A one-stop shop for Triumph to develop their race programme, OEM bikes and a rider training facility – inside the new Triumph Factory Racing Facility in the USA.

Triumph Factory Racing’s new 160-acre facility that in the USA is pretty, damn impressive. You expect it to be of course, built as a base for the Triumph MX team in The States, the “significant investment” (read millions) to provide supercross and motocross tracks, six miles of wood sections, race shop, dyno, swimming pool and a basketball court for the race team technicians, managers and riders to training develop not just race bikes but contribute to the OEM models.

As Triumph’s off-road project expands, the recent launch of the TF 450-RC model gave Triumph chance to show the east coast facility near Atlanta to the world media where hints have been dropped about the expansion into enduro/off-road during 2025 were dropped.

It has an open door for all Triumph Racing riders including Jonny Walker who recently visited while over racing the AMA EnduroCross opening rounds.

“Everything we do is considered – the compound in itself is a considered choice,” says Ian Kimber, head of Triumph Racing. “Much like everything else that we do, it is a development tool to have within our arsenal. No matter if that is from a racing or OEM development perspective. Yes, this is the home of Triumph Racing in North America – that does not mean that it is exclusive to the SMX World Championship team. We have had a Canadian team there this week, as well as Enduro star Jonny Walker and Mikkel Haarup. There is potential for our Supersport riders to train there in the winter too.”

“This is not a vanity exercise”

The compound was in fact part of the off-road project from the very start, Kimber explains: “We needed a base where our athletes could train and our team could be located as one entity. It also allows us to develop our bikes in an environment that is locked down and secure, which was critical when we were developing our race bikes ahead of the OEM bike reveal. Having our own compound has enabled us to develop in a swift manner.

“It reinforces our commitment to the project. All of the top teams have their own facilities – or facilities that are on a long-term lease – and we knew that we had to do that in order to be competitive. This is not a vanity exercise, where we want to look serious to outsiders, it is about having the correct tools to do the job at hand – that is and always will be our priority.”

This is crucial in the winter period; Triumph’s four-man SMX World Championship team is hard at work in preparation for the 2025 season and can rely on the amenities in Georgia.

Loving the red dirt 

“The compound includes two supercross tracks, a turn track and whoops track, two motocross tracks and around six miles of wood sections. There is a race shop there at the moment, but that is expandable to house off-road [enduro] teams in the future, and there is a separate dyno building as well; the rolling road, engine dyno and suspension dyno are based in there. I must not overlook the beautiful red Georgia dirt – the riders seem to be most excited about that! There is a swimming pool and basketball court too, for good measure.” Kimber adds.

Triumph riders from across disciplines around the world will benefit from the facility and it’s good to hear the hint a US off-road team is in the pipeline.

Photo Credit: Triumph + Jack Jaxson