RED FLAG FUND FORMED TO BENEFIT INJURED RACERS New Fund to Aid Injured Motorcycle Road Racers Sussex, WI – (Sept. 25, 2006) Organizers of a new benefit fund, the Red Flag Fund, have announced plans to assist injured motorcycle road racers and help fill the void left by the dissolution of the Wegman Benefit Fund, which has a 20-year tradition of helping racers in need. The new Red Flag Fund will continue the important work of raising and distributing money to injured motorcycle road racers who face massive medical bills. “When my wife Jennifer and I first heard that Gordon Lunde was dissolving the Wegman Benefit Fund after so many years of dedicated service to the racing community, we felt the need to take action,” said founding Red Flag Fund board member Jeffery Kufalk. “We both felt a strong desire to continue this tradition, so we started plans to form a new fund that will serve as a successor to the Wegman.” When contacted, Gordon Lunde had this to say about the new fund, “I wish the Kufalk’s good luck in their new venture with the Red Flag Fund. I hope they’ll enjoy the support of the road racing community as the Wegman Fund has over the past 20 years. The Wegman Fund will continue assisting injured racers through November 2006. At that time any remaining funds will be distributed to the Roadracing World Action Fund, MRO and funds assisting injured racers to include the Red Flag Fund.” Board members of the Red Flag Fund include: founding member Jeffery Kufalk, a veteran road racer and owner of Kufalk Media; Jennifer Kufalk, who works as office manager of Action Power Sports in Waukesha, WI; Alexa Krueger, a former road racer and owner of Spyder Leatherworks; Paul James, an active road racer and communication manager at Harley-Davidson Motor Company; and Bill Ritger, long time motorcyclist and President of the Midwest Safety Crew, a respected corner working organization. Red Flag Fund, Inc. is non-stock, non-profit company formed to provide financial assistance to seriously injured motorcycle road racers, as well as educate motorcycle riders on the importance of proper safety gear. For more information, go to www.redflagfund.org More, from co-founder Jeff Kufalk: FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: CCS Midwest Expert #42 – Jeff Kufalk to retire from the grid It is with nervous excitement that I am announcing my temporary retirement from CCS road racing, to commence following the October 7-8 weekend at Gingerman Raceway (which happens to be my favorite track in the region). Starting racing in 2000, and running full mid-west seasons from 2001 through present, we have met more great people and accomplished more goals than I ever realized possible. Racing quickly became our lifestyle and has consumed my mind every waking moment since. The decision to step aside did not come lightly as roadracing provides me an unparalleled joy in life, and without it what will become of me? With the announcement of Gordon Lunde retiring the Wegman Benefit Fund, my wife and I thought long and hard about our future and realized that carrying on this legacy would be the best path we could follow, and we were the people to do this. As President of the new Red Flag Fund, (a non-profit corporation, benefiting injured road racers across the country) we will actually be at more tracks than our current midwest schedule provides. I look forward to staying VERY involved in racing and look forward to meeting the thousands of people across the country who we have been in touch with through our websites over the years. My retirement from full-time racing will also allow for the debut of our daughter on an RS125 in 125GP classes, as well as providing a bit of time for our son to race MX. Oddly enough, getting off the bike will actually have us MORE involved in racing than ever before and I look forward to that. The plan as it sits today will hopefully see me getting on the track a couple of times per year for promoter practices or possibly in team challenge events, and a tentative return to the grid in the future to shoot for a F-40 title. I would like to take a moment to thank our sponsors, supporters, fans, friends and family for the sacrifices you’ve made and the incredible amount of generosity you have shown us which helped us live this dream. You all know who you are and without you, this would not have been possible. This is not an end by any means, but rather a beginning. The beginning of a new legacy, a new challenge, a new race; which we will run and WIN.