ROCZEN WIN IN FOXBOROUGH HIGHLIGHTS WEEKEND FOR TEAM SUZUKI
April 26, 2016
RACE WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
RCH Suzuki’s Ken Roczen winning his fourth Supercross of the season on his Suzuki RM-Z450 to keep his championship hopes alive.
A total of five Suzuki riders making the Foxborough Supercross main events, four aboard the powerful Suzuki RM-Z450 and one on the sharp-handling Suzuki RM-Z250.
Team Suzuki Ecstar’s MotoGP squad turning in an impressive performance in the Grand Prix of Spain with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales finishing fifth and sixth on their Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP machines.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, made its highly-anticipated return to New England on Saturday for the first time since 1990, and it was RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John's/Suzuki Factory Racing rider Ken Roczen taking victory. Needing a win to keep his title hopes alive, Roczen did just that, dominating on his RCH Suzuki RM-Z450 en route to his fourth win of the season.
Roczen and Suzuki RM-Z450 On Top
RCH Suzuki’s Ken Roczen had an outstanding race in Gillette Stadium. He took over the lead on the first lap and never looked back, using the power and handling of his RCH Suzuki RM-Z450 to lead all 20 laps on his way to a commanding 9.022-second margin of victory.
"This race was awesome,” said a jubilant Roczen after the win. “I loved this place [Gillette Stadium] from my first step on the property. The track was really tricky and tough in some spots. We put our head down and got the victory. The team has put in a lot of work during the week and it's finally paying off."
Roczen’s RCH Suzuki teammates Broc Tickle and Jake Weimer, along with Nicholas Schmidt on the TPJ/Fly Racing/Suzuki also made the Supercross main event in Foxborough. All raced the Suzuki RM-Z450. Motorcycle Superstore / Suzuki’s Jimmy Albertson made the 250 East Main as well, making for five Suzuki riders strong under the spotlight of the finals in Foxborough.
A shout also goes out to Suzuki riders Ronnie Stewart, Alexander Nagy, Dustin Pipes in the 450 class and Matthew Bisceglia in 250 East for qualifying for the program in Foxborough.
Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Blake Baggett also qualified for the show, but was caught up in a couple of unavoidable crashes in qualifying races, preventing him from making the main. It was announced earlier in the week that Yoshimura Suzuki rider James Stewart will sit out the final Supercross rounds in preparation for the start of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship next month.
The Supercross series now makes its annual visit to the greater New York metropolitan area at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 30. It will be the penultimate stop of the 17-race season, beginning at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Team Suzuki riders hope to take a big bite out of the races in the shadow of the Big Apple.
Fans will get the opportunity to meet some of Team Suzuki’s riders at an autograph signing at The Motorcycle Mall, 655 Washington Ave., Belleville, NJ from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 29.
Suzuki’s MotoGP Squad Strong in Jerez
It was another outstanding weekend for Team Suzuki Ecstar in MotoGP competition in Spain. The Suzuki pair of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales were among the leaders all weekend and in the GP at Jerez, Espargaro scored his second consecutive top-five finish on the Suzuki GSX-RR. Viñales trailed not far behind in sixth. Viñales and Espargaro are currently ranked sixth and seventh in the world championship standings.
Look for Team Suzuki road racers to be back in action with MotoAmerica at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey on April 29-May 1 and in MotoGP at Le Mans, France on May 8.
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