DAYTONA 675 TRIUMPHS IN FIRST WEEKEND OF THE ULTRA FAST MRA

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The FOOTHILLS TRIUMPH Daytona 675 piloted by Brad Hendry (#616) had an excellent debut to the ultra fast Motorcycles Racing Association (MRA) during their opening weekend on April 27, 2008 at the Pueblo Motorsports Park road race course in Pueblo Colorado.

The Middleweight Superbike event saw the Triumph Daytona 675 on the MRA circuit for the first time. Starting from 24^th position in a field of 40 riders the Triumph triple move into 8^th position by turn one and then start moving through the field of well experienced and fast riders. During the event the Triumph 675 set the fastest lap, came within .04 seconds of breaking the fastest lap record and claimed the podium 3^rd spot at the end of the race.

In the feature Race of the Rockies GTU the Triumph 675 had an excellent start from 15^th in a field of 35 riders and into 5^th position at the first turn. Quickly the 675 was behind the Graves Motorsports race prepared Yamaha R6 of Josh Graham. For the next 13 laps close racing was experienced between these two machines as they swapped leads and managed the lapped traffic. In the last lap Brad executed an excellent pass in turn 1 and opened up a 4 bike lead on the Graves Yamaha. In the pen-ultimate turn 9 a lapper took the 675 wide allowing Josh to pass into the corner. However, in the final turn 10 the Daytona 675 set-up on the outside of the Yamaha R6 and it was a race for the finish line with the Daytona 675 taking the #1 spot by half a wheel. The Daytona 675 also claimed the fastest lap record for this event breaking Shane Turpin’s long standing record.

The Heavyweight Superbike race saw the Daytona 675 starting from 14^th in a field of 20 competitors. Quickly, by midway through the first lap, claimed first position and opened up a significant lead on the rest of the field. During the event the Daytona 675 again set the fastest lap record for this race and claimed the #1 podium.

With 3 podium finishes the Triumph Daytona 675 clearly established that it can compete with the fastest 600cc machines in the country. “This Foothills Triumph race prepared Daytona 675 certainly showed its’ capabilities today. The top contenders were pretty equal on horsepower as seen on the long front straight” said pilot Brad Hendry. “The real difference was in the corners where the superior torque delivery of the Daytona 675 coupled with the excellent tire grip of the Dunlop NTec tires gave me the advantage that I needed to beat some really fast riders and gain those podiums. A special thanks to all my sponsors too, when you are beating long standing lap record times, your parts are really tested, and I was comfortable on every lap with my great equipment and support. ”

Brad HENDRY (#616) is sponsored on his Triumph Daytona 675 by Triumph Motorcycles America, Foothills Triumph Motorcycles, Dunlop Tires, Wheelworks, Bel-Ray Oils, Alpinestars, Suomy, Woodcraft, Ferodo, and SharkSkinz.