David McFadden and Brett Roberts will make another trip to Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 14 March for the second round of the 2020 SA Superbike championship. The RPM Center team came away from the Pretoria circuit very satisfied with their performance at the opening round of the championship at the beginning of February and will be looking for more this time around.

Team principal McFadden had the perfect start to his season on the new Stunt SA supported Yamaha R1, winning both heats in the 1000cc class. While not all of the new parts for the bike have arrived, McFadden is looking forward to another good performance at Zwartkops.

Speaking before the race weekend, he said, “I’m really looking forward to getting back on board the RPM Center Stunt SA Yamaha R1 after the success of round 1. I have put a lot of effort in off-track to make sure I am in the best physical and mental condition. I’ve come straight off a week of racing bicycles at the Tour of Good Hope 5 day stage race, where I finished 4th overall and 2nd in the last stage, then it was straight into Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour, where I finished in a PB time of 2:35. Now I look forward to some fast laps on the R1.”

Former motocrosser Brett Roberts had mixed fortunes in his first outing on the national circuit racing stage with brake problems spoiling his first race on the Lights by Linea Yamaha R6. He bounced back in the second heat though, spending almost the entire race in a great fight for the final podium spot.

The rookie said, “I’m really excited for round 2 of the SA SBK national championship. At the first round, I almost managed to hold onto a podium finish on a track that I didn’t know. This time I’m planning on getting better results and, hopefully, not have any mechanical problems. I’ve put in the work and done the testing so I’m excited to see where I stand in the field.”

In addition to the sponsorship from Stunt SA and Lights by Linea, the team acknowledges the support received from RST, Nix Graphics, Arata by Racetec, Forma Boots, TBR Engineering and Schuberth Helmets.

Published by: Paul Bedford

Picture Caption: David McFadden claimed two wins at the opening round