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This report is from Ben Townley`s PR man, Glen Dempsey.
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A true ambassador for New Zealand and the sport of Motocross.
When most professional athletes don’t have much time to spare outside of their heavy training schedules, Motocross prodigy Ben Townley goes one step further.
This talented teenager from Taupo, New Zealand, is not only a crack on the track – he oozes professionalism, charm and speaking skills that could easily put him in line as a future prime minister for his country!
After appearing on national New Zealand TV sports shows no less than three times in the past months, Ben has also managed to make time to give advice to a few schools in his area.
The kids at Hilltop intermediate, Waipahihi primary and Taupo intermediate schools were in awe of their hero as he gave some motivational speeches and “BT” even had the honour of handing out awards and certificates to the students at their annual prize giving.
Waipahihi Primary school principal, Mr. Gary Powell had this to say about Ben: “Ben came and spoke to the children. He gave an outline of his recent record and achievements. He also emphasized the importance of safety equipment particularly helmets when cycling. Great advice for 7, 8, and 9 year olds\".
The children were thrilled and in awe of just what a Taupo boy could achieve.
Ben also gave some excellent advice: \"Have a dream. Wake up every day and dream it then go for it. But always have that dream\". This was fantastic advice.
Ben then gave a demonstration of his skills on the field
The children were very impressed and thanked Ben for giving up his time to come and talk to them.”
A true ambassador for New Zealand and the sport of Motocross.
Townley returns to Europe shortly where he hopes to win the World MX 2 Motocross title aboard his factory KTM machine, which would make him the first Kiwi in history to do so.
