Watch: Ken Roczen Crash at Monster Energy Cup
Ken Roczen made his Honda HRC debut at the Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas on Saturday, and for the most part it was a resounding success.
Roczen won the first main event easily, and was leading the second main event when he made a mistake in the rhythm section and went down hard. The crash cost Roczen a chance at the Monster Million (for winning all three main events) and ultimately the overall (worth $100,00).
After the race, Roczen told us he over jumped it a bit and that compression threw him off balance.
“I was leading, everything was great, but I made a mistake in the corner [before the rhythm lane] and slid out a little bit. I doubled and took a different line on the next triple because that’s where it threw me. The transitions weren’t very good today and the track was super notchy. So I gave her the berries and over jumped it a bit. That compression threw me off balance and the next transition was super steep and it bucked me forward and I had to jump off. That was the end of that.”
Roczen returned for the third main event and took home his second win of the night. He finished seventh overall.