Triumph celebrated their first modern era World Supersport podium on home ground after Garry McCoy claimed a superb third place finish at Donington Park.
BE1 Racing are determined to make Triumph race winners on the international stage in 2009 as they prepare for their first season as a factory backed team in the World Supersport Championship.
The ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing team launched its 2009 World Supersport campaign at Milan, where its new factory status was also officially sanctioned by Triumph representatives.
Former MotoGP star Garry McCoy will start his first ever World Superbike event from the second row after qualifying his NCR Ducati 999 sixth in his first ever Superpole session, at Valencia this afternoon.
Garry McCoy has become the latest GP veteran to be forced out of the premier-class, with the news that the 'Slide King' will replace Regis Laconi in the NCR Ducati team in the 2004 World Superbike championship.