Ken Roczen Out for Remainder of Supercross Following Nashville SX Crash
Ken Roczen has taken to Instagram with an update following his hard crash at the Nashville Supercross over the weekend. When running in second in the 450SX main event, Roczen tripled into the whoop section and began to blitz, but his Suzuki RM-Z450 started spewing a ton of smoke the second he landed. Roczen went for a wild ride through the entire whoops section before crashing hard as it appeared his shock blew up and lost all of its oil. His bike then flipped Ken over the bars, violently. Ken gingerly walked off the track with the help of the Alpinestars medical crew before being helped onto the medic cart and being taken off. He waved to the crowd as they drove through the tunnel. He initially posted the following:
“I thought bull riding d be more fun.
Getting some MRI’s on Monday.
Knee, ankle and toes got all of it.
We are doing some investigation as my shock body only had about 3h on it and we have never seen it malfunction like that. It wasn’t a seal or anything.
The bottom cap/ housing or what ever you want to call it completely exploded.
What a bummer. It was shaping up to be a good battle.
But once again you can’t take a ol German oak out just like that 🦾 we ll be back. I just don’t know when yet lol”
Now, Roczen announced he will miss the final three rounds of supercross due to a broken tibia plateau, foot, and toe. Roczen has one win on the season and six total podiums through 14 rounds and is sixth in the standings at the moment. Below is his full post.
"Alright, after further evaluation it looks like I will be out for a little bit.
It turns out I broke my tib plateau , my foot and my toe.
No surgery is required as of right now but we are still gathering some information and further evaluation.
That’s really all I have for now. Bye bye SX24
you were pretty cool!
My fans and partners, you guys make it super fun and it’s a joy coming to the races and get that support you guys give us. 🤘🏽
The team sent out the following press release on Roczen:
Brea, CA – H.E.P. Motorsports and Suzuki Motor USA LLC (Suzuki) announced today that Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki rider Ken Roczen will miss the remainder of the 2024 Supercross season due to injuries sustained at the Nashville round of the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series.
Roczen’s injuries were sustained to his left leg and foot. Medical evaluation indicated no surgery is required, but further evaluation and rest will be needed. With that Roczen will miss the remainder of the 2024 Supercross season.
Roczen was contending for the lead in the 450-class main event in Nashville when a rear shock failure caused Roczen to go down in the whoop section of the track, ending his evening.
Roczen, currently sixth in SX Championship points, has been a strong contender on his Suzuki RM-Z450, winning the Glendale, AZ round and also earning six podium finishes in the 2024 SX season.
Suzuki joins H.E.P. Motorsports in wishing Ken and his family a complete and speedy recovery, and anticipates his return later in 2024.
