TRIUMPH NEWS
Rob McLendon / Team D & D CYCLES Takes Three Top Five Finishes at Jennings GP
Monday, August 11, 2008
Rob McLendon, 2007 AHRMA Sound of Thunder National Champion, aboard his Triumph Daytona 675, travelled to Jennings GP Raceway for the WERA Regional roadraces on August 9th and 10th.
Rob came away with a 2nd place finish in the hotly contested Middleweight Solo 20 Expert class on Saturday, beating out a Ducati 848, with an average lap time of 1:20.324.
On Sunday McLendon finished 4th in the B Superbike Expert class, and finished 1st in the C Superbike Expert class with an average lap time of 1:20:19, but was disqualified for a technical problem with the
transponder.
Also during the weekend, Rob pulled off two 1st place finishes aboard the D & D Cycles SS1000 Ducati in the Lightweight Twins Superbike Expert class, and the Formula 2 Expert class.
"The Triumph Daytona 675 was flawless the entire weekend, and everyone loved the new paint job from Paul Boyden Customs. Thanks to Triumph America and D & D Cycles for another great weekend
of racing", quoted McLendon.
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