Model(s) covered: 2006 Triumph Thruxton 900
An e-mail from Triumph’s press guy, Jim Callahan, confirmed the fact that Triumph had indeed forgiven me for my cardinal sin of turning one of their nice shiny Daytona 650's into a very fashionable coffee table ornament.
Their offer this time? How about a ride in the newly formed AHRMA spec series, The Thruxton Cup? The nice fellow even offered me my choice on the venue, that choice, after losing the Daytona pick, was Mid-Ohio. I’d never been to the track before despite hearing all the stories, good and bad and I broke my own bag packing world record in my attempt to get out the door.
The AHRMA weekend’s are typically two day affairs with practice in the mornings and racing in the afternoon. Although my race day was Sunday, I popped my head in the garage door, Saturday, to eye up the bikes and to offer support for the Saturday shift of Roadracer X’s Chris Jonnum and fellow Brit freelancing scribe, Sir Robin Wibbly B’Stard.
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