INTERVIEW
P56
KEN ROCZEN
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
SHAN MOORE
I
t takes more than raw speed
to win a Supercross Champi-
onship, however, Ken Roczen
has shown he has those extra
qualities that are often found in
a champion, especially a Super-
cross Champion.
This weekend at Anaheim's
Angel Stadium the RCH/Soar-
ing Eagle/Jimmy Johns Suzuki
rider rode an error-free race on
a somewhat difficult track. The
German transplant was both fast
and smooth and got better as
the day went on. Perhaps the
attribute, or virtue, that helped
him the most this weekend was
patience. After admittedly strug-
gling in first practice, Roczen
was able to let the race and the
track come to him, and ultimately
rose to the top.
"My race started a little rusty,"
said Roczen. "The track was kind
of different. It was very peaked
up and not easy to ride, but I
knew after the track walk that I
didn't want to stress about first or
second practice, and the track
eventually came around in the
main, although it was pretty tricky.
We got some ruts and it was
a pretty big track with long lap
times, which made it interesting."
Even in his heat race, Roczen
had problems when he gated
poorly, but didn't panic and
ROCZEN
FIRES BACK
AFTER LOSING TO TOMAC IN PHOENIX
ROCZEN PUTS ON ANOTHER DOMINATING
PERFORMANCE AT ANAHEIM
