From a press release:

American Pearson scores first win “Down Under”

American road racer John Pearson won in the Formula One class and placed second in the Open Superbike class at round 4 of the RB Racing series held at Wakefield Park Raceway in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia on August 29th.

Race day weather was unpredictable; starting out cool and overcast, then changing to light rain that came down harder as the day went on.

John was riding his Lee’s Cycle Racing-built Suzuki GSX-R750 with an 813cc-engine kit on Dunlop tires. Allowed only in regional and club races, John’s Suzuki was ruled ineligible for competition in the Australian National Superbike series earlier this year by the series’ governing agent, Motorcycling Australia. Currently, the Australian Superbike class is based on production-model, 1000cc machines with 17″ wheels and other limited modifications. Fortunately, John has been able to compete on a national level in the Pro-Twins class on a Honda RC-51 sponsored by Doin’ Bikes of Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia.

“The weekend went really good, my bike was fast and handling the bumpy circuit well, but the most important thing was making the right tire choices during the changing conditions. In my last race the rain was really coming down, it was like synchronized swimming out there instead of road racing!” John said.

John is still racing with the plated collarbone he severely broke in a practice crash last September at Eastern Creek Raceway. “There hasn’t really been time to go in for the surgery and then heal up between races, so I plan on getting the plate and screws removed during the Christmas break.”

The 5th and final round of the RB Racing series will be a 6-hour team relay event held at Eastern Creek Raceway on October 3rd.

John’s next race will be riding the Doin’ Bikes Honda RC-51 at Phillip Island in the Pro-Twins category for the final round of the Australian Superbike Series, September 10-12.

A Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, John is currently living and working in Sydney, Australia as a part of a military exchange program.