Ken Roczen left disappointed with Anaheim opener
By Sean Lawless on 11th Jan 18
AMA Supercross Ken Roczen Anaheim
Ken Roczen returned to action at Anaheim 1 and the German sidelined for almost the entire 2017 season with a career-threatening arm injury was back on the pace as he raced to a fighting fourth-placed finish.
Earlier I said if I win, get third or fifth it doesnt matter and Ill be happy, he said, but when I came off the track it did matter to me.
I really wanted to win.
I was bummed because halfway through I had the speed and was catching those guys, but I made a mistake where I scrubbed and dragged my boot on the ground and almost crashed.
I was riding a little tight and tried to shake it off but towards the end I tried to just keep it smart. I didnt want to do anything stupid because theres a lot of racing left.
The more I think about it, fourth place isnt too bad.
We couldve had a way worse night and I really think without that mistake I wouldve been on the podium.
I think if I had gotten a better start my night wouldve been even better. Im happy to be here and excited to keep racing.
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