Following on from the recent back and forth with Chris Carr, SB reader Justin Calkins pointed out in a comment that Rob Pearson, long-time national number 27, tested an Indian Scout Sixty-powered framer at a AMA Pro GNC race (before it was rebranded as AFT), in Austin, TX, in 2016. This had passed us by because Pearson qualified and raced on an XR750, coming second in the main, but took out the private Indian, built by Indian of Lafayette, for a practice session. We found a s

Less than 40 hours since the Buffalo Chip podium the AFT riders were back in action at the Black Hills Half-Mile, another race that is part of Sturgis Bike Week. After the one-line TT of the Buffalo Chip, which I'm indifferent to, the Black Hills track is fast, allows various lines and offered up some great racing. Unfortunately, being an AFT addict in Europe is a ballache. I watched till about 12.15am, then set the alarm for 1.15, watched another 40 mins, set the alarm for 3

Rob Pearson ended up wrecking his privateer Indian FTR750 at the Black Hills Half-Mile last night. It happened after Jared Mees lost the front end mid-corner halfway through the 25-lap main. Jared and his FTR750 skidded up the track. David Fisher did an incredible job of swerving to avoid Mees who was half-sat, half-laid almost motionless on the track, and ploughed into the airfence. Rob Pearson, first seemed to clip Mees' bike, then hit Fisher's bike, that was on its side by