The championship battle couldn’t be tighter in AMA Motocross Lites.
Ben Townley’s victory last week tied the Lites championship. Townley and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate Ryan Villopoto each have 263 points, 48 points clear of third-ranked Josh Grant. Townley has a slight edge on race wins with three victories so far to Villopoto’s two, but it’s the defending champ who has been a tad more consistent this year and is tied in spite of having a rock damage his radiator last weekend, ending his first moto in a DNF.
“We are six races into this and here we are tied up, so it is like a six race championship,” Townley said. “Ryan having the DNF was a huge help for me in the points race. I have got to go back and keep working. I didn’t take any time off the last two weeks. I am just tying to work on little things and I want to win this championship. We are so close and I will need every point I can get.”
Earlier in the season, both Townley and Villopoto were quoted as saying that their championship battle would likely go to the final race. With the series tied at the halfway point, that prediction is looking more and more accurate.
Ben Townley’s victory last week tied the Lites championship. Townley and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate Ryan Villopoto each have 263 points, 48 points clear of third-ranked Josh Grant. Townley has a slight edge on race wins with three victories so far to Villopoto’s two, but it’s the defending champ who has been a tad more consistent this year and is tied in spite of having a rock damage his radiator last weekend, ending his first moto in a DNF.
“We are six races into this and here we are tied up, so it is like a six race championship,” Townley said. “Ryan having the DNF was a huge help for me in the points race. I have got to go back and keep working. I didn’t take any time off the last two weeks. I am just tying to work on little things and I want to win this championship. We are so close and I will need every point I can get.”
Earlier in the season, both Townley and Villopoto were quoted as saying that their championship battle would likely go to the final race. With the series tied at the halfway point, that prediction is looking more and more accurate.