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Ken Roczen isn’t changing his mindset with a title on the line!

After perfect execution in moto three of the triple crown that saw Ken Roczen win the overall and come within 1 point of Hunter Lawrence’s championship lead, the German is vowinb bot to change his mentality with three races to go in the series and the championship right there for the taking.

Ken said: “It’s’s the same thing, like, you know, you got 4 races to go, and you’re 10 points down, and people think it’s a lot, I don’t think it’s a lot, and this is just how quick it can happen, and that’s why I’m staying in my lane, and that’s why I don’t detour on my mentality, and I’m going to do the same thing here on out. It’s about winning, and if that is not reachable, you make the decision how to make the biggest damage control – you guys might try to get me to change my mentality, but I’m not! (laughs).”

Roczen was asked what he was thinking when he lapped Hunter in the third moto and Ken admitted he couldn’t believe it: “I almost couldn’t believe that he was there, and I was laughing at him. I mean, it can happen to any of us. We can have these triple crown bad rates, especially in the mud.But, honestly, I just had no idea. I was just racing the win and getting the overall, and I had no idea about the points either, which is a good thing, and just really rode my own boot, you know? 

“Just, it’s an incredible feeling, reaching the finish line again, just because before these three motos, especially with the rain, there’s a lot of, not nervousness, but you just never know how it’s going to go, you know? And especially, and I don’t want to mention it, but I’m not having any start. A lot of things can go wrong, you know? So, we executed the start, and then once I had a clear track, because on the parade ride, I really made sure that I knew what rhythms I was going to do, and I just hammered down in the beginning and was able to get a gap.Yeah, it’s, that’s the way to win a race, you know? But, it’s so important not to lose focus, just as the track got more and more tricky, because the longer rhythm lane, you know, you’re taking off in ruts, you’re landing in ruts, and the whoops were pretty technical too, and yeah, it was great.”

Roczen is in the zone right now and this is his best chance of winning the biggest title of his career but Hunter Lawrence is known for his mental strength with both riders knowing how to win championships, this will be a test of execution under pressure for two riders who have overcome a lot in their career to be in the position they are in.

It will be a great story whoever wins.