TRIUMPH INFOR ROCKET STREAMLINER TO BE FEATURED ON VELOCITY NETWORK’S ‘GUY MARTIN: FASTEST MAN ON TWO WHEELS’

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Episode Premiers Thursday, December 8 at 10:00pm EST on Velocity

ATLANTA (December 7, 2016) – Triumph Motorcycles endeavour to reclaim the motorcycle land speed record in 2016 was thoroughly documented for Guy Martin’s hit TV show ‘Guy Martin: Fastest Man On Two Wheels’. The 45-minute special episode will air on the Velocity network Thursday, December 8 at 10:00pm EST (7:00pm PST), giving viewers a chance to see the inside story behind Guy’s fastest challenge yet.

With Guy Martin piloting the purpose-built 1,000+ HP Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner, the aim is to exceed the current record that stands at 376.363 mph. While testing continued throughout the year with the hopes of a record attempt, course conditions stood in the way of going for a record run. A speed of 274.2 mph was recorded at the iconic Bonneville Salt Flats though, making the streamliner the world’s fastest ever Triumph.

The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction and two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. Developed between Triumph, Hot Rod Conspiracy and Carpenter Racing, the motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.

Triumph has a history of breaking the land speed record, holding the title of ‘World's Fastest Motorcycle’ from 1955 to 1970. The record-breaking Triumph Streamliners included: Devil's Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph. Today's record, held by Rocky Robinson since 2010 riding the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, sits at 376.363 mph.

The iconic Bonneville name was conceived following Johnny Allen’s land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1956, when he reached the record-breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959.