Bryan Smith (No. 42) and Rob “Bugs” Pearson (No. 27) battle wheel to wheel at this year’s Peoria TT National. The track produced some great racing this year. Pearson was on the move and eventually made the pass stick on Smith. Bugs finished fifth in the national, while Bryan took eighth. Incidentally, Bugs has one of the coolest ice racing photos I‘ve ever seen on his website.

Audio: Pearson talks about his 2011 Peoria TT

Bryan Smith (No. 42) and Rob “Bugs” Pearson (No. 27) battle wheel to wheel at this year’s Peoria TT National. The track produced some great racing this year. Pearson was on the move and eventually made the pass stick on Smith. Bugs finished fifth in the national, while Bryan took eighth. (Larry Lawrence photo)