After two years of International racing, I am back home racing for 2017 in the ASBK production 300 class and R3 cup on a Yamaha 300.
I applied to the Asia Dream Cup at the end of 2014 as I felt I had done enough training and had the experience to test my skills overseas. A short time later I received the confirmation that I was able to attend the Malaysian pre season test, and that was the same couple days where I got the all clear to race the full season.
These past seasons have been well spent in the Asia Dream Cup. It made my riding better in every way and I will be forever thankful for all the promoters, managers and coaches for doing what they did for myself and the other riders competing.
In the first year of ADC, I instantly did my research and knew who I had to try and be with. Dad was my mechanic for the season so it couldn’t get any better, but when it came to mapping and data he was on the back foot so I knew I had to team up with a faster rider that would help us out. His name was Hiroki and he was always right on the pointy end. To make things even better Hiroki’s Mechanic just happened to be an ex-GP spanner man and he also assisted which was a major factor in how I got up to speed. I went from battling for last position, to battling for the lead because I was able to build myself up over a few rounds with Hiroki’s help, and learn endless things about racing and how to manage the race lap by lap. I started to gain confidence as the year wore on, and as my qualifying positions started getting closer to the front my race results also improved. In the final round of 2015 ADC, I was able to grab my first international win and that’s what motivated me to do so well last year. I raced the entire 2016 season quite cautiously, as I wanted to be as consistent as possible, and that paid off in the final standings.
Last year was an awesome year for me, from the first round to the final round, I was always on pace and doing what I had to do. I grabbed a couple pole positions, regular front row starts, a couple of podiums and a race win. Some weekends were terrible and some were great but every race was unpredictable. At the first round in Malaysia, I qualified on the front row and entered the last section third in both races but was narrowly beaten across the line to fourth on both occasions. Round 2 in Thailand was up and down. I got taken out from behind in the first race while in a podium position, but still managed to bounce back in Race 2 and finish third. At Round 3 at Japan’s 2-hour endurance race I qualified second but then high sided out of the lead with over a 3-minute lead in the race! Round 4 of the series went to Indonesia, and although I snagged another front row start, the bike was overheating so I had to settle for 8th and 9th in the races. Round 5 in India saw a pole position and lap record. I crashed out of Race 1 while chasing the leader but hard fought in the second Race 2 to bring home the win. The final round at Thailand was disappointing. I managed to secure another pole position and lap record but then got involved in a pile up which left me unconscious and in poor shape for Race 2 where I could only manage an 8th.
I wish I could’ve had the chance to change some of the races as I wanted so much more from myself, but finishing the championship in 4th was a huge accomplishment. My goal was to be inside top three but it has only motivated me to come back and strive for more.
This coming season in ASBK will still be quite expensive as the rounds are so spread out all over the country, and that means a lot of time off work for my dad, but we will always do our best to get around it. I am continuously chasing support for my racing so if anyone is interested in coming aboard, please get in touch with me at brocpearson17@hotmail.com as it would be greatly appreciated.
2017 is going to be a great year, I have no doubt of my capabilities and I know what I can achieve. There’s two championships up for grabs and I’m going to do everything I can to bring both championships home at the end of the season.
