Ken Roczen will race the KTM 350 SX-F at Houston
Friday 11 February: After a week of 'Motocross whispers' KTM have confirmed that Roczen will indeed move up to the Supercross Class this weekend.
Red
Bull/KTM rider Ken Roczen, fresh off a Supercross Lites podium last
weekend, is ready to go again - this time in the SX class at the sixth
round of the series to be held at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. |
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The German rider has ridden the 350 SX-F periodically when out
practicing with
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teammates Andrew Short and Mike Alessi. "I feel
comfortable on the 350 SX-F and am excited to ride the bike and continue
my training and racing when the series heads to the east coast,"
commented Roczen.
"I didn't want to stop racing just because the Lites series
took a break and this is a way for me to continue to race and keep in
shape." In addition to the training advantage, the team is looking
forward to Roczen's feedback on the new model.
"This is our first year racing the 350 SX-F in Supercross and
we are eager to get feedback from all racers. We know Ken very
well and value his feedback on the models and know that his feedback
along with Short and Alessi's will help to improve this model to be at
the top step of the podium. KTM is making aggressive moves into the
motocross market and the more we can race the machines, the sooner we
can see results," stated Red Bull/KTM Factory Team Manager Roger
DeCoster.