We are big racing fans at DP Customs (www.dpcustomcycles.com). We love watching anything from MotoGP to F1 to NASCAR, so we were pumped when race car driver Perry Mele contacted us to build him a bike. Perry races in the Pro Mazda series, and holds the lap record at Inde Motorsports Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. He spoke with both of us [Del Prado brothers Justin and Jarrod] and we liked him right off the bat. He's a real enthusiast and a great guy to chat with about racing. Perry wanted a bike that looked cool, but more importantly, one that was a real rider. He had some loose ideas about design, but definitely wanted orange on the bike since his race car is primarily orange. That was music to our ears because we love using bright colors. We had him send over some photos of his car and we got to work on a design.