Foremost Insurance Sponsors Athletes in the Women’s and Men’s Moto X Events for ESPN X Games 14- Foremost Insurance to Sponsor Tarah Gieger and Justin Brayton

GRAND RAPIDS , Michigan (August 1, 2008) – Foremost Insurance Group is pleased to announce two new motorcycle racing sponsorships, Tarah Gieger and Justin Brayton. Both sponsorships are effective immediately and continue through the remainder of 2008. Both riders will be competing in the nationally televised ESPN X Games this upcoming weekend.

Tarah Gieger, who is also sponsored by Red Bull Energy Drink, Etnies and FMF, is competing in the Women’s Moto X race which will be televised Saturday, August 2 on ABC on a Yamaha motorcycle. Gieger races in the WMA/AMA Women’s Motocross Nationals amd is a three time Loretta Lynn’s Champion. Gieger is also the only woman to race in the prestigious Motocross de Nations event.

Justin Brayton will be competing in the Men’s Moto X which will also be televised on ABC this Saturday. Brayton races for the MDK KTM team in the Supercross and Outdoor Motocross Series Lites class. Earlier this year he placed third in Moto X race at the first ever Navy Moto X World Championships. He was also one of the select riders invited to race at the Rockstar U.S. Open Supercross event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brayton is sponsored by Kicker, Ogio, Cytomax, Etnies, Cannondale and Deluge Sport

As part of the agreement the athletes will have the Foremost Insurance Group logo on their gear for the remainder of the year. In addition, Foremost plans to feature the riders in future advertising.

“We are very excited to be adding athletes like Tarah Gieger and Justin Brayton to the Foremost Insurance team. Foremost has a strong commitment to the motorcycle industry and other specialty industries that are important to motorcyclists. We believe that supporting select athletes in motorcycle racing is great way to introduce motorcycle race fans to the Foremost Insurance brand,” said Randy Slotten, Marketing Director.

“'I am pumped that Foremost Insurance chose me to represent their company at the Inaugural Women's MX at this year's Summer X Games,” says Gieger. “It’s great that a company outside of the motorcycle industry sees the value and opportunity in women's motocross.”

"Foremost Insurance is a great company for me to have as a sponsor. They have insurance for motorcycles and just about everything else I own. I am stoked to represent them at this year's Summer X Games, and look forward to a long-term relationship with them,” added Brayton.

These sponsorships add to the growing reach of Foremost Insurance into motorcycle motorsports. In addition, Foremost is the co-title sponsor of the LeoVince Foremost Insurance Ducati road race team in the AMA Superbike Series, and the title sponsor of the Foremost Insurance Suzuki race team in the AMA Toyota Arenacross Series. Foremost is also the official insurance for the Suzuki Big Kahuna Superbike race at VIRginia International Raceway.