Racing Achievements
Tom Mellor set four new world speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in September 2008 with a 1969 Triumph Trident T150.
Doug Hele continued to develop the engine, and in 1971 he joined with frame expert Rob North to produce the successful works Formula 750 racing machines. The most famous single bike was "Slippery Sam," a production class Trident prepared by Les Williams and his team. "Slippery Sam" won consecutive production TT races at the Isle of Man five years running from 1971 through 1975. Bert Hopwood later recommended making a production version of the racing triple, producing 84 bhp (63 kW) at 8,250 rpm - but this suggestion was not taken up. Further racing development in the USA was carried out at Duarte, California, under Racing Manager Dan Macias.
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