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to compete at the highest level of off-road racing ,” says Triumph ’ s Global Racing Manager , Jeremy Appleton . “ This new partnership with Bobby , Scuba , and their world-class team , will bring together all of their extensive knowledge and experience , with our all-new competition motocross machines , to deliver on our shared ambition to write a whole new chapter in the world of Supercross and Motocross .” The new US-based Triumph racing team will focus on the SuperMotocross World Championship with responsibility for the development of racing performance and talent to build the foundation of Triumph ’ s future in motocross across the United States . “ I always knew I would eventually get back into racing but to be able to do it with an iconic brand like Triumph , and to be able to help build this US Triumph Racing team from the ground up is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ”, Hewitt explains . The team will be backed by Triumph ’ s in-house off-road design engineering department , which is responsible for the concept and development of the powertrains and chassis for the all-new MX and Enduro motorcycle range , and will benefit from their commitment to building on the resources , performance capability , and world-class knowledge and expertise . True to that ethos , Triumph Racing is based at Triumph ’ s Global Headquarters in Hinckley , UK , where all of the brand ’ s research , design , engineering development and prototype build are located , while the SuperMotocross World Championship operation will be based at a dedicated new state-of-the-art race facility in the USA . Engineering teams from the Triumph factory and the new race teams have been working closely together on enhancing chassis and engine performance . Both race teams have also been working together on joint testing of the new Triumph motocross bikes , sharing key data and rider feedback on the specifications , performance characteristics and components with the Factory engineering group . Triumph plans to use racing as a direct development tool for future models with information to be fed directly into each model of Triumph ’ s yet-to-be-released motocross range . Triumph says it plans to release the full details of the launch in the near future .
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