Three Texas boys running well

[Jack Giesecke]

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PPIR times from practice. Ryan Andrews is up there again on the Ducati. Ryan and his dad Mark are personal friends. I've been hoping they could get a bike under him that would show his tremendous talent in the AMA. The kid has the right stuff and it's showing on the 749. He needs to learn to prop his sponsors, though. His Dad owns and runs "Eurosports" in Waco, Texas. They sell Triumph, Ducati, and Aprilia. It's a small effort featuring a HUGE talent.

Everyone should know Danny Eslick now after his forth in the Daytona 200.

Ty Howard is a perpetual top ten in AMA and simply dominates CMRA anymore, well, except on rare occasion that John Haner shows up.

[bluedogok]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2005/May/e/n050521g.htm

PPIR times from practice. Ryan Andrews is up there again on the Ducati. Ryan and his dad Mark are personal friends. I've been hoping they could get a bike under him that would show his tremendous talent in the AMA. The kid has the right stuff and it's showing on the 749. He needs to learn to prop his sponsors, though. His Dad owns and runs "Eurosports" in Waco, Texas. They sell Triumph, Ducati, and Aprilia. It's a small effort featuring a HUGE talent.

Everyone should know Danny Eslick now after his forth in the Daytona 200.

Ty Howard is a perpetual top ten in AMA and simply dominates CMRA anymore, well, except on rare occasion that John Haner shows up.

I stopped by The Euro Shop in Waco on the way back from the Pie Run yesterday. They have dropped Aprilia and picked up Victory.

Didn't they also have a guy running a Daytona 600 in Supersport? I saw the bike in the shop there last year and noticed a Triumph running in the Daytona SS races.

[Jack Giesecke]

Euro Shop, sports, something like that. LOL

Yeah, last season Mark had Ryan on a TT600. Sorry Triumph fans, but that was a total waste of talent. :lol: As a race platform, the TT600 must stand for Total Turd. It's over weight, under powered, doesn't handle, and there's no aftermarket. Ryan didn't do so well on it. The 749 is allowing him to show his stuff, finally.

Interesting about dropping Aprilia. Wonder if it has anything to do with the companies financial woes I've read about? I thought they were pretty popular bikes. Saw a Tuono at the flat track in Waller last night. I got to looking at the seat and peg arrangement and I don't know if that thing would be any more comfy than my SV, LOL. I don't have so much the hots for one anymore, though they are still one heck of a fun hot rod I bet! I don't think they'd be quite the bike for any long rides, but I don't know that cause I haven't ridden one on a long ride. It just looked a lot like my SV in the ergos other than the sit up handle bars.

Now, if Mark has taken on Victory (no doubt to try to appeal to the cruiser guys around Waco), wonder if he's going to change it to "Euro-American Shop"? :lol:

[bluedogok]

The Daytona race that i saw was this years event. Aprilia has been gone for awhile, it happened sometime last summer, not sure of why? All I know is there were way too many Vic's there for my taste. They did have a new silver Sprint ST on the floor.

Makes sense to run the Duc as Triumph is pretty much distancing themselves from racing in general as the moved the Daytona to a 650 and have the 680 triple rumoured to be out next year. It seems they are more interested in making great road bikes instead of competing against the Big 4 in race-replica bikes. Makes sense if they are not competitve in racing against them to not waste the money trying to compete in that class of bike/buyer.

[Jack Giesecke]

Yeah, I think HD with the VR1000 project found out what sort of expenditures it takes to take on the Japanese jugernaut head to head on the track. Nye on impossible for a smaller company like Triumph. They make great products, just not cutting edge for competition. IMHO, the TT600 was a mistake. They had attempted to build a cutting edge bike in the most competitive of markets. Even the big four trade blows year to year with that class. Right now, Suzuki is an also ran with a couple year old design! Ben Spies struggles on it. It's just amazing. Best stay out of that gun fight if all you have is a pocket knife.

Sport tourers is the way Triumph seems to be able to compete well, and retro of course. I'd just love to have a new Bonnie, put some appropriate gauges on it, and enjoy a great standard with a hallowed trademark on the cases. ;-) That might be the direction I go in the future, don't know. Can't worry about it until I have a good enough income. But, I don't chase horsepower and the classic Bonnie has always had a spot in my heart where looks are concerned. Maybe that shows my age a little too much, but hey, I can't help my youthful exuberance for the Bonneville. When that bike came out, I wondered if it'd be a hit for Triumph. I mean, I don't know too many guys left my age that feel that way about the old horse. Most of 'em moved on to HD or something. I know those things dripped all over showroom floors back then, but until the Japanese came along, what didn't? :lol: