Ben Townley
Birth Date: December 9, 1984
Birthplace: Taupo, New Zealand
Residence: Tallahassee, FL
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155 lbs
Turned Pro: 2000

Ben Townley began racing and winning while quite young in New Zealand, so next he broadened his horizons—at an astonishingly young age.

“Being from New Zealand, it’s pretty hard to find the way to get to the USA to race. When I was 16, I got the opportunity to race for a team in Europe in the World Championship Series. To start from where I was in New Zealand to where I would be racing in Europe was a big leap, and it all happened within a matter of about six months. I learned more in that first year than anything I’ve done in racing. I went from being nowhere to the top 10 in the world and then winning a World Championship, and that was a huge gap.”

Now Townley has made the transition to America, collecting a Lites championship along the way before joining the Honda Red Bull Racing team.

“I was working toward getting a ride with Honda for quite a while, and this opportunity came at the right time. I have a few titles under my belt now, and I was looking to take another step forward. I think Honda Red Bull Racing is the place for me to be.”