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Cycle News 2015 Issue 25 June 23

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VOL. 52 ISSUE 25 JUNE 23, 2015 P89 T wo-hundredths of a second—that's how close Triumph came to win- ning an AMA Pro Grand National last month at the Sacramento Mile. La- tus Motors/Castrol Triumph's Brandon Robinson led the epic race coming out of the final turn, but Bryan Smith was able to slingshot his Kawasaki past Robinson's Triumph at the last possible moment for the win. So about a wheel length at 120 mph is how close Triumph came to winning its first Grand National since Brad Hurst won the Castle Rock TT in July of 1979. BRANDON ROBINSON TALKS ABOUT HIS MOVE TO TRIUMPH AND BEING ON THE VERGE OF BRINGING THE BRAND A WIN IN THE AMA GRAND NATIONALS AGAIN STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY LAWRENCE Brandon Robinson looks to bring Triumph its first AMA Grand National win since 1979. TA L K I N G T R I U M P H

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