Ben Townley non starter in Portugal

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Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer, Ben Townley will not start
the Portuguese GP today in Agueda at round 6 of the FIM Motocross World
championship. The likable New Zealander has been battling to find his
form both physically and mentally after a series of injuries delayed his
come-back to GP motocross earlier this year. 

 

“This
is a tough decision to make but I’ve accepted that I’m not in a
position to race at a competitive level, both physically and mentally.
I’m so thankful to the team  for understanding my situation and for
supporting  me in every way possible. Having been through the difficult
times that I have been in over the last few months it is clear to me
that I need to be 100% prepared
both on the physical side and on the mental side.   At this stage I am
not, and I don’t want to put myself at risk until I can race without
having any doubts.“ commented BT.

 

Team
Manager Jean Jacques Luisetti  is supportive of his MX1
representative:  “ I understand the position that Ben is in.  We don’t
want him to take any risks whatsoever and we know that he has the 
capacity to be a top GP rider, and I think everyone has seen in St Jean
what he is capable of.  Next week we will discuss how we will continue
the rest of the racing season.”

 

Townley will return to his base in Belgium where he will take time to assess his 2011 MX GP racing plans together with the team.