Townley challenges for podium in Wuustwezel.

In his first race appearance on Belgian soil
since 2005, CLS Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer, Ben Townley,  has
taken on the sand specialists of Steve Ramon and Ken Dedijker at the
‘Molenbergen’ held in Wuustwezel this weekend.

Soaring temperatures challenged a strong
field of riders who turned out for the international event, and it was
Townley who had the partisan crowd cheering as he challenged Ramon for a
well deserved second place finish in  moto 1 behind Ramon.

A hole-shot in moto saw Townley take an
early lead which he held for ten minutes.  He chased Dedijker and
closed the Belgian giant down on the final laps as the two crossed the line
a second apart.

The 3^rd and final moto almost saw
another Townley hole-shot however he battled to keep the front end low and
lost the advantage going into the first turn.  A small mistake on lap
3 forced Townley to have to restart his bike losing valuable
positions.  Taking longer than normal to get going he rejoined and
fought back to 6^th position to claim 3^rd overall for
the day.

“Overall, it was a really good
day” explained the Kiwi. “I’ve felt some good
improvements since Valkenswaard which was only a few weeks ago.  I
feel much better on the bike although there is still a long way to go with
my condition but I can see big improvements and that’s what the team
and I are working towards.  I had two decent motos that I was really
happy with.”

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Overall results:

1       RAMON
Steve      70

2       DE
DYCKER Ken   63

3      
TOWNLEY Ben     60

4      
BOISSIERE Anthony     56

5       VAN
DAELE Marvin        49