NHRA: Mike Ashley ready to "Get Up at E-Town"
Press Release For Immediate Release Media Contact: Matthew Brammer - Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (623) 879-4290 Mike Ashley ready to "Get Up at E-Town" ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Mike Ashley, driver of the Torco Race Fuels Dodge Charger, is no stranger to the quarter-mile drag strip at Old Bridge Raceway. The New York mortgage banker started his drag racing career at the legendary track behind the wheel of a nitrous-powered Top Comp car, and returns this weekend for the ProCare Rx NHRA SuperNationals presented by R2B2 Motors fielding the fastest nitro Funny Car in the world. "I've got a lot of great memories from this place, and I'm really excited to be racing here this weekend. Since our unfortunate DNQ in Chicago I couldn't wait to get back to the track. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's not if your get knocked down it's if you get up, and our team is ready to get up," Ashley said. Ashley and his Gotham City Racing team have been on a steady and consistent march in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, winning the event held recently in Topeka, Kansas and setting numerous track speed records en route to his current No. 4 position in the points chase. Early in the season at Las Vegas, Ashley recorded the fastest speed ever in a nitro Funny Car at 334.32 mph. "There's no doubt we've had one of the baddest hot rods out there during the past several races, and [crew chief] Brian Corradi and the guys are ready to start this next stretch of six races in a row the same way we've been running all year - consistent and fast," he said. The race this weekend marks the first of six weekends in a row that the team will be competing, crossing the country from New Jersey to West Coast stops in Seattle and Sonoma Calif., with and Midwest events in Denver, Bristol, Tenn. and Norwalk, Ohio. "I'll definitely be working on those frequent flyer miles," he joked. When he's not at the track racing, Ashley is heavily involved with Lend America, a nationwide mortgage bank headquartered in Melville, New York. "With so many events in a row, everyone on the team will be forced to pace themselves to keep focused, but I'm confident that all of our guys are up to the challenge. We've learned that the way to win championships is to qualify well and win rounds." Ashley is a two-time world champion in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge, winning back-to-back titles in 2004-2005 before making the jump to nitro in 2006. "Because this track is so close to my home on Long Island, I'll have a lot of family, friends and employees at the race this weekend, and it'll be great to show them the exciting world of NHRA drag racing," he said. Nitro qualifying for the ProCare Rx SuperNationals, the 10th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, is scheduled for 4:30 and 7 p.m. Friday, June 22 and 1 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Eliminations are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 24. ### For more information about Mike Ashley and Gotham City Racing, visit the team website: www.mikeashley.com. About Mike Ashley's Gotham City Racing: Gotham City Racing is fully sponsored by Torco Race Fuels, Inc., the world's largest independently owned race fuel manufacturer. Torco Race Fuels has a full line of racing gasoline in addition to methanol, nitromethane and fuel additives. Torco's fuel product line is complimented by SKULL Shine -- a complete line of car care appearance products and SKULL Gear -- an innovative and trendy clothing line. Products can be purchased by calling 1-800-67-TORCO or by visiting their website: http://www.torco.com <http://www.torco.com/> Mike Ashley's Gotham City Racing is also sponsored by: * Knoll Gas Motorsports - www.torco.com * Lucas Oil Products - www.lucasoil.com * Dixie Chopper - www.dixiechopper.com * Oakley - www.oakley.com * The Hyperbaric Therapy Center - www.hypertc.com * Lend America - www.lendamerica.com Lend America is a nationwide direct lender, specializing in residential financing for one to four family homes. Lend America combines a flexible, common sense loan review process with hundreds of loan programs to provide exceptional service for its clients. Lend America's Motto "Don't take NO for an answer" is in direct relation to its commitment to service borrowers with "lending or credit challenges." Contact Lend America today, (877) 4-RACE LOAN.