Please find below a joint statement released by Pete McNicholl - MAP Group and Andrew Caygill - VW Van Centre, West Yorkshire, regarding the new MAP Group Triumph Racing Team.

 

The newly formed team are pleased to announce that with the continued support of Triumph/MAP Group and its sponsors they will continue to compete to the end of the 2010 season with riders, AJ Venter in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport 600 championship and Josh Caygill/Jimmy Hill in the Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship.

 

The team have experienced a very difficult three weeks and were able to show their team commitment to move forward at Cadwell Park last weekend. We wish to thank Triumph, MAP Group UK, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and all of our other team sponsors who have been more than helpful and extremely supportive through this tough period of time.

 

 

MAP Triumph Racing would like to thank the following sponsors: -

 

Triumph Motorcycles, MAP Group UK, VW Commercial Vehicles, VW Van Centre (West Yorkshire), Fuchs-Silkolene, After Accident Care Team Ltd, K-tech, Brembo, Promach, Skidmarx, Race by Design, RS Workshop Equipment, JT Engine Developments Ltd, HM Quick Shifters, Dynojet, B & C Express, HEL Brakelines, Samco Hoses, GB Racing, King Dick Tools, Knox Back Protectors, Dread Clothing, Furygan, Racepaint and ImageDzign.

 

3^rd & 4^th July - Litestructures Studio – Wakefield

www.bestofbritishindoortrials.co.uk

 

Best-Of-British-Trials have brought together 11 of the best UK riders to compete against each other and see who really is the BEST OF BRITISH INDOOR TRIALS Champion. The riders include:-

·       Top World Class riders James Dabill & Michael Brown

·       2010 Scottish Six Days winner Alexz Wigg

·       Five Times British Champion and record breaking Scott Trial Winner Graham Jarvis

·       2009 World Junior Champion Jonathan Richardson

·       Plus top Brits Shaun Morris, Sam Haslam, Ross Danby, George Morton, Jack Sheppard and Craig Robinson

The event will take place at Litestructures Studio based in South Kirby in Wakefield a truly spectacular location for this exclusive event and will provide some exceptional sections to test the riders ability and produce a winner!

A fully licensed bar will be open throughout the evening and food will be available to purchase on both days to ensure you don’t go hungry!

Within the ticket price you will be entered into a lucky prize draw and the winner can win one of the riders bikes – worth around £4000! The draw will take place at the end of the event on Sunday 4^th July and all bought tickets will be entered into this. The winner will be contacted and the bike will be presented in person by the rider!

Additional raffle tickets will be available on the night to purchase giving you even more chances to win the bike and other great prizes, listed below are some of the prizes.

·       A training with one of the riders

·       Clothing

·       Autographed Items

Many more prizes will be available!

The event will take place on two separate days Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th July, each event will cater for up to 1000 spectators giving you a chance to get up close to the riders.

Times:

Saturday 3rd July Start time 6pm (Doors open at 5pm)

Sunday   4th July Start time 2pm (Doors open at 1pm)

Prices:

Adults    £25.00 per day

Children £15.00 (Up to 14 Years Old) per day

To purchase tickets for this fantastic event simply go to the Tickets & Shop page on the website – www.bestofbritishindoortrials.co.uk and sign up to the site to purchase tickets, confirmation will be sent with log-in details will send you confirmation of your log in details via e-mail then you are ready to go.

 

jasonohalloran.co.uk

 

Oxford TAG Triumph rider Jason O’Halloran secured a fantastic tenth place finish in the second round of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Thruxton Circuit today, 18^th April. O’Halloran, who was involved in a massive crash during first qualifying on Saturday morning, causing the session to be red flagged as his Triumph skipped the fence and Jason was thrown heavily into the Armco barrier and he battled through the pain to gain a great 10^th place. The crash destroyed Jason’s bike and therefore it had to be totally re-built from scratch, a lengthy process for the team and with only two hours to do it in before the second qualifying session.

 

Jason was taken to the medical centre and was checked over for any serious injuries and was declared fit to ride for the second qualifying session. The Oxford TAG team were working exceptionally hard to get the Triumph fixed for the second session, but after the extensive damage caused in the crash they were unable to get out on the track for more than a couple of laps for qualifying two, forcing the young Australian the qualify in 17^th place on the grid.

 

A flying start saw O’Halloran in 12^th position after the opening lap and he was locked in a battled for the 18 laps with Dan Kneen and Lee Johnston. Johnston and O’Halloran began to bridge a small gap but swapped positions for the last eight laps of the race with the Irishman, the pain took advantage in the closing stages and Jason eventually crossed the line in 10^th position gaining some solid points in his Championship campaign.

 

O’Halloran commented “It’s been a really tough weekend and considering the crash that I had yesterday I’m just pleased to come away with no broken bones and some Championship points in the bag. The new one bike rule made things a little more difficult as it didn’t give the team much time to try and fix the one that I managed to destroy! I’m very sore and was certainly feeling worse for wear this morning when I got up but I knew I had to just get out there and do what I could. I got a great start which helped and I just had to roll with it, the injuries from the crash made the closing stages of the race hard work as I was just having to move with the bike and couldn’t really change the direction as fast as I would have liked. I would like to thank all the Oxford TAG Triumph team for working so hard and getting me back out on the grid and the Championship points I secured could make all the difference at the end of the season.”

 

Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport 600cc race (18 laps)

James Westmoreland (Yamaha)
Graeme Gowland (Honda)
Tom Grant (Yamaha)
Billy McConnell (Yamaha)
Jack Kennedy (Yamaha)
Ian Hutchinson (Honda)
Ben Wilson (Kawasaki)
Chris Martin (Kawasaki)
Lee Johnston (Kawasaki)
Jason O’Halloran (Oxford TAG Triumph)

 

2010 Calendar

 

 

 

www.mct-racing.co.uk

 

 

Dan Cooper and AJ Venter had a solid start to their Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport campaign at Brands Hatch. The race was red flagged and cut short early, Cooper had just latched onto the back of the front runners but due to the early stoppage he gained sixth place and Venter in 10^th.

 

After a torrid weekend with weather conditions at Brands Hatch the two MAP Centurion Triumph riders struggled for good dry track time. Both riders are still working on finding a good set up on the Triumph’s which suit their particular riding style and with the appalling weather on Friday and Saturday, time out on the track was limited. Cooper was 12^th in first qualifying and Venter 16^th, with only Venter improving by one position during second qualifying after the heavens opened once again.

 

Venter got a blinding start and was 10^th after the first lap with Cooper struggling to get off the line and was 11^th after lap one. Cooper was soon making massive progress and working his way through the field and putting in some very positive lap times and was soon catching the leaders, making a pass on Paul Young on lap 19 for 6^th before the race was cut short on lap 21.

 

Venter was sitting in a strong position after his fantastic start and was eager to push harder for a final top ten placing. A near out the seat moment at Druids forced him to loose a few places but he soon got his head down and was making good progress when the race was stopped.

 

Dan Cooper commented “I got a really bad start and knowing there are very few passing places around here I was going to have my work cut out. I pushed hard all the way and was catching the leaders when they red flagged the race. We have however made massive progress with the Triumph’s this weekend and what direction we need to go in. I’m feeling really happy and know this is going to be a good season. The team are great and really pleased with how things have come together, I’d like to thank all my sponsors and also the MAP Centurion Triumph team and my mechanics for all the hard work.”

 

AJ was content with his result saying “I got a great start but had a big moment early on in the race which lost me a few places and left me with some work to do. I know what we need to do and we learnt more this weekend than we did in the test sessions and even in morning warm up we were still making small changes which made the bike feel much better. It’s all a learning process but it’s definitely all good! I’d like to thank MAP group and my team for all their help and can’t wait for Thruxton.”

 

 

2010 Calendar

 

 

 

MCT would like to thank the following sponsors: -

 

Triumph Motorcycles, MAP Group UK, Centurion RAS Ltd, VW Commercial Vehicles, VW Van Centre (West Yorkshire), ADD Express Ltd, Fuchs-Silkolene, After Accident Care Team Ltd, Smiths, THB Clowes, K-tech, Brembo, Promach, Skidmarx, Race by Design, RS Workshop Equipment, JT Engine Developments Ltd, HM Quick Shifters, Dynojet, B & C Express, HEL Brakelines, Samco Hoses, GB Racing, King Dick Tools, Knox Back Protectors, Pallex, Dread Clothing, Furygan. Stringray RV, Racepaint and ImageDzign.

 

Editors Notes: -

 

About Triumph

First established in 1902 and now based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, Triumph Motorcycles is currently the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the world. For over a decade Triumph has produced iconic bikes which perfectly blend design, character, charisma and performance. Producing around 50,000 bikes per year, Triumph is the largest British automotive manufacturer in the country.

 

At the heart of Triumph’s philosophy is a commitment to developing truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance. The innovation and engineering passion that gave birth to the iconic Bonneville of the 60’s has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the striking 2.3 litre Rocket III, the unmistakable Speed Triple and the powerful Daytona 675.

 

In recent years it is the Daytona 675 that has enabled Triumph to truly stamp its mark on the modern motorcycle landscape, a proven class leader in the field. After winning the Supertest ‘King of the Supersport’ crown for four successive years the Daytona’s status has been further enhanced with a strong performance two years running in the 2008 British Supersport Championship.

 

With an impressive 2010 product portfolio in place, including significant updates to existing best-selling bikes and a striking new model, Triumph is set to continue to enhance its status in the marketplace.

 

Triumph currently employs around twelve hundred personnel worldwide and has offices in the UK, America, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and Benelux, plus a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire and Thailand.  Visit www.triumph.co.uk