Wild regionals for Rocke

Loretta Lynn`s national championship regional qualifiers brings out the best riders in the country and this year`s races were as loaded with talent as ever. Daniel Rocke racing his first year on full size bike in the intermediate or B classes this year would have tough couple of weeks starting in Michigan at the Baja acres racing facility. Rocke, while in 5th place in his first race of the weekend took a trip over the bars and was promptly run over by another rider. His bike was destroyed and Daniel got to visit the local emergency room where he was ex-rayed and diagnosed with a broken collarbone. He was pretty dejected and he and his team loaded up and headed home. Rocke, having broken his collarbone before argued with his parents and the doctors about whether or not it was truly broken. Sure enough a second opinion by his DR. Monday morning confirmed there was some ligament damage but nothing broken. Rocke would take a break from his training routine during the week trying to heal his sore shoulder while his mechanic (dad) scrambled to get his bike up and running as he had another qualifier the following week in Alabama. Indiana Pro rider Shawn Clark came to the rescue (thanks Shawn) with some spare parts and off to Alabama team Rocket Racing went. Although sore and racing on a very rough track Rocke was on the gas throughout the weekend and went into his last moto`s (3 altogether) in a great position to qualify he was in 5th place in the stock class and 10th in the mod the top 7 get to race for a national championship in August. Rocke just needed a good start stay in the top 10 and that is excatly what he did for 4 laps Rocke battled hard until 20 feet from the checkered flag a rider t-boned him and put him on the ground Daniel would try in vain to get back up and get his bike started but the damage was done. Hopefully, with his results he will still get to the championships.

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