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"The new edition of CROSS magazine is not yet at the kiosk but already suggests big waves. The reason is the interview with Father Heiko Roczen- Klepka who tells the background to Kens current season full of problems. Now Ken has responded.
Our subscribers have the September issue since a few days and one of them has a known US- forum Excerpts from the interview with Heiko Klepka without consulting with us and translated provided there online. Quickly got around it like wildfire throughout the media world motocross. Our highly esteemed colleague from the leading US print and online magazine RacerX, talked with Ken and to written an interesting article."
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He went home for reasons bigger than moto. That makes a man a bitch now? Good to know.
risky strategy if this is a family Roczen tactic ...but one that I think will pay off:
- The ball is now in RCH's court.... be professional and give your star what he needs or end up losing him
- Other teams are now officially (unnofficially) aware that Ken is poachable
- Other teams are now aware of the standards expected....
- Fans are now aware of some of the reasons for the 100 point gap to RD
the only way this wont work out is if Ken is blackballed - but I just cant see that happening.... Ken is a genuine title winner and threat & while the industry is fine employing guys connected with PED's he should be fine
guess the worst thing for Ken is if RCH dissolve halfway through a campaign
that 3 seconds thing though...... even if it is a tenth what does it say about not just the RCH Suzuki but also the factory bikes of the other teams? Seems a wild figure
2. Roczen went unaware/to early for the 2016 KTM bike, if he would have ridden that, he would have stayed with KTM because it kills the Suzuki, in turning now as well. 2015 did not.
3. Supercross is not MX. He tried the bike for Supercross and smooth track, and just hopped the suspension would be better then WP for MX. Not so much, anymore.
4. Anyone riding resonably fast, knows that a few things of balance in the bike, and you can add several seconds a lap, as well as stamina issues. The RCH Suzuki was/is not well suited for a national beaten down MX track. More testing and different suspension is needed. Can other Suzuki riders handle it? Not with the same lap times as Ken. Check Dungey how "off" he was in settings first outdoors.
5. There is absolutely zero relation between being a good MX rider, and a good manager, trainer or mentor. However, people unable to manage there is plenty off, in the RCH team. You can draw that conclusion from just hearing one or two interviews with the members or "owners".
6. Typically statements like this from his dad, can be trusted in the details. What the actual overall fluffy impact is of all details together is also easy to overstate and exaggerate (which i feel he is actually not doing)
7. I do believe Roczen had a difference of 3 seconds, that is nothing on a 2min+ track. typically 3-5sec difference is what you see differ between being confident and a bike setup for your preference, and something slightly off balance. Roczen also had his german suspension guy over when he was at KTM-WP, to sort things out.
Anyway, now you've quoted one of my posts, my day is complete.
Sometimes a very successful/gifted person does not possess what it takes to manage. Their success was based on their ability, often making up for the lack of physical or mental ability from others. In a management position that desire or talent doesn't matter and the "others" matters a lot more.
Glad your day brightened up!
Meanwhile in Germany, laserpointers got to a whole new different level !
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He was on the 15.5. I believe, he never tried the 16.
I also never really thought that RCH was a serious enough team for Roczen, I figured they would do okay with the suspension for Supercross as they have done it for years, but this is only the team's second outdoor season I believe.
I cannot see how Roczen will stay after this, he's out after this weekend in my opinion.
But, I find it odd that he made time for a local magazine to smear RCH while being home to handle family business. And it's also not something you'd do if you are welcome around the team. . .
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