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American racer John Pearson gets podium finish “Down Under”

American road racer John Pearson finished 3rd overall in the Formula 1 class during round 1 of the RB Racing series held at Wakefield Park Raceway located in Goulburn, New South Wales, about 2 hours outside Sydney, Australia, on February 29.

John commented, “Wakefield Park reminded me a lot of Streets of Willow, the front straight, right hand kink and the first turn are almost exactly the same.

“I’m really pleased with my result, considering it was my first time here, and quite a few fast locals were out. The track is pretty tight, really bumpy and is probably best suited for 600’s.

“I actually had a little get-off in one of my heat races while I was running in second position; it was a slow speed, low side from trail-braking in across some bumps in turn four a little too much. It was no big deal and I was able to remount and finish. I was getting great starts all day long, I led a few laps, and my 815cc Lee’s Cycles’-built GSX-R750 had no problem with all the 1000cc bikes out there.”

The second round of the RB Racing series will be a 5-hour team endurance race held on April 10th. John will be teamed with 3 other riders from the Doin’ Bikes race team and will be competing in the Formula 1 class again.

John Pearson is sponsored by Maxima Oils, Lee’s Cycle Racing, Dunlop, Wintex/Moto-Heaven, GPR Stabilizers, Fox Shox, and Intuitive Race Products.



Editor’s note: Pearson, former Chief Sonar Technician, Undersea Warfare Commander, U.S.S. Nimitz Battle Group, is currently stationed in Australia as part of an exchange program between the U.S. Navy and the Australian Navy.