Pine Valley Raceway

June 23, 2008 - Rockdale, TX – New Breed Racing’s Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe attended the fourth stop of the IHRA Pro-Am at Pine Valley Raceway near Lufkin, TX on June 20-22, 2008. The team competed in Quick Rod and was very pleased with the outcome of their efforts for the weekend. “Both cars went rounds each day and we had our strongest weekend as a team this year,” said Lisa Gerthe. “Alesi went out in round two on Saturday and on Sunday went down to the final ten cars. Ayrton went down to ten cars on Saturday and went out in round two on Sunday. Their dedication and commitment in reaching their goal of going rounds for the weekend should definitely move them up in the points. We are very proud of their performance.”

A busy month of May...

June 4, 2008 - The month of May was a busy one with end of school year activities. Many banquets were attended including the National Honor Society banquet which included the induction of Alesi and Ayrton. Alesi also attended the Rockdale High School Awards Ceremony and received numerous awards including a Bartlett Electric Scholarship, the English IV and Economics Award, and a plaque for all A's for the 2007-08 school year. The month ended with Alesi graduating with honors from Rockdale High School.