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Triumph Rocket 3 Rockets to New Record
T
he Triumph Rocket 3, which
we tested here, has set a new
record for the fastest time to 60
mph for a bike manufactured by
Triumph.
At a private test at Cartagena in
Spain, a pre-production Rocket
3 scorched to a new 0-60 mph
time of just 2.73 second, putting
it on par with some supercars 20
times its price.
"Triumph has once again dem-
onstrated truly outstanding capa-
bility," said Paul Stroud, Triumph's
Chief Commercial Officer. "With
the new Triumph acceleration
record achieved by the Rocket 3
R, we again enter uncharted ter-
ritory because never before has
a Triumph motorcycle reached
such an incredible acceleration.
Our goal was to showcase the
exceptional performance of the
Rocket's unique, all-new 2500cc
triple powerplant. We have now
achieved this, making the entire
team incredibly proud. With the
Rocket 3 lineup, we have con-
sistently shown that we can build
the highest capacity production
motorcycles, capable of offer-
ing incredible performance and
capability in return." CN
He may be a
big boy, but the
Triumph Rocket 3
can certainly get
up and boogie.
NBCSN To Televise
Six WorldSBK Races
N
BC Sports Group and Dorna
Sports have announced
a new, multi-year media rights
agreement in which NBC Sports
has acquired the rights to pres-
ent all MotoGP races across its
platforms beginning in 2020.
As part of the agreement, NBC
Sports will also present six races
of the Motul FIM Superbike World
Championship (WorldSBK) on
NBCSN, beginning Monday,
March 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET from
Australia.
All race coverage
that airs on NBCSN
will stream on NBC-
Sports.com and the
NBC Sports app,
and live coverage of
all races will con-
tinue to stream on
WorldSBK VideoPass.
"Our agreement further ce-
ments NBC Sports as the Home
of Motorsports and enhances our
comprehensive racing portfolio,"
said Jon Miller, President, Pro-
gramming, NBC Sports and NBC-
SN. "We're excited to bring Mo-
toGP and WorldSBK to viewers
across the country and showcase
the world's two premier motor-
cycle road racing series." CN
NBCSN will televise certain WorldSBK rounds in 2020.
