick.
HE'S IN!
After Ken Roczen went down
hard off the start of the first 450
moto and was carted off by the
Alpinestars Mobile Medical Unit
for further evaluation, it was
uncertain whether he would try
to race the second moto or not.
Well, we all found out he would
indeed race when his wife,
Courtney, posted on social me-
dia between motos: "He's okay.
Someone hit him and then ran
over him. Ribs are sore but he's
okay. Getting ready for moto 2."
SPRING CREEK
NOTES
Three riders—Justin Barcia,
Christian Craig and Aaron
Plessinger—were each docked
one point for jumping a tabletop
while the wheels-on-the-ground
flag was out in the first 450
moto for a downed rider… Alex
Martin made his return to action
after recovering quickly from the
broken arm he suffered at Thun-
der Valley in early June but only
scored a single point for 20th in
the second 250 moto… FXR/
Chaparral Honda's Coty Shock
had the same misfortune—bro-
ken chain—in both 450 motos…
Red Bull KTM's Kailub Rus-
sell's struggles continued as he
finished 28th the first moto and
then did not start the second
after aggravating a previous knee
injury... Jalek Swoll said after
going 12-10, "Today was not so
good compared to how the rest
of the season was going. I'm bat-
tling some old injuries right now."
Briefly...
