Markbilt Racing and Melissa Paris are proud to announce their new partnership with Help Me Ride Powersports Financing and the Motorcycle Mall in Belleville New Jersey. HMR and the Motorcycle Mall will support the Markbilt Racing team and Melissa as they take on five AMA pro racing events as well as chasing the USGPRU 250GP national championship. Melissa Paris will be competing the Daytona 200 in an effort to raise $5000 for the Dr. Susan Love Foundation. Currently she is just over half way to this goal. The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation works to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women’s health through innovative research, education, and advocacy. Donations can be made at www.firstgiving.com/melissaparis. Help Me Ride is a Second Chance Lender in the Powersports Arena, Helping Riders Finance the Powersports Vehicle they have always wanted but couldn’t get approved, even in these Tough Financial Times. Helpmeride has over 600 Dealers Nationwide, approving even First time buyers. Contact them @ Helpmeride.com or 732-205-1301. The Motorcycle Mall is a multi-line dealer located in Belleville NJ. Reach them on the web at www.motorcyclemall.com. To learn more about Melissa and her racing efforts, you can check her out on the web at www.melissaparis.com. More, from a press release issued by Heroic Racing Apparel: HEROIC Racing Apparel sponsors Robertino Pietri #311 of Evan Steel Performance for 2009-10 Race Seasons (Oakland Gardens, NY) HEROIC Racing Apparel is proud to announce the addition of Robertino Pietri to its sponsored race team program. Robertino, a Venezuelan native, recently signed with Evan Steel Performance (ESP) earlier this year . He will be opening the season at Daytona. 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, 10 privateers and RMP Racing in Canada. Sponsoring Pietri was a no brainer says Todd McNabney HRA Owner/Designer. I received a call from Lars Remsen Regional Champion at Homestead Miami and he said he just won his class and one of the superstars he races will be calling and I need to talk to him. I had been hearing of Pietri prior to the conversation and knew that he is a contender for 09 in the states. As soon as Pietri called, he was polished, polite and eager. This is the type of racer we are looking for at HRA. The dilemma, we only have 30 days till the race. We jumped on the design and finished the gloves and suits and Pietri will be sporting the new HEROIC Podium 2009 Race Suit at Daytona. Pietri: I was looking for a leather company to work with in 2009. At a Homestead Miami CCS event three weeks ago, I saw Lars Remsen wearing Todd’s new Prototype HEROIC IRON suit. I wasn’t familiar with the brand but the suit looked totally sick. It fit really well. The suit just gave me a really good vibe and I’ve been sponsored and raced in a lot of really good suits. This one really stood out. Lars gave me really outstanding reviews about HEROIC so I asked for the info and contacted Todd. After a few phone calls and a bunch of emails; even late at night Todd and I came up with a sick design. My new custom Daytona suit was named BANDIDO and it turned out cool and is a great fit with the Evan Steel Performance (ESP) company logo. Best of luck in the 2009 season Robertino Pietri . 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. More, from another press release issued by Heroic Racing Apparel: HEROIC Racing Apparel sponsors Lars Remsen – Expert Florida Champion Cup Series for 2009-10 Expert Florida Championship Cup Series rider, #86 Lars Remsen is excited to be a sponsored HEROIC Racing Apparel rider for the upcoming 2009 season. Lars is fresh from a successful 2008 season that included a Championship win in Unlimited Supersport, as well as 2nd place in Unlimited Superbike and 3rd overall in the Unlimited Grand Prix Shootout. Lars has been racing with CCS FL since May of 2005, immediately dominating the amateur class, and quickly rising through the ranks to become one of the top expert riders in the southeast. With a racing budget a fraction the size of his competitors, he makes the most out of what is available and stays competitive through hard work and perseverance. 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, 10 privateers and RMP Racing in Canada. Lars : “I am very excited to be racing in and helping to promote HEROIC Racing Apparel. Todd is a great guy to work with and it is immediately apparent that he is breaking into the industry with the right intentions, like keeping riders as safe as possible and I’m totally satisfied with his gear. Both my teammate and I have been very impressed with the quality, function and looks of our Heroic suits and after seeing how well they hold up when leather meets tarmac firsthand, I feel very comfortable out there pushing the envelope. This upcoming season is going to be very difficult. The amount of talent in the Florida region is really impressive and always increasing. Now I can focus on where my next set of tires is coming from, not whether or not I have a safe suit to race in!” Todd HRA Owner/Designer: “I noticed Lars Remsen on various superbike forums and quickly began picking his brain for input on building a world class race line of suits and gloves in ’08. This year, Lars was elemental in testing our new ’09 prototype “Podium” suit line. To see Lars on the winners podium is a plus. His careful feedback and detailed data concerning wear and feel have really helped us to get this new line from concept to reality. Watching Lars style, his knowledge of the sport and his personality with others made sponsoring him and his team an easy choice. If you haven’t seen Lars race, check him out in 09. His style and fluidity on a superbike is second to none.” 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 large, child or adult HRA strives to offer clients the best suit and glove on the market. HEROIC Racing Apparel / www.heroicracing.com / ph# 718.701.5904