After 20 Years, Wegman Fund to Say Farewell As of December 31, 2006, the Wegman Benefit Fund will close its books. The final fundraising event will be the 20th Annual Action to be held on Saturday, September 23rd at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit, Illinois. After this date, the Fund will no longer accept donations. The Wegman Benefit Fund will continue to assist injured road racers through the end of the year. At that time, all remaining funds will be donated to other injured racer funds, the Roadracing World Action Fund and Motor Racing Outreach. After 20 years of helping injured racers, and much soul searching, I have decided to retire the fund to spend more time with my family. The Wegman Board of Directors in its entirety extends its appreciation to all of the people who helped the fund through their hard work and donations. We have made many life long friends and will cherish the memories. Thank you for 20 wonderful years of your generosity, sportsmanship and caring. Sincerely, Gordon Lunde Founder Wegman Benefit Fund, Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin More, via e-mail: FIRST PERSON/OPINION I just saw the press release about the Wegman Benefit Fund closing down. A sad feeling came over me at first, but then I remembered all of the positive things that Gordon Lunde, Sr. accomplished for injured road racers in the United States. A smile came over my face as I thought about the 20 years Gordy devoted to keeping this fund alive and well. We corresponded throughout those years and bounced ideas off each other. Volunteering to run an organization for 20 years is a big chunk of one’s life. Thank you Gordy for every minute you devoted to advance the safety and awareness and help for motorcycle road racers everywhere. Enjoy your family and take many good rides on your motorcycle. We will see you at the races, brother. Roger Lyle MARRC President Emeritus Hagerstown, Maryland Note: Last-chance donations to the Wegman Benefit Fund can be made using a credit card by going to www.wegmanfund.org and clicking on the Donate Online link on the left side of the page. The fund accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover.