Ken Roczen

Not taking away from Reed but in 2004 RC4 was out and 2008 stew was out and he just played the bridesmaid so many times losing but 2 or 4 points in 2003 he had 8 wins over Ricky 7 and still lost

Supercross is a devil to be reckoned with….

It's so great to see Roczen get past the injuries and back to being able to focus on racing.

It seems his endurance is back, and that spells trouble for everyone else.

Looking forward to 2024.  Roczen, Tomac, Chase, Jett, Webb, Hunter.  It's going to be a great season!

I see two major factors in Kenny's resurgence...

1) His body was wrecked after two catastrophic arm injuries. Surgeries, rehab, fitness and then antibiotics that put his body through the ringer (but were necessary to save his arm)...The dude trains like a beast because that's just who he is, but with a grueling SX season + hot and humid outdoor season back to back, his body just couldn't handle it. To many, when Ken would say that he was constantly sick and felt weak on race day it sounded like an excuse. But I think taking most of the summer off shows that he wasn't bullshitting. His body is healthy and happy again. It shows. 

2) Ken is just plain HAPPY again. He has a beautiful family and I guarantee that it's given him some perspective and something to focus on other than just being "Ken Roczen - elite MX rider who should be dominating!". Having a family takes some of the pressure off, it gives perspective, it makes anyone with an ounce of character less selfish and self-obsessed (granted, when you're a young MX prodigy, you HAVE to be selfish and only think about yourself...your future and career depends on it). Ken decided to leave a ton of dollars on the table with HRC because he just needed a change...for his mental health and to reignite the fire to want to keep competing, and for the sake of his family. He made a ballsy but absolutely right decision that felt best in order to prolong his career.
We are so lucky that he did so because he's still here racing and battling a preternatural talent like Jett. Ken could of hung up the boots and never looked back, basically like what the sport / fans unfairly did to JS7. Without guys like Ken, our sport would suffer. 

I was never a Kenny fan in the past, but the consistency and growth he's shown this year has been very impressive. Giving Jett everything he could handle the last couple of rounds and fighting till the end has made me a fan of his and I'll be rooting for him to get some more W's under his belt before he eventually hangs up the boots.

Perfectly Said!

At least he won’t have to get used to a new bike next year 

How stuck is HEP on Suzuki? Could HEP become another brand if the Suzuki becomes uncompetitive?

HEP is with Suzuki for at least another 2 years. 

https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/moto-related/suzuki-and-hep-motorsports-…

YOU ARE SOOOO DUMB

I figured KR was done when the Honda deal fell apart….I was wrong… good to see him keep grinding.. bonus points for doing it on that Suzuki…just goes to show the difference between a new bike every year and a dialed in package from several years ago….I bet a top rider could take an 08 CRF450 with factory engine & suspension and put it in the main…

I don’t think anyone would want to ride it with the carb lol. When you think about 04-08 those years were rough on some of the engine boys on teams haha