Triumph Motorcycles will enter the SuperMotocross World Championship at the start of the 2024 season, with the single-minded ambition and commitment to develop a championship winning team.
With input from legendary Supercross and motocross rider Ricky Carmichael, Triumph has assembled a veteran team of managers with championship winning experience to helm the all-new United States based Triumph factory race team.
The U.S. motocross program, operating under the all-new global Triumph Racing banner, will be led by team principal Bobby Hewitt and team manager Stephen ‘Scuba’ Westfall.
“I always knew I would eventually get back into racing but to be able to do it with an iconic brand like Triumph, and to be able to help build this U.S. Triumph Racing team from the ground up is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Hewitt said. “Triumph Motorcycles have been a part of my family growing up and to have them now decide to enter into professional off-road racing is a tremendous opportunity for our sport and a testament to the growth of the motorcycle industry overall in America.”
The team will be located at a dedicated new state-of-the-art private race facility in the U.S.
The new Triumph Racing Factory Team will field its all-new Triumph 250cc four-stroke bikes in the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship, which includes the Monster Energy Supercross World Championship and the Pro Motocross Championship, with three season-ending SuperMotocross rounds.
For the 2025 season, Triumph will additionally field its new 450cc bike in the SuperMotocross World Championship.
Further demonstrating the team’s commitment to success, Hewitt has recruited a pair of legendary engineers to develop the team’s motorcycles. AMA Hall of Fame inductee Dave Arnold joins the team as lead chassis engineer and Dudley Cramond joins as lead powertrain engineer. All members of the team have a history of success at the professional and top amateur level, with a racing record that speaks for itself.Â
The U.S. based Triumph Racing Team, along with the recently announced Triumph Racing team based in Europe, will both collaborate with the Triumph Factory. The latter team will compete in the FIM Motocross World Championship, with entry into the 250cc MX2 class in 2024 and the 450cc MXGP class in 2025.
“Confirming Triumph’s entry into the SuperMotocross World Championship in 2024 here today is a huge step,” said Jeremy Appleton, Triumph’s global racing manager. “Ultimately, Triumph is focused on building a bike and a racing program to win and we believe this is the team to achieve that goal.”
Both teams will be backed by a dedicated in-house, off-road design engineering department within Triumph Global Headquarters in Hinckley, U.K., where all the brand’s research, design, engineering development and prototype builds are located.Â
Both race teams have been working on joint testing of the new Triumph motocross bikes.