BT wins again

**paturoa** · 18th March 2007, 13:47

Orlando this weekend - cant find any online results yet

**paturoa** · 18th March 2007, 14:00

found - BT 7th here
http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/...&type=m&rnum=1

and overall 3rd after round 4 here
http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/...5055&year=2007

**denill** · 18th March 2007, 14:01

Originally Posted by paturoa

Orlando this weekend - cant find any online results yet

According to my interpretation of This Lap Chart: BT was 4th on first lap got up to 3rd and on lap 9 had a problem and finished up 9th.

**paturoa** · 18th March 2007, 14:04

Originally Posted by denill

According to my interpretation of This Lap Chart: BT was 4th on first lap got up to 3rd and on lap 9 had a problem and finished up 9th.

That is a confusing chart because it includes the 2 lapped riders, making him 7th overall but 9th across the line.

**denill** · 18th March 2007, 14:05

Originally Posted by paturoa

found - BT 7th here
http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/...&type=m&rnum=1

and overall 3rd after round 4 here
http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/...5055&year=2007

Yep Look Like he finished 7th.

Not too bad I guess for the series result??

**denill** · 18th March 2007, 14:11

SEE: that Ben posted the fastest lap in the race.

So he is still the man to beat!

**Danger** · 18th March 2007, 16:23

No race reports yet but I guess he must of bailed?

**denill** · 18th March 2007, 16:58

Originally Posted by Danger

No race reports yet but I guess he must of bailed?

Read That BT Tangled: Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, of Tallahassee, Fla., came into tonight’s race with two wins and sat third in points. On lap nine he tangled with Laninovich and crashed

**denill** · 18th March 2007, 17:02

Mmmm and Ben's Still Third!!!

**paturoa** · 18th March 2007, 17:09

so there are only 3 more rounds... then what happens? does the west ride off against the east?

**scott411** · 18th March 2007, 18:18

last race of the season in las vegas is the dave coombs snr east west shoot out, bt is still in with a good chance, 14 points off the lead, the top 2 riders have not won a race yet

**denill** · 19th March 2007, 07:24

Date: 17 March 2007.

Press release:

Tough time for Townley at Orlando Supercross.

The fourth round of the AMA Superscross Lites East coast championship has been tough on Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki’s Ben Townley. The Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida saw the 22-year-old New Zealander gunning for his third straight SX Lites victory when a controversial maneuver by Californian, Billy Laninovich, put Townley out of the running on lap 9 of the main event.

After the tangle, Townley managed to pick himself up and got back into the race in 10th spot. ‘BT’ used the remaining laps on the board to salvage as many positions and championship points, crossing the finish line in 7th place.

“I had a rough night” admitted Townley “ In the first practice I was a bit off the pace but I managed to improve in the second one - I still wasn’t running the lap times I wanted. I personally think the track got better as the night went on however there were still some parts of the circuit I needed to dial in. I didn’t get a good start in the heat race but managed to come through the pack pretty well and I ran some fast lap times which put me in a positive frame of mind for the final. After the re-start, I had a reasonable jump and moved up to third. I found my rhythm and closed down Laninovich and Jesseman up front. I got past Laninovich for second but then he took me down in turn two which I didn’t expect.”

With 3 rounds still remaining Townley still occupies 3rd in the points standings with a 14 point deficit over championship leader Ryan Morais. The following round of the championship moves to the RCA Dome in Indianapolis next weekend.

www.bentownleymx.com

Race results:

Orlando SX – Supercross Lites East Coast

1 Branden L Jesseman New Brighton, PA Yamaha YZ250F 15 ---

2 Ryan Morais Temecula, CA Yamaha YZ250F 15 2.509

3 Darcy G Lange Hemet, CA Kawasaki KX250F 15 3.276

4 Mike A Alessi Victorville, CA KTM 250SXF 15 3.814

5 Billy R Laninovich Lake Elsinore, CA Honda CRF250R 15 7.87

6 Justin D Brayton Fort Dodge, IA Yamaha YZ250F 15 16.884

7 Ben Townley Tallahassee, FL Kawasaki KX250F 15 20.58

8 Robert S Kiniry La Fayette, NY Kawasaki KX250F 15 21.182

9 Jeff Alessi Victorville, CA KTM 250SXF 15 21.663

10 Tucker J Hibbert Centreville, MS Yamaha YZ250F 15 22.38

SX Lites East Coast championship standings:

1 78 R. Morais

2 72 D. Lange

3 64 B. Townley

4 56 M. Alessi

5 54 B. Jesseman

6 54 M. Goerke

7 52 J. Brayton

8 50 B. Laninovich

9 48 J. Alessi

10 37 R. Sipes