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The home team had the advantage of knowing the tracks that were to be used and also in the nature of the circuits. The American riders were more used to dirt tracks, ovals and road races. [2] Percy Tait, oldest member of the British team at 42 and team captain. [2] Tait had been a Triumph works racer and development since the early 1960s.
The "Slippery Sam" name was acquired during the 1970 Bol d'Or, a 24-hour race for production-based machines held in France, when engine difficulties and escaping oil covered the bike of Triumph employee Percy Tait and co-rider Steve Jolly who managed to finish in fifth place to winners Paul Smart and Tom Dickie on another works Trident.
Tait joined Triumph at the age of 21 in 1950 on the assembly line but was soon promoted to the Experimental Department and was encouraged to go road racing by his manager Frank Baker. Tait joined the Triumph works team and worked under Doug Hele on Triumph's chassis development programme through the early 1960s.
The racing machines used a Rod Quaife 5 speed gearbox, although BSA brought the rights to produce the gearboxes themselves in 1970. [10] Work on the racers was undertaken by Triumph's Experimental Department at Meriden, and by 1971 the department had effectively become a race shop for both the BSA and Triumph triples. [11]
Gary Nixon (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an American professional motorcycle racer who most notably won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the Triumph factory racing team. [1] He was also the winner of the 1967 Daytona 200 motorcycle race on a 500cc Triumph Daytona. [2] Nixon was born in Anadarko ...
Team Points 1 S. Easton Mar-Train Yamaha 422 2 A. Seeley Gearlink Kawasaki 409 3 B. McConnell Smiths Triumph Racing 327 4 B. Wilson Gearlink Kawasaki 303 5 G. Gowland Appleyard Macadam Doo. 245 6 J. O'Halloran Samsung Honda 211 7 R. Cooper Oxford Tag Triumph 202 8 G. Richards Smiths Triumph Racing 186 9 G. Irwin Mar-Train Yamaha 136 10 T. Mackenzie
Based on the Speed Twin, the TR5 was a trials machine designed for off-road use with a high level two into one exhaust and good handling on public roads. [2] The name 'Trophy' came from the three 'specials' that Triumph built for the Italian International Six Day Trial in 1948, which went on to win three gold medals and the manufacturers team trophy. [3]
The team had purchased Red Horse Racing's assets. Chris Eggleston was announced as the driver beginning at Charlotte for a limited schedule. However, with the threat of rain before the Charlotte race, Eggleston moved to the primary 54 truck for the race and team co-owner Bo LeMastus shifted to the 17, which had no owner points. Qualifying was ...