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[ST] Re: Triumph Racing



Hi,
I've heard somewhere that British Superbikes will be run to the new rules
next year, allowing 4 cylinder machines upto 1000cc. Please correct me if
I've got this wrong. Hopefully Triumph will use this opportunity to their
advantage.

Rob
2000 RS
Cumbria, UK

> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 21:21:47 +0000
> From: Paul Reyes <plreng23@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Triumph goes racing
>
> 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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