Triumph Racing to enter SuperMotocross World Championship
Triumph Motorcycles' race plans continue to build momentum, its latest announcement confirming entry into the SuperMotocross World Championship at the start of the 2024 season.
With input from Ricky Carmichael, Triumph has assembled a "veteran team of managers with championship-winning experience to helm the all-new United States based Triumph factory race team.
 |
| Triumph Racing: the US SuperMotocross team |
"The US motocross programme, operating under the all-new global Triumph Racing banner, will be led by Team Principal Bobby Hewitt and Team Manager Stephen 'Scuba' Westfall. The team will be located at a dedicated new state-of-the-art private race facility in the USA".
They will be racing the all-new Triumph 250 cc 4-stroke MX bikes in the 2024 World Championship series that combines the Monster Energy Supercross World Championship and the Pro Motocross Championship, with three season-ending SuperMotocross rounds. For the 2025 season, Triumph will additionally field a new 450 cc bike.
Team Principal Bobby Hewitt has recruited a pair of legendary engineers to develop the team's motorcycles - AMA Hall of Fame inductee Dave Arnold joins as Lead Chassis Engineer and Dudley Cramond as Lead Powertrain Engineer.
The U.S. based Triumph Racing team, along with the recently announced Triumph Racing team based in Europe, created in partnership with Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni, will both collaborate with the Triumph factory. The latter team will compete in the FIM Motocross World Championship, with entry into the 250 cc MX2 class in 2024, and the 450 cc MXGP class in 2025. Triumph Racing is also the manufacturer of the exclusive engine raced in the FIM Moto2 World Championship and includes Triumph powered teams competing in Supersport racing.
