
03-28-08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Motocross Phenom Ashley Fiolek
Signs with Hardcard for Representation
March 27, 2008 (Pebble Beach,
CA); Hardcard Holdings, LLC, announced today that multi-time
amateur motocross champion and rising star in the Women’s
Motocross Association (WMA) professional series, Ashley Fiolek,
has signed an agreement with Hardcard for management
representation as part of a growing list of motorsports-related
services the company provides.
“Racing professional motocross is the path that will help define
my life and I have a goal of becoming the fastest women’s
motocross racer in the history of the sport!” says 17 year-old
Ashley. “My family and I chose to work with the Hardcard team,
as they really understand what I want to achieve and how I want
to do it. Their background and experience are going to be a
great asset for my program.”
“We are elated to be working with Ashley Fiolek as she has the
potential to be one of motorsports’ most inspirational figures
and to transcend her racing success in other areas of life,”
says Hardcard Partner, John C. Farris, Jr.
Though she only turned pro in late 2007, she has already
garnered impressive media attention with features in Rolling
Stone Magazine, ESPN Magazine and many of the motocross print
and online publications, as well as in segments on Speed and OLN
TV. Ashley is also popular with her sponsors and, in addition
to being a Red Bull athlete since 2006, has been featured in
national marketing campaigns from American Honda, Oakley,
Alpinestars, Fox Racing and EVS.
About Ashley Fiolek
Born profoundly deaf, Ashley began riding and racing motorcycles
at age seven and began working her way up the amateur motocross
ranks. In 2004, at the age of 13, she won her first national
championship at the Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National Motocross
Championships at Loretta Lynn’s. Between 2005 and 2007 she went
on to win 12 more national championship titles and has won more
than 100 races in her career so far.
Ashley made her professional debut in September 2007 at the
Women’s Motocross Association (WMA) Steel City, PA round where
she finished an amazing fifth place overall and got the holeshot
in both motos. For 2008, she plans on competing for the WMA
Championship Title, the premier women’s motorcycle series and
the only professional women’s motorsport series in the U.S.
See:
www.womensmotocrossassociation.com.
Through her accomplishments in motocross and the worldwide media
coverage of her racing career, she has become an inspiration for
deaf people and motocross fans around the world, many who follow
her life on
www.ashleyfiolek.com. Ashley communicates through
signing, reading lips, email and text messaging (often sending
1000 texts a day on her TMobile SideKick!).
Ashley also enjoys photography, editorial work and writes a
monthly column for Transworld Motocross Magazine. She lives in
Florida with her mom, dad and four-year-old brother and attends
Keystone National High School.
About Hardcard
Hardcard Holdings, LLC, is a leading motorsports management and
consulting firm specializing in motorsports and
motorcycle-related marketing. Hardcard’s partners are
VP/CEO-level executives with experience in management of
racetracks, sanctioning bodies, brand management, licensed
merchandise, sponsorship development, race teams and
publishing. Hardcard partners have worked with many companies
that have used motorcycling as a marketing platform including:
Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Monster Energy, Progressive,
Oakley and Fox Racing. Current Hardcard clients include
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Barber Motorsports Park, The
Promotions Company, Red Bull, Axio, Campos Creative Works and
Bell Helmets.
See:
www.hardcard.net
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