Roczen Earns 5th at New Orleans Supercross

New
Orleans, LA – The Red Bull/KTM ride of Ken Roczen earned 5th overall at
the penultimate round of the AMA East Supercross Lites Series held at
the Louisiana Superdome.

Roczen was at the top of the
leader board during the afternoon practice sessions where he earned the
fastest qualifying time to take the first gate pick in heat number two.
When the gate dropped for his heat, Roczen leaped forward to grab the
holeshot. He went on to lead every lap to take his second heat victory
of the season.

Roczen carried his momentum into the main
event where he got off to a 6th place start. He maintained that
position for the first two laps as the final rider in a six-man train
for the lead. He passed Alex Martin on the third lap to take over 5th
and got handed another position a few laps later when fellow KTM rider
Malcolm Stewart suffered a crash.

Around the mid-way
point Roczen was able to capitalize on a mistake by Justin Barcia to
take over 3rd position. He maintained the position for two laps before a
big mistake cost him two positions as he dropped to 5th. Unfortunately,
Roczen reported that he suffered from arm pump quickly after that
mistake which hindered his lap times. He was able to hold on to his
position and finish inside the top five at the end of the fifteen lap
main.

“I am bummed that I suffered from arm pump at the
end of the race because I was riding really well today and felt very
comfortable on the track. We have one race left and my goal is to win
it. I really like the final round in Las Vegas and I am looking forward
to a great performance to end the season,” stated Roczen.

Next Event: Las Vegas, NV – May 5, 2012

Overall Results Supercross Lites –

1. Darryn Durham

2. Blake Baggett

3. Justin Bogle

4. Justin Barcia

5. Ken Roczen – KTM

6. Kyle Cunningham

7. Jake Canada

8. Tyler Bowers

9. Austin Politelli

10. Phil Nicoletti

11. Shawn Rife

12. Matt Lemoine

13. Zack Freeburg

14. Blake Wharton

15. Tommy Weeck

16. AJ Cantanzaro – KTM

17. Malcolm Stewart – KTM

18. Sean Lipanovich – KTM

19. Alex Martin

20. Kyle Peters

Overall Point Standings Supercross Lites –

1. Justin Barcia – 185

2. Darryn Durham – 143

3. Ken Roczen – 143