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.”
