Race ace Michael all set for 2012

Pearson, who first rode for D&GW Racing in 2011, will keep his trusty BMW 1000cc Superstock machine which will be brought up to 2012 specification over the winter.

Also in the frame is a Yamaha R6 600 Supersport machine which like the BMW will be 2012 race spec, with Pearson and D&GW heading out to Spain in early March from some pre-season testing with both bikes.

For Pearson, 2012 will see him take a slightly different approach to his racing, with Pearson almost certainly not taking in any Irish Short circuit racing due to the one tyre ruling in the Ulster Short Circuit Championships.

In 2012, Pearson along with D&GW Racing, will take in selected Power Bike Races in England, which will be slotted in around the 2012 Irish Road Race Championships, where Pearson is expected to do a full series in both 600 and Superbike classes.

A return to the Czech Republic is also on the agenda, with the possibility of a second race meeting in the Czech Republic pencilled in, should a clash of dates be avoided with the Irish Road Race calendar.

The Southern 100 road races in the Isle of Man are also part of the Team’s agenda, along with the Ulster Grand Prix.

“Its good to be finally sorted with machinery for 2012, and to that end, I am eternally grateful to D&GW Racing for having the faith in me to continue racing for them,” said Michael.

“We will definitely be looking at taking in a couple of the Power Bike Races in the mainland. I did a couple of them a few years ago at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park, so I would like to have another crack at it this year.

“Carryduff Forklifts will still be involved with me in 2012, with Davy Greer helping out with the Supersport 600 machine for the season, so without him, Willis Marshall, Trevor Harbinson, Richard McPherson, and all in the 36 Supporters Club, I just would not be racing.”