Press Release

Townley all smiles as he gets back into race mode


Date:  18 April 2010

In a last minute decision and only two weeks after being back on the
bike following a broken jaw and 3 month lay off,  Ben Townley opted to
race the British championship at Lyng over the weekend.  The former
MX2 World champ and Supercross Lites East coast champ was all smiles as the
British public got to see BT101 for the first time since representing Team
NZ at the MXON in Matterly Basin in 2006.

“I am so excited but at the same time a little nervous to be
racing again.” admitted the CLS Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer. 
“I was all smiles underneath my helmet and so happy to be out there
because it’s been such a long time and my return to Europe has been
delayed so I was really excited to get things started.”

A 7th in moto 1 after a bad start was a reasonable start for
the Kiwi but then in moto 2 he showed flashes of BT brilliance as he
challenged Stephen Sword for the lead until a broken header pipe forced BT
to come into the pits. “Every time I go out on the track I improve so
I was fairly happy with my speed, especially in the second race I felt like
my old self out there but I think that the biggest thing at the moment is
still putting everything together – I’m still building up on my
corner speed and attacking the track  and that’s all coming back
to me.   I’ve only been on the bike a couple of weeks 
- I know it was only a British championship and I’ve got to get to
the world championship now but the speed of the top guys in the UK has
always been very high.  I believe they go really well on British soil
and they have a lot of intensity.  The British championship is strong
and it’s very professional over there.”

With his first race nerves out of the way, Townley is taking his
comeback at his own pace and is more excited to be back in Europe and to be
back behind the start gate than anything. 

“At this stage I don’t think it’s worth putting in
expectations on Valkenswaard next weekend.  I want to keep improving
on the bike, keep on improving on my riding and then take the race as it
comes.   I need to get through Saturday and then survive on
Sunday.  I can’t wait…..”

Visit BT’s new website at www.bentownleymx.com


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