Ayrton Gerthe attends RHS Prom

Ayrton Gerthe escorted friend and classmate Kaitlyn Sieber to the 2009 Rockdale High School Prom, held April 25, 2009 at the Patterson Civic Center in Rockdale, TX. After a "LimBusine" ride to dine at The Oasis just outside Austin, Texas on Lake Travis, the group returned to join classmates at their prom.

IHRA Divisional - Tulsa Raceway Park

New Breed Racing’s Alesi Gerthe attended the first set of races for the IHRA Pro-Am Tour at Tulsa Raceway Park this past weekend, April 17-19, 2009. “The weather forecast did not look very promising for the event, and sure enough we ended up running both days of racing on Sunday after storms moved into the area and cancelled Saturday’s racing,” said Lisa Gerthe. “In Day One action, Alesi went out in round two and in Day Two action she bowed out in round three with nine cars remaining. Despite the drastic weather changes over the weekend, the car was amazingly consistent, and we think we have found a reason for some of the inconsistencies Alesi has experienced in the past. As you can see from the attached photo by Robert Grice, Alesi’s dragster is carrying both front wheels off the line, so we think it is affecting her consistency. Thanks to Robert’s excellent photo skills, we will be able to address this issue.”

Makeovers and Medals in March for NBR...

Since our last race in Baton Rouge, New Breed Racing has been busy with updating our golf cart and Alesi’s dragster, and Ayrton medaled at the UIL Academic meet. “We have had many conversations and thoughts about updating our pit vehicle and with a few weeks before our next race, we decided to tackle it,” said Duane. “And Alesi’s dragster has needed some body and paint repair, so we got that accomplished as well.”

Ayrton helped Rockdale High School achieve something that has eluded the school for over two decades, a first place finish in district UIL competition. He competed on the science team at the District 24-3A UIL Academic meet held recently at Blinn College and received two medals. The science team finished 4th, with Ayrton placing sixth overall and he was the top scorer in physics, which enables him to compete at the regional meet later this month. The next scheduled race for the team is the IHRA Divisional at Tulsa Raceway Park, April 17-19, 2009.