Ben Townley announces his retirement?

[FlangMasterJ]

http://racerxonline.com/2013/03/30/ben-townley-announces-retirement

I'm pretty shocked and saddened by this.

[paturoa]

Nooooooo!

Guess he has had a lot of time to think it through in the last couple of years.

[takitimu]

All the very best to him and his family for the future, he gave it everything, well done bt.

[Shorty_925]

Yep heard it at the track today from the horses mouth so to speak.

[oldguy]

Got to be my most favorite rider to watch. He will be missed. all the best for the future BT101.

[scott411]

as someone that has been lucky enough to see him race all over the world, its a sad day for MX, i know we will see him riding around here , hes already talking about doing some of the big races that he has never had a chance to do because of racing overseas,

[BoristheBiter]

as someone that has been lucky enough to see him race all over the world, its a sad day for MX, i know we will see him riding around here , hes already talking about doing some of the big races that he has never had a chance to do because of racing overseas,

That will be good to get to see, even if it is for about 2 sec at the start line as he disappears around the first corner and every time he laps me.:facepalm:

[FlangMasterJ]

If you guys haven't watched the 2007 AMA Lites outdoor and supercross season I suggest you do. Ben was killing it.

Part one of The Great Outdoors - The Formula

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[Jay GTI]

Gutting to hear, I was hoping luck would finally shine on him and he'd manage to prove his potential, even just for one season.

[raglanash]

Interview here. Good luck BT.
http://www.morefm.co.nz/Ben-Townley-announces-retirement/tabid/96/articleID/6630/Default.aspx

[FlangMasterJ]

Nice write up by David Pingree.

http://racerxonline.com/2013/04/03/townley-walks-away

Also a great collection of BT wallpapers.

http://racerxonline.com/2013/04/02/ben-townley-wallpapers