1960s
In the middle of the swinging 60s Buddy Elmore came from 46th on the grid to win one of the world’s most demandings print races,t he 1966D aytona2 00 in Floridao n a works special 500cc Tiger 100 developedb y Triumph’sC hief Engineear nd DesignerD, ougH ele. The following year the event was won by Gary Nixon, again on a Triumphw, ho alsow on the AMA NationalC hampionshipth e same (and the following) year on board a Triumph. The 'Daytona' story had begun.