[ST] Triumph goes racing

[Paul Reyes <plreng23@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

 I just read this on Motorcycle Daily and thought that you all would
enjoy reading it.

John Bloor, Triumph's owner and CEO, has stated since the marque
re-appeared in the early 1990s that Triumph could not
afford a factory roadracing effort. Reports indicate he may have changed
his mind.

With the introduction of Triumph's TT600, eligible for 600 supersport
racing, Triumph came face-to-face with the "race on
Sunday, sell on Monday" axiom followed by other manufacturers of 600
supersport machines.

Triumph now appears ready to devote the resources to run a factory
effort, but whether that effort will be in Britain only, or at
the World championship level remains to be seen.

Additionally, WSB rule changes have been proposed to raise the capacity
limit for three cylinder machines to 960cc
(coincidentally, just larger than Triumph's production Daytona 955
machine). Although capacity hikes will not be effective in
WSB next year (those changes may never go into effect), it is clear that
WSB organizers would like to see Triumph on the grid
with a triple to challenge Benelli. Triumph is clearly at a crossroads,
and must go racing if it is to build cutting-edge sportbikes.
 
Ride Safe
Paul Reyes
99 ST Blk

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