The Best Sponsors in the Racing Industry

June 2, 2005 - Rockdale, TX- New Breed Racing, the sister and brother duo, Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe, IHRA Division 4 Junior Dragster team from San Antonio Raceway, are sponsored by Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owners, Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the Amalie Oil InstiGator Team through the IHRA Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program. Sponsors for the InstiGator include: Amalie Oil, TORCO Racing Fuels, Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, MSD, Performance Graphics, Powershield Coatings and Crane Cams. Alesi and Ayrton would like to offer their sincere appreciation to Mr. And Mrs. McMillen for “giving back” to the sport of drag racing, along with the IHRA and all of the team and sponsors of the InstiGator. We can’t imagine how busy Mr. And Mrs. McMillen are with operating a professional team, as well as their personal life, and to take the time to develop this program really shows their personal commitment to “paying it forward” and the sport of racing, but also their character. We feel extremely fortunate to be part of the Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program and are grateful for the opportunity. We are looking forward to taking our racing experience to the next level and never dreamed that an opportunity like this would surface. When we look back on our racing career, especially the past few months, it is sort of our version of a “Cinderella” story. Being in the right place at the right time and establishing relationships definitely made all of this possible! With Mr. And Mrs. McMillen working with Sherrie Barbour at IHRA, we can’t wait to see what happens in the jr. dragster program and in the sport that means so much to our families. We welcome the new challenges and experiences that will arise and are eager to learn all aspects of drag racing from a professional driver, Terry McMillen, who recently appeared at a Pennsylvania Elementary School as their featured speaker at the school’s anti-drug assembly. This experience has already afforded us the knowledge to develop http://www.newbreedracing.com/ and “blogging”, thanks to the expertise of Jim Walczak, and we know we will sharpen our communication skills and learn sponsorship proposal development, as well as establish relationships with sponsors who support drag racing. This opportunity is not only wonderful for our family, it is a great thing for all jr. dragster racers! Since we started racing in 2001, we have seen many jr. racer’s continue on to a big car and many have come along to fill their space in the staging lanes, the sport is really growing. The IHRA Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program is going to aid in this growth and continue to add and retain future drivers in the sport of drag racing. We will do our best to communicate with our sponsors and always display a positive example for a true family sport. Our current plans are for Alesi and Ayrton to step up to full size dragsters and continue to be part of drag racing for many years to come. Alesi and Ayrton are competing in the bracket points series at their home track San Antonio Raceway and Lone Star Raceway, the Division 4 Renegade Shootout Series and Pro-Am Tour, and the I-10 Series. We now have the best sponsors in the racing industry and our job is to learn as much as we can and bring exposure to all of our sponsors: Hoosier Thunder Motorsports Team owners Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the InstiGator Team, Amalie Oil, TORCO Racing Fuels, Flatout Gaskets and NGK Spark Plugs.