Winter Garden, Florida ( April 29, 2009)– Celtic Racing and Orientexpress.com present Michael Laverty at the Honda Superbike Classic, May 1-3 at Barber Motorsports Park. This fourteen turn, 2.38 mile track in Birmingham, Alabama will be Celtic Racing and Laverty’s second race this season. Laverty, a 27-year-old Irishman joined the team this year and favored well at the seasons opener at Daytona finishing a solid ninth. The 2007 British Supersport Champion is eager to highlight his expertise in the series while running the Celtic Racing colors. The team is widely known for partnering with international racers, bringing them to America, and providing top notch equipment for impressive results. Celtic Racing’s roster included Alastair Seeley, Chaz Davies and Kenny Noyes. American riders, Michael Barnes, Kurtis Roberts and PJ Jacobsen shared the luck of the Irish and contributed greatly to Celtic Racing’s overall successes. Laverty will be racing to the checkered flag aboard a 2008 GSX-R1000 freshly prepared by William Myers of WAM Cycles. Celtic Racing and Michael Laverty will continue to compete in the remaining East Coast rounds. More, from a press release issued by Heroic Racing: HEROIC Racing Apparel sponsors Michael Laverty #8 of Celtic Racing Orient Express for the 2009 AMA SuperBike Race Series. (Oakland Gardens, NY) HEROIC Racing Apparel is proud to announce the addition of Michael Laverty to its sponsored race team programs. Michael, an Irish native, recently signed with Celtic Racing and Orient Express earlier this year . HEROIC Racing Apparel is a new player to the racing apparel industry. HRA opened its doors in 2008 and had a successful first year catering to track day organizations, privateers and racing sensations like Robertino Pietri and Lars Remsen. Todd: Sponsoring Michael Laverty is a really exciting opportunity says Todd McNabney HRA Owner/Designer. Barry Gilsenan, owner of Celtic, contacted me right after Daytona, and asked if I had any room or interest in developing a Celtic suit / glove program. I told Barry that we would definitely sponsor him and we immediately rushed to get things underway. I also stopped by Orient Express to speak with Skip Dowling being that his company is very local to HEROIC. Skip was really excited about the opportunity as well and had many good things to say about the program and Laverty. It is really great to deal with companies that really believe in their programs as a family. I jumped on the design and finished the gloves and suits so that Laverty would be able to wear the new HEROIC Podium 2009 Race Suit for Barber and the remainder of the series. The Laverty Podium suit will be further developed throughout the season. Laverty: I am excited to be joining the Heroic racing program, Todd has a new company with a unique vision on suit design. I have just received my first suit which the guys managed to prepare in a very short time period, and the fit is good first time, they feel comfortable and are easy to move around in and best of all they look good! Heroic Apparel has some great ideas on style and design and I am really looking forward to helping develop the lines throughout the season. Best of luck in the 2009 season Michael, and watch him this weekend at Barber. HRA prides itself in designing and manufacturing full feature, world class race suits that are designed to take abuse. We fully stitch our suits with Kevlar or stated Bonded Nylon thread from the hanging hoop to the ankle. Our suits are four point curved, offered in bib or traditional zip and have carbonstainless steel sliders that will keep the integrity of your suit together in a major wreck states Todd McNabney OwnerDesigner. 90% of our suits end up being custom builds being that we would rather a professional fit over a quick sale. Women or Men, small or big, child or adult HRA strives to offer clients the best suit and glove on the market for mid priced suits. HEROIC Racing Apparel / www.heroicracing.com / ph# 718.701.5904