Paerson before Killalane

Ballygowan rider Michael Pearson will be looking for more of the same this weekend when the curtain comes down on the 2010 Irish Road Race season at the Killalane Road Races near

Skerries in County Dublin.

A Grand Final win on the Carryduff Forklifts R1 Yamaha in 2009 put the icing on the Irish Road Race season for Pearson, with the now Kawasaki mounted rider hoping to repeat that

performance come Sunday.

Pearson will ride the Morrell Kawasaki Superstock machine in the Open and Grand Final at

Killalane, while his trusty Carryduff Forklifts ZX6 Kawasaki Supersport machine will get two

airings on Saturday and Sunday. Pearson who has not ridden since the Ulster Grand Prix

believes that the rest may have done him good, but even he knows that the opposition this time around will be alot stiffer than it was a year ago.

Michael Pearson: "It would be quite a story if I could win back to back Grand Finals at

Killalane, but I expect that a top three finish in the Supersport and Superbike class's would

really be quite an achievement for me. Last year at Killalane I took three third places and a

win, so it will take some doing to better that this time around. I have not been on the bikes

since the Ulster Grand Prix, and although the 600 was down on power, I think that it will be

good enough for the tight Killalane circuit. The Morrell Kawasaki has went well all year, only

for a wee niggley problem at the Ulster, but hopefully she will stand me in good stead come

Sunday. It would be nice to get a win in any of the class's but the likes of Ryan, William, and

Michael will be on the button this weekend, so they will be the men to beat. I will be taking

in the Gold Cup at Scarborough the week after Killalane which for me will be my last race of the

season. Its highly unlikely that I will do the Sunflower Trophy Races as the money is just not

there to do it, so it will be a case of getting the next two weekends out of the way, and start

planning for 2011 in ernest. I have no idea as to what we will be doing or riding in 2011 as of

yet, but one way or the other, I will be back on the roads next year".

2010 Irish Road Race Standings:

Supersport 600 Class

Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 110pts

William Dunlop Yamaha 106pts                                                                                         Michael Dunlop Yamaha 99pts

Michael Pearson Kawasaki 42pts (8th)

Senior Class

Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 125pts *Champion*

Michael Dunlop Honda 93pts

John Burrows Suzuki 75pts

Michael Pearson Kawasaki 35pts

Duke Road Race Rankings:

8th Michael Pearson 613pts