Triumph celebrates 120 years of performance by teaming up with FreedomRoad Financial to return to the paddock for the 80th running of the Daytona 200. The TOBC – Triumph racing team is the result of a partnership between the British brand and the team led by Michelle Lindsay, which has won three of the past six runnings of the legendary race (and is the only woman-owned team with a Daytona 200 win). Triumph is supplying the 765cc Triples developed during the past three seasons of Moto2 competition.
Veteran racers Danny Eslick and Brandon Paasch have won five of the last seven Daytona 200 events. In fact, Paasch is the defending Daytona 200 champion and has spent a full 2021 season riding a similar Triumph Street Triple RS-derived race bike in the British Supersport Championship for PTR racing’s Dynavolt Triumph team. Eslick is a four-time winner, including a win on a Triumph D”ytona 675 in 2014, taking his most recent win in 2018.
“It is a significant step to have two Triumph Street Triple RS motorcycles bringing our technology back to the Daytona 200,” notes Triumph’s Global Racing Manager Jeremy Appleton. “This is a legendary race, followed by racing enthusiasts from around the world, and it’s only fitting that as Triumph celebrates 120 years of motorcycle performance, that we compete in the milestone 80th outing of the iconic race.”
“We appreciate the enthusiasm and excitement of Triumph and FreedomRoad Financial, and the willingness of the PTR team to share the experience gained in 2021,” adds TOBC Racing owner Michelle Lindsay. “We’re also thankful for Boulder Motorsports for building the bikes, and for the support from our key sponsors Politus & Matovina P.A. Attorneys, Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation, Jay Geeker Studios, Pirelli, and K-Tech, to help make this all happen. TOBC looks forward to building on the 2021 success and putting two riders on the box for the 2022 Daytona 200!”
“I can’t believe I’ll now be riding a Triumph at Daytona, like the legendary Gary Nixon, as a defending champ on a team with a 4-time winner,” exclaims Paasch. “It all feels so unreal, but I couldn’t be more confident in this bike and this team.” Eslick adds, "I’m always excited to take on the full field of riders for 200 miles at the World Center of Racing, but this year feels special. I won my first Daytona 200 on a Triumph and this year I’ll be riding to win a record-setting fifth win on one.”