Triumph continues to impress in World Super sport racing

MacCoy lapped in the top ten on his Triumph Triple during the first day of practice in Australia, but slipped back to 17^th on Day 2, saying that he was struggling for grip.

 

During the race the Australian worked his way up to ninth after just four laps, and by 1/3 distance was in fifth, and the only rider lapping in the 1:35s. At that stage he was almost five seconds behind the leaders.

 

By halfway he’d reduced the gap to 2,3 seconds, then a lap later 1,6 seconds - a distance that he’d halved yet again by the time he next came past the pits. For the last five laps the leading five riders were separated by just eight tenths of a second, with McCoy at one stage occupying fourth place behind three Hondas, but in the scurry for the line he slipped back to sixth, finishing a quarter of a second behind Hannspree Ten Kate rider Jonathan Rea and just over a second adrift of the winner, Andrew Pitt on his Honda.

 

Second and third places went to Joshua Brookes and Robbin Harms, both on Hondas, while Fabian Foret took fourth place on his Yamaha R6. McCoy’s teammate, Ilaio Dionisi, did not finish the race.

 

The Triumph Italia duo of Ivan Clementi and Mark Aitchison finished just 0,177 seconds apart in 11^th and 12^th spots, from a field of 35 starters.   

 

Triumph now lies third in the manufacturers championship, behind Honda and Yamaha, after just two races in the British company’s first assault on the World Super sport championship.