Ben Townley RacerX Interview –ozzy go-

Monday Conversation : Ben Townley June 11, 2007
Ben Townley can add his name to the list of Southwick first-
timers that left saying it wasn’t what he expected, but not many
people can say they won it the first time! Townley went 2-1 for
the overall, trading moto wins with his teammate Ryan Villopoto.

Townley capitalized on a mistake Villopoto made in moto 2 that
handed him the lead, and he won the second moto without a
challenge after his pass.

He’s won every second moto so far, which means his fitness is
excellent and he’s a candidate to be there until this series comes
down to the wire. Here’s what he had to say about his first time
at Southwick.

Racer X: Ben, what are you doing on these second motos?
Are you like the ironman or something?
Ben Townley: No, just working with Aldon is paying dividends
now. I am very fortunate to be able to work with him. About
midway through 2005, I think, when I made my deal with Pro
Circuit, I talked to Mitch about living on the East coast and he
was cool with that. I thought I would give Aldon a call and see if
there was an opportunity. It’s all history now. It’s really paying
off. I am super-pumped on the way I am physically. I have a
great team. It’s all working good. I just have one short redhead
that seems to be able to all the same things! It seems we are
both going at the same level.

As far races today, how did the first moto go?
In the first lap, he [Ryan Villopoto] just got away. I was third
behind Davalos. I got Davalos and he got me right back. It took
me until the finish line to get him so for a whole lap I was in third.
He pulled a gap and then we just stayed the same. I expected to
just catch him and it didn’t happen. Midway through the race,
I really dug deep and tried to catch him and hoped he made a
mistake, but you have to give it up for him, he rode bloody well.

What did you expect out of this race? Was it the track you
thought it would be?
It is like a supercross track in that it looks huge on TV. The turns
look wide and everything looks fun and mellow. You get out there
and everything is squashed together. It’s just really confined.
With this track, I expected it to be sandy and whooped out and it
was, but in those... click on ozzy go to the complete interview

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