Triumph Moto2 Engine Undergoes First Major Testing
The new Triumph Moto2 engine has completed its first major chassis and ECU testing on the Aragon track in Spain, which is the home of the 14th round of the Moto2 championship.
Taking place on June 22nd, Friday, the test saw the three chassis manufacturer teams represented. The teams in question are Kalex, KTM and NTS, and each crew were reported to be testing their new prototypes powered by the new 765cc Triumph triple engine, which produces a “truly hair-raising” sound.
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According to the press release, the Kalex was ridden by championship contender Alex Marquez and test rider Jesko Raffin, the KTM by Julian Simon, 2009 125cc World Champion and Moto2 runner-up and test rider Ricky Cardús, and the NTS by experienced Moto2 and MotoGP rider Alex de Angelis.
Trevor Morris, Technical Director from ExternPro, said: “Today was the first time everything was in place to see what the whole new package could do, and the results have been incredibly positive.
We are particularly pleased to see the new set-up already matching the lap times to the 2018 series bikes, in just 2 days of testing.
This shows just how big a change is coming, and that’s we’re exactly where we wanted to be.’’
Triumph Motorcycles’ Chief Product Officer, Steve Sargent, added: “It was exciting to see the new chassis and our triple 756cc engine together on track for the first time, and better still to see such a great first test result.”
“We are very pleased with the progress to date and impressed with the level of passion and effort from the chassis teams, the riders, the ECU team Magneti Marelli, Exernpro, and Dorna in developing the new generation of Moto2 motorcycles,” he continued.