Pearson too hot to handle as he sets record in fairytale win

The Hotties Thermal Packs rider took the Hotties BMW S100RR Superstock machine to a three second victory at the Gustav Havel 300 road races in Horice, setting a new Circuit Record Lap on lap 5 with a time of 2 minutes 17.445 seconds.

Pearson’s victory was all the more stunning after he was taken to hospital on Sunday morning, following a crash while taking part in the first warm up for the Supersport 600 race.

A trip to hospital was not, however, enough to stop the Lisburn rider from taking part in the Superbike race later in the day, and even in considerable pain, he maintained his 100% record for having won at the meeting on each visit over the past four years.

Michael said: “It’s been an eventful weekend to say the least, but it has all worked out really well and to get the Superbike race win along with the circuit lap record just tops everything. I was happy enough with my practice sessions on Saturday when I was twice pipped for pole position in the 600cc and 1000cc sessions.

“Race day came and it was a scorching morning and about 9am we went out for the 600cc warm-up run. It was on my second circuit that my world came to an abrupt halt, when the Hotties 600 Suzuki just gave way at the front on the approach to the hairpin bend. I had done nothing different from the previous lap, and I was not even at race speed, so it had to be caused by some debris on the track or something. It was quite a big get off and hitting a grass bank about 90mph, is not really what I had planned. I was taken to hospital in Hradec Kralove when I was assessed, x-rayed and scanned, but thankfully I was okay and given permission to start the Superbike race. I was in quite a bit of pain with my shoulder and knee, but I wanted to take part and decided to go for it.

“In the race, once I got going, I had made my mind up that I wanted this race win, and win it I did with just over three seconds to spare from Kamil Holan. After the race, Willis Marshall informed me that I had set a new absolute track record for the circuit, not once, but three times...I was very shocked but at the same time very pleased. Everyone worked really hard for this weekend to take place and I just want to say that big thank you to everyone who made last weekend a very special one for me.”

Meanwhile, Michael and Hotties Road Racing have decided to withdraw their entries from the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races.

Following last weekend’s crash the Hotties Racing Suzuki sustained substantial damage, whilst Michael sustained a shoulder and knee injury which is causing him difficulty in moving.

Conscious of his own fitness and for the safety of others, Michael and the team have decided that in everyone’s interest, they have no other option other than withdraw from TT 2013.

Michael along with Hotties are extremely disappointed that they have had to make this decision.