Announcing www.AlesiGerthe.com & www.AyrtonGerthe.com ….

We are excited to announce that Alesi and Ayrton each have their own domain name which will forward to our team site www.NewBreedRacing.com. We hope this added feature will attract lots of visitors, so we invite you to visit our site now to learn more about our team!

Please forward this to anyone who might be interested, to help us spread the word.

Alesi Gerthe named to Temple College Fall 2008 President's Honor List

Temple College recently announced the President’s Honor List in recognition of high academic achievement for the 2008 fall session, and New Breed Racing's Alesi Gerthe from Rockdale, Texas is among those listed.

“Education ranks at the top of Alesi's priority list, with drag racing coming in close behind," said Lisa Gerthe. "Alesi continues to manage a full load at college along with being very involved in helping the team with marketing, not to mention our race schedule. She continues to tailor her classes to best meet her needs with online and hybrid courses along with the traditional class setting. Racing and her dream of joining the professional ranks continue to appear in her short and long range plan, and she is doing an awesome job at keeping everything in focus and in the right perspective despite distractions and set backs that life sometimes throws your way."

To be named to the President’s Honor List a student must be taking at least nine semester hours of work and must have a grade point average of at least 4.0.

Alesi Gerthe competes at IHRA Mardi Gras Nationals

March 18, 2009 – Rockdale, TX – New Breed Racing’s Alesi Gerthe competed at the inaugural IHRA Mardi Gras Nationals at State Capitol Dragway in Baton Rouge, LA, March 6-8, 2009.

“It was great to get back in my race car, and I am very excited about this season. The car was running great and I was hitting the tree,” stated Alesi. “First round my competitor and I both went red by exactly the same amount (-.013), but I guess that last number not seen on the time slip must have been ‘just that much’ worse. What are the odds; in my entire racing career I have never seen that happen. Thanks to Philip Pennington for testing Ayrton’s car for us, apparently we made the right changes over the winter! Despite our early exit from competition, we had a great time catching up with friends, the crawfish meal the track provided was authentic & fun, and we were able to cheer on our friends, including Terry McMillen.”

Alesi Gerthe applies for Lyn St. James Women in the Winners Circle Foundation Project Podium Grant

New Breed Racing’s Alesi Gerthe recently submitted her application for consideration as a recipient of the Lyn St. James Women in the Winners Circle Foundation Project Podium Grant.

The nineteen year old college student applied for the Project Podium Grant, which goals are to ‘provide financial assistance in the form of matching grants to young women drivers to help further their early professional careers, introduce or further provide experience for young drivers related to the very important business aspect of the racing industry, increase the number of women winning races and championships in key categories of motorsports, and create a diverse talent pool of women drivers in the upper echelon of motorsports’.

"Lyn St. James and the Women in the Winners Circle Foundation are providing wonderful opportunities for young females with their programs, and I hope I am selected for the grant program. Thank you to those who sent a letter of recommendation for me. I also plan to submit my application to their Complete Driver Academy later this year,” said Alesi.

For more information on Lyn St James and the Project Podium Program please visit www.lynstjames.com .

About Project Podium: Founded in 2007, Project Podium is a program within the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1994 by Lyn St. James. Each year, up to $50,000 in funds are available to young women drivers who compete in all forms of motorsports including karting, quarter midgets, drag racing, sports car and oval track racing. The overarching goal of Project Podium is to provide financial assistance in the form of matching grants to women drivers to help further their professional careers. Secondarily, the Project Podium process introduces or further provides experience for drivers in the very important business aspect of the racing industry by the matching fund requirement. The grants awarded to up-and-coming young women drivers are not possible without the help of individuals, companies, tracks, teams, and series who make financial contributions to the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation. Current partners include: Championship Atlantic Series, Grand American Road Racing, Indy Racing League/Firestone Indy Lights Series, iRacing.com, Mazda, Newman’s Own, Mike Helton, NHRA Championship Drag Racing, Rolex, The NASCAR Foundation, Toyota, and Volkswagen.

Ayrton Gerthe inducted into Temple College Honor Society

New Breed Racing’s Ayrton Gerthe was inducted into the Lambda Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Temple College on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Ayrton is enrolled in dual-credit classes while completing his senior year at Rockdale High School.

Established in 1918 by two-year college presidents, Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges around the world. The Society serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming. Membership eligibility is based on an overall 3.5 grade point average after completion of 12 academic credit hours in two consecutive semesters; therefore, membership is a special honor afforded to a small group of outstanding students. Students must be invited to membership in Phi Theta Kappa and must maintain high academic standing during their enrollment in the two-year college.