Ken Roczen set for AMA outdoors
By Team TMX on 20th Apr 18
Team Honda HRCs Ken Roczen should be back in action at the opening round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship at Hangtown in Sacramento, California, on May 19.
The German who broke his hand at the Dan Diego SX in early February underwent a successful surgery last week to remove a plate and 10 pins and will start riding this month.
Hell be partnered for the full season by Christian Craig who will continue his role as a fill-in rider and take the place of Cole Seely who fractured his pelvis at the Tampa SX.
Im really happy to continue riding for Team Honda HRC through the outdoor season, said Craig. Ive been on their bike a lot in the last couple seasons and feel really comfortable on it and working with the whole team. Theyve made me feel nothing but welcome since day one.
We spent a few days testing up at Zaca Station before Easter and it went well so Im happy to see where we are with the set-up right now. Im excited for the summer and am ready to put in some good results.
Team Honda HRC Manager Erik Kehoe is happy to retain Craigs services for the outdoor season.
Christian was strong during the outdoors last year and has been riding the 450 really well in supercross so were confident hell be able to continue delivering solid results, he said. Were also excited about Kens return he just had surgery and will begin riding soon.
Although he wont have a ton of time to prepare or test prior to the start of the season he has maintained his fitness at a peak level throughout his recovery and is eager to return. We look forward to helping him make a smooth comeback.
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