CASTROL AND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES TEAM UP TO SUPPORT VETMOTORSPORTS PERFORMANCE MATCH FUND
ATLANTA (April 8, 2015) – Castrol and Triumph Motorcycles America are pleased to announce a performance match fund to raise financial support and awareness for VETMotorsports, an Ohio-based 501(c)(3) status nonprofit organization that honors and empowers injured warfighters through active participation in motorsports.
Dubbed Castrol’s VETMotorsports Performance Match Fund, Castrol will award bonuses to VETMotorsports based on the on-track results of Triumph’s AMA Pro Flat Track and MotoAmerica teams during the 2015 race season. Those teams include Bonneville Performance and Latus Motors Racing. As part of the initiative, VETMotorsports also will place post-9/11 injured warfighters onto Triumph teams to serve as official crew members during race weekends.
“Race teams participating in the VETMotorsports program have positively affected the lives of over 45 injured warfighters,” said Peter Cline, Executive Director and Founder of VETMotorsports. “Having Castrol and Triumph as partners is not only exciting, but also assists us in our endeavor to reduce the shocking number of veterans we’re losing to suicide each day. We can’t thank the Triumph teams and their partners enough for embracing these injured warfighters and offering them renewed hope by having them be a part of a team again.”
To help offset transportation costs, VETMotorsports will receive $250 per weekend when an injured warfighter is placed on a Triumph team. VETMotorsports earns additional donations from top three finishes, pole positions, heat wins and more based on the results achieved by Triumph teams as outlined below:
Castrol’s VETMotorsports Performance Match Fund
Win: $1,250
2nd Place: $625
3rd Place: $400
Pole Position (MotoAmerica only): $375
Dash for Cash Qualifier (Flat Track only): $175
Fast Qualifier (Flat Track only): $125
Heat Race Win (Flat Track only): $125
Dash For Cash Win (Flat Track only): $125
Veterans interested in participating in the VETMotorsports program must have sustained injuries while participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation New Dawn and provide a DD214 and rating letter from the Veterans Administration. Qualifying veterans may contact VETMotorsports at http://www.vetmotorsports.org>.
About Castrol
Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, has a proud heritage of innovation and fuelling the dreams of pioneers. Their passion for performance, combined with a philosophy of working in partnership with manufacturers, has enabled Castrol to develop oils that have been at the heart of numerous technological feats on land, air, sea and space for over 100 years. Today, the company’s vast portfolio of high performance lubricants, including Castrol EDGE, Castrol GTX MAGNATEC, Castrol GTX and Castrol Power RS , are available in almost 140 countries worldwide. For more information on Castrol’s premium lubricants, please visit www.Castrol.com<http://www.Castrol.com>.
About Triumph
Triumph Motorcycles is the British motorcycle marque that produces a wide range of sport, cruiser, adventure and touring motorcycles. From the storied Bonneville to the class-leading Speed Triple and Daytona 675R, Triumph offers a blend of design, character and performance that result in truly distinctive motorcycles. First established in 1902 and now located in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, Triumph has always set the pace for category-winning machines. The company is solely owned by Bloor Holdings Ltd., and Triumph Motorcycles America, its North American operations, are based in Atlanta. To see the full range of Triumph motorcycles, visit www.TriumphMotorcycles.com<http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/>.