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Former Lucas Oil Pro Motocross champion Ken Roczen says it was an amazing feeling to be in the mix of battling for race wins at Thunder Valley’s third stop which saw the Honda HRC rider wind up second overall.

Roczen, who’s still returning to form from a severe hand injury sustained during Monster Energy AMA Supercross, pieced together a 2-2 scorecard at the Colorado round and led a number of laps in the process.

“Being in the battle up front and being in the mix today is awesome,” Roczen expressed. “Hangtown was honestly kind of miserable just because I didn’t know what to expect, didn’t have a lot of time on the bike, and everything just felt so foreign.

“Here, I basically rode the same bike that I rode at Glen Helen, and though it wasn’t totally ideal, I knew what the bike was going to do and how it would react to things. We got good starts and rode up front. It’s great to have the racing butterflies again and to be doing good. It’s just amazing and the greatest feeling ever and so much better than sitting on the couch.

“I want to be up front, I want to battle, and if I don’t win, that’s fine. I can’t expect myself to go out there right away and go 1-1, but to be up front, go 2-2, and be on the podium is beyond amazing. I’m having a blast right now.”

The popular number 94 is positioned fifth in the championship standings as the series heads to High Point on 16 June for the fourth round.