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Category Archives: Ben Townley

Bikesportnz Posted on August 30, 2026 by EditorAugust 30, 2026

History never repeats … or does it? A dig into the motocross archives certainly makes for some interesting reading.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Keen to see what happened at the 2006 Motocross of Nations when a soon-to-retire Stefan Everts whipped the rest of the world, including the American superstars, at his farewell appearance?

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 2, 2025 by EditorMay 2, 2025

The call has gone out for MXGP of Australia wildcard expressions of interest, meaning now’s your chance to get entered.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2025 by EditorJanuary 31, 2025

This month and especially the rest of the year will be a busy and also an extremely interesting time for talented Bay of Plenty teenager Levi Townley.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 23, 2024 by EditorNovember 22, 2024

It was the worst-kept secret in the motocross world and now we confirm what we’d tipped weeks ago … motocross world champion Jorge Prado is heading Stateside.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 31, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Another young Kiwi is set to head overseas to race motocross in the hotbed of Europe in 2025 – Bay of Plenty’s junior world champion Levi Townley.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

A heady mix of bravery, tenacity and talent in equal measures were on show at the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Taranaki at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 4, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

It’s here at last! The 2024 Motocross of Nations is getting ready to go at the epic Matterley Basin circuit, a happy hunting ground for New Zealand in the past.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Self-belief … it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture but it could also be the true secret recipe to racing success or even success elsewhere in life.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 20, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

Kiwis are constantly riding high among world’s motorcycling elite, and have done so for many seasons now, and today we’d like to offer a big salute to our modest heroes and heroines.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 25, 2024 by EditorJuly 23, 2024

Yesterday we featured the first part of two in our sit-down interview with Kiwi motocross legend Darryll King and there’s still an awful lot of anecdotes and wisdom that he can pass on.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 24, 2024 by EditorJuly 22, 2024

There are only a handful of people in the world who can claim to have represented their respective countries on multiple occasions at the big annual Motocross of Nations.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 15, 2024 by EditorJuly 19, 2024

The 2024 FIM Junior Motocross World Champions and World Cup Winner were crowned at the conclusion of racing on the Circuit Kamperweg Heerde in the heart of the Netherlands.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 6, 2024 by EditorMay 6, 2024

New Zealanders have only very rarely been able to race a motorcycling world championships event on home turf, certainly not top-level motocross.

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