San Antonio Raceway - September 17, 2005

September 19, 2005 - Rockdale, TX - New Breed Racing, the sister and brother team Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe, attended the bracket race held at San Antonio Raceway on Saturday, September 17, 2005. Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owners, Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the Amalie Oil InstiGator Team, through the IHRA Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program, sponsor the IHRA Division 4 Junior Dragster Team from San Antonio Raceway, along with Amalie Oil, TORCO Racing Fuels, Flatout Gaskets and NGK Spark Plugs. Alesi and Ayrton had a great night and came close to racing each other in the finals. Ayrton treed his competitor in the semi-finals, but lost on a break out pass. Alesi went to the final round and came up short against her competitor, Michael Zampese. We were very proud of our drivers’ performance on Saturday with a final and semi-final round appearance, and the cars were there for them. Our next race will be October 1, 2005 at San Antonio Raceway. Alesi and Ayrton would like to thank Hoosier Thunder Motorsports Team owners Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the InstiGator Team, Amalie Oil, TORCO Racing Fuels, Flatout Gaskets, and NGK Spark Plugs for being the best sponsors in the racing industry. Also, thanks to IHRA, Sherrie Barbour, and Drag Review for promoting jr. dragster racing.

San Antonio Raceway Double Points - September 10, 2005

September 15, 2005 - New Breed Racing, Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe from Rockdale, TX, attended the double points bracket race held at San Antonio Raceway, September 10, 2005. After two rain delays, the team had a strong finish with Ayrton making it to the quarter final round and Alesi advancing to the semi-finals. With just a couple of races left until the Division 4 Bracket Finals, the team is focusing on ending the 2005 season with a strong finish at its final events. Alesi and Ayrton will travel to San Antonio Raceway this Saturday and compete in the bracket race. Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owners, Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the Amalie Oil InstiGator Team through the IHRA Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program, sponsor the IHRA Division 4 Junior Dragster Team, from San Antonio Raceway, along with Amalie Oil, TORCO Racing Fuels, Flatout Gaskets and NGK Spark Plugs.

Lone Star Raceway Park IHRA Division 4 Renegade Shootout and Pro-Am - September 2-4, 2005

September 5, 2005 - Lone Star Raceway Park, Sealy, Texas - The weekend was packed full of racing, with hot and humid Texas days and steamy nights. New Breed Racing, the jr. dragster team from San Antonio Raceway, had a great time and the Saturday "double points" Renegade Shootout proved successful for team member Alesi Gerthe, a fifteen year old sophomore at Rockdale High School. Alesi won the Renegade Shootout Jr. Masters which moved her to the Jr. Jam Shootout with Dylan Lee who won Jr. Advanced and Tristen "Chigger" Johnson who won Jr. Beginner. Dylan got the BYE in the Jr. Jam Shootout, Alesi beat "Chigger" and went on to race Dylan in the finals. Dylan won and Alesi was runner-up. It's really interesting and evident what a special bond these jr. racer's have with each other, because they are friends all weekend long, but when they roll through the water box, it's all business. We came up short of our divisional goal this season, but thanks to many friends old and new, it was a year of learning, growing and alot of fun! Our crew chief/dad Duane does an awesome job tuning and preparing the cars for each race and we wouldn't be a success without his expertise and "finger pointing"!! Thanks for everything Dad, you are the best and we love you!!! John Harden is the best chassis builder, Craig Blossom is an awesome engine builder and this combination keeps us going rounds and we appreciate them for providing us with all the best parts! This year has been very special with the new relationship we have with Terry and Rhonda McMillen and their entire crew including Jim Walczak. Each race weekend wouldn't be the same without the support of so many people, including our "racing family": the Lee's, Matheny's, Wayne Baker, Twig, the Buford's, Johnson's, Zampese's, Talley's, Crim's, Kilpatrick's, George and Karen. We would like to thank the BEST sponsors in the racing industry: Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owners Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the InstiGator Funny Car Team as part of the IHRA Adopt A Jr. Dragster Program, along with Amalie Oil, TORCO Race Fuel, NGK Spark Plugs and Flatout Gaskets. Also, we'd like to thank IHRA, Sherrie Barbour, Drag Review and Jeanne Gendreau for giving our kids the opportunity to live their dreams and for the "Green Light Gang".

Lone Star Raceway - August 27, 2005

New Breed Racing attended a bracket and jr. dragster war race held at Lone Star Raceway Park in Sealy, Texas on August 27, 2005. We had made some changes to the cars and needed to make some test runs to prepare for the upcoming divisional. We had only completed the first round of the jr. dragster wars, but had almost finished the bracket race when a front blew in just before midnight. Alesi had made it to the finals in the bracket race, but the race was called when the front brought high winds and rain. This same front from the North was the one that collided with Hurricane Katrina and directed her North into the mainland of the Gulf of Mexico. New Breed Racing thanks their sponsors Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owners Terry and Rhonda McMillen and the InstiGator Team along with Amalie Oil, TORCO Race Fuels, NGK Spark Plugs and Flatout Gaskets.