Nicky Hayden-autographed Banner To Be Auctioned Off To Benefit Action Fund And Red Flag Fund A hand-painted banner to be displayed at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 20-22 and to be autographed by Nicky Hayden will be auctioned off on eBay with proceeds from the sale to be split 50/50 between the Roadracing World Action Fund, which promotes the use of soft barrier technology to prevent racing injuries, and the Red Flag Fund, which assists seriously injured road racers. The banner will be displayed from the viewing deck of the pit road hospitality suite of USMotoGPFans at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 20-22. The auction will begin July 19 and end July 29. To see the banner that hung from the USMotoGPFans hospitality suite last year, go to: ~http://usmotogpfans.com/auction~ USMotoGPFans suite and auction organizer Steve Jones said aspiring artist Geoff Lane will hand-paint “a bigger, better Nicky banner this year.”