> With a revamped Unadilla Sports Valley circuit welcoming riders after a week’s
> hiatus on the AMA Toyota Motocross calendar, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s
> Ben Townley is back in the Mx Lites championship hunt after winning with a 1-3 moto
> score this weekend.
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> Townley and championship rival Ryan Villoppotto, matched each other blow for blow in
> the Sunday qualification practice with both riders almost two seconds faster than the
> rest of the pack.
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> An excited crowd were expecting an epic battle between the two Kawasaki team-mates
> however it was Townley who got to the front of the pack in moto 1 and never looked
> back. Villopoto would go down early on and then retire with a broken radiator hose,
> leaving Townley to regain the MX Lites championship points lead.
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> The tables were turned in moto 2 when Townley rode into the back of a slower rider on
> the opening lap and went down. The resilient Kiwi remounted and charged through the
> pack to catch Ryan Dungey in second, on the last lap. ‘BT’ was all over the back
> of Dungey as he crossed the finish line in third to take the overall win.
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> “I got a good start in the first moto and was able to control the race pretty
> easily. I saw that ‘RV’ wasn’t out there so I just did what I had to do to bring
> it home. In moto 2 I ran into the back of someone in a tight rutted turn on the first
> lap and a whole bunch of guys got by me. I put my head down and tried to salvage as
> many points as possible and should have got by Dungey on the last lap but third was
> safe.” admitted Townley.
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> Townley and Villopoto are now tied on points as the championship has officially
> reached the halfway mark. With 6 rounds of the 12 round series remaining the two
> Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki racers will be going head to head at Lakewood
> Colorado next weekend.
