Ben Townley

Name: Ben Townley
DOB: 12 December 1984
Home town: Taupo New Zealand
Sport: Motocross, Supercross
Website: http://www.bentownley.com

Achievements:
  • 2007 1st AMA East Supercross Lites Series, 2nd AMA Motocross Lites Series
  • 2006, 24th AMA Motocross Lites Series
  • 2005, 3rd FIM MX1 World Championship GP Series
  • 2004, 1st FIM MX2 World Championship GP Series
  • 12 New Zealand National titles
Info: Townley has since earned a reputation as a rider who is prone to injury and eventually announced his retirement from professional motocross competition in early 2013. However, in 2015, he agreed to come out of retirement to represent New Zealand in the 2015 Motocross des Nations in Ernée, France where he finished 6th and 2nd in his respective races.

Ben went on to race the World MX Champs for Suzuki in Europe, before settling down to run Ben Townley Tours in New Zealand.