But, there was a problem. Up until a few years ago, umbrella girls in this country could be almost any girl that asked to or was asked to do it. Girlfriends, wives, the local Hooters girls, everybody got into the act with varying degrees of success.

Ann Asiano was over in Italy in 2002 at a WSB race and noticed the girls over there seemed to be a much more organized and professional group of fine looking ladies. Hmm… why not do the same thing in the U.S.?