ROCKDALE, Texas — New Breed Racing’s Ayrton Gerthe has been selected to be a member of the Rockdale High School PALS (Peer Assistance Leadership) program for the 2008-2009 school year.
Ayrton was recommended by a RHS employee or current PAL member as a person who is a good example for others to follow, including being helpful, trustworthy, of good moral character, caring and able to work well with other people. He will receive training which will enable him to be placed in helping roles, including welcoming new students, providing academic support, mentoring students on other campuses, and presenting programs on important topics.
Ayrton is completing his sophomore year, and plans to take college classes this summer which will enable him to receive credits towards completing high school in May 2009 as a three year graduate. He is also a member of Student Council, FFA, and the gifted & talented program.
New Breed Racing is proud to partner with Torco Race Fuels, Amalie Oil, Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, Go Graphix, Vickery’s Speed Shop, Auto Meter Products, Harwood Industries, Parsley’s Chicken Express, Biondo Racing Products, and Doug Foley’s Drag Racing School.
Alesi Gerthe – Most Likely to Succeed
New Breed Racing and Hoosier Thunder Motorsports teammate, Alesi Gerthe was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by her classmates at Rockdale High School in Rockdale Texas.
Alesi was all nominated for Class Favorite and Miss RHS. “We’ve always been proud of her accomplishments on and off the track,” Terry McMillen said. “She’s a very bright young lady and I know she will succeed at whatever it is she sets out to do.”
Alesi competes in IHRA’s Quick Rod division where she is currently 16th in points. Her brother Ayrton, competing in his first season of Quick Rod is 28th in points.
After graduation Alesi wants to pursue a degree in marketing.
New Breed Racing is proud to partner with Torco Race Fuels, Amalie Oil, Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, Go Graphix, Vickery’s Speed Shop, Auto Meter Products, Harwood Industries, Parsley’s Chicken Express, Biondo Racing Products, and Doug Foley’s Drag Racing School.
Pro-Am Division 4 next stop for new Breed Racing
Rockdale, TX — New Breed Racing, Ayrton & Alesi Gerthe, will attend the IHRA Division 4 Pro-Am when it makes its second stop at Tulsa Raceway Park this weekend.
After the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals, the team has made some minor adjustments and is ready for the upcoming event.
“We have Alesi’s car set and have only made a few adjustments, and its helped with setting Ayrton’s car up this season,” said Duane. “After San Antonio we’ve made more adjustments to Ayrton’s and we feel it will help with consistency and trying to hit that magic Index number of 8.90.”
New Breed Racing is proud to partner with Torco Race Fuels, Amalie Oil, Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, Go Graphix, Vickery’s Speed Shop, Auto Meter Products, Harwood Industries, Parsley’s Chicken Express, Biondo Racing Products, and Doug Foley’s Drag Racing School.
Home track is friendly for Gerthe’s
Rockdale, TX – New Breed Racing’s Alesi & Ayrton Gerthe competed in the IHRA Knoll-Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam this past weekend when it made its first stop of the season at San Antonio Raceway for the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals.
Alesi and Ayrton both competed in Quick Rod, the 8.90 Index class, and qualified in the number 10 and 11 position. In the Sportsman National event held Friday and Saturday, Alesi made it to the third round and down to nine cars, while younger brother Ayrton went out early. In the main event on Sunday, Alesi lined up against last year’s event winner in round one and advanced to the next round with the win, but bowed out on a double break out pass in round two. Ayrton went out in round one on a break out pass as well.
New Breed Racing opens up season at Division 4 Pro-Am Tour
The 2008 IHRA Division 4 Pro-Am Tour made its first stop at San Antonio Raceway on March 14-16, 2008, and Alesi & Ayrton Gerthe of New Breed Racing were excited to officially get this season started.
Alesi and Ayrton competed in Quick Rod, an 8.90 Index class. Ayrton made his debut and is doing really well adjusting to the many different things about his move to a full size dragster. Although he ended each day after first round, the knowledge he gained will prepare him for upcoming races.
Alesi is much more comfortable this year in her dragster and on Saturday she went out first round, but on Saturday went out second round.
Next stop for the team is the upcoming Amalie Oil Texas Nationals at San Antonio Raceway, April 3-6, 2008.
Season Starts for New Breed Racing
New Breed Racing’s Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe kicked off the 2008 season at San Antonio Raceway’s Big Money Kick-Off Classic held February 22-24, 2008.
Ayrton began his licensing upgrade on Friday evening and completed the required runs on Sunday to become an IHRA Quick Rod driver.
“I was excited about getting my quick rod license last weekend, but the race was cancelled, so I had to do it this weekend. It was an exhilarating experience and I hope that many wins will follow later on in the year,” said Ayrton.
Alesi went out second round on Saturday going .498 red and went out third round on Sunday when her car unexpectedly picked up several numbers.
“I’m thrilled that Ayrton got his quick rod license because he has been looking forward to it for quite some time. He improved with every pass he made and I was very impressed with how well he did. It was great to get back into my car after what seemed like a long winter. My main focus coming into the weekend was to cut consistent lights and get ready for the upcoming divisionals. We had a minor car problem second round on Sunday, but luckily I had some great people help me out and we think we know what the problem is,” commented Alesi.
The team will compete next at the IHRA Division 4 Summit Pro-Am Tour at San Antonio Raceway on March 14-16, 2008.
New Breed Racing Year in Review
There’s nothing like taking the time to smell the roses along the way. Our friends and teammates, New Breed Racing, put together this review of the 2007 racing season.
The Gerthe’s made appearances that included stops in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado and Michigan. Alesi Gerthe competed in IHRA Quick Rod while Ayrton Gerthe completed his final year in IHRA Jr. Dragster Master’s. The team also competed at the NHRA Jr. Dragster Western Conference Finals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colorado.
Good job guys!
Halloween Classic – San Antonio, Texas
ROCKDALE, TX – New Breed Racing’s Alesi and Ayrton Gerthe decided to add a last minute race to their 2007 schedule and plan to have a “spooktacular” time at San Antonio Raceway’s Halloween Classic October 26-28.
Team New Breed Racing’s Alesi Gerthe will compete in the electronics class and Ayrton will begin his training to obtain his Quick Rod license.
“Todd and Judy Zampese have a big, fun-filled weekend of racing planned and our schedule has never allowed us participate and it’s one we have heard great things about in the past, so we decided at the last minute to load the transporter and make the drive to San Antonio,” commented Alesi.
Gerthe Claims Super Chevy Awards
SAN ANTONIO, Tx. – Ayrton Gerthe, a sixteen year old sophomore at Rockdale High School, received two awards at the Super Chevy Show held at San Antonio Raceway, October 5-7, 2007. Ayrton entered and won with his ’91 Chevy S-10 in the Mini Truck 2 WD Modified Category, and also won the Jeg’s “Young Star” Award. This award is presented to a car show participant under the age of twenty-five who displays an entry that is owned and modified/maintained by them, and is an effort to encourage them to continue to be involved in the automotive industry.