Triumph announces 2010 world racing plans

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Triumph is to continue its partnership with the Italian BE1 Racing team in 2010, competing in the Supersport World Championship, along with working together on an exciting new one-make series using Triumph’s award-winning Street Triple R, the Triumph ParkinGO European Series.

The British factory’s official team will see Australian legend Garry McCoy and rising British star Chaz Davies join forces to create one of the strongest rider pairings in the series. It will mark the third successive season former Grand Prix and world superbike race winner McCoy has campaigned the three-cylinder Triumph, while Davies continues with the team after impressing in the final three rounds of the 2009 championship. After delivering several podium finishes in 2009, the squad aim to become a major force in the championship in 2010.

Featuring at seven European rounds of the Superbike and Supersport World Championship, the new Triumph ParkinGO European Series will see 24 riders from across Europe battling it out on identically-prepared Street Triple Rs. The series, managed by BE1 Racing, will carry full European championship status, with the winner earning the right to compete at the final round of the 2010 Supersport World Championship on an official BE1 Racing Triumph Daytona 675.

See the Street Triple R in testing for the 2010 ParkinGo European Series.

Triumph’s Daytona 675 has received critical acclaim since its introduction in 2006. With its unique 675cc three-cylinder engine, the British machine has won numerous awards and accolades, including being undefeated in the annual Supertest ‘King of Supersports’ comparison test against the Japanese four-cylinder supersport machines. On the track, the Triumph has won several high-profile national supersport championships, including the 2008 British and German supersport series.

Derived from the Daytona 675, the stripped-down Street Triple R has been phenomenally successful since its introduction last year. In addition to its sales success, the class-leading streetfighter has won ‘Bike of the Year’ awards in Australia, UK, Japan and the United States.

Consisting of 13 rounds, the Supersport World Championship starts in Australia on February 28 and ends in France on October 3. A full list of dates and venues is shown below. The dates highlighted in bold detail where a round of the Triumph ParkinGO European Series is featured.

February 28  Australia   Phillip Island
March 28  Portugal   Portimao
April 11  Spain    Valencia
April 25  Netherlands   Assen
May 9   Italy    Monza
May 16  South Africa   Kyalami
May 31  United States   Salt Lake City
June 27  San Marino   Misano
July 11  Czech Republic  Brno
August 1  United Kingdom  Donington Park
September 5  Germany   Nurburgring
September 26  Italy    Imola
October 3  France    Magny Cours