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Air Fence Fund Slowly Grows To $107,351 But Where Are The Rest Of The Texans?
New contributions trickled into Roadracing World headquarters for our expanded Air Fence drive, with publisher (and former racer) Reg Kitrelle kicking in $500, racer Brian Cincera sending $250, Ann Sands (Chris Ulrich's grandmother) sending $100, and Norm Brown donating $50.

Expanded Air Fence Fund Drive Total Reaches $106,451
New donations for our expanded fund-drive to raise money to deploy Air Fence at non-AMA races brought our grand total so far to $106,451.When our Air Fence fund got up over $104,000 and with negotiations with AMA in full swing over cooperative deployment, we figured it was time to designate new donations towards Air Fence for use at non-AMA races.All contributors will still be listed in the contributor list, but additional donations pledged (as a result of our website postings) after 9:00 a.m.

Air Fence Fund Now Expanded, Not Just For AMA Anymore
With our Air Fence fund up over $104,000 and with negotiations with AMA in full swing over cooperative deployment, it's time to designate new donations from this point on towards Air Fence for use at non-AMA races.All contributors will still be listed in the contributor list, but additional donations pledged (as a result of our website postings) after 9:00 a.m.

More Contributions Push Air Fence Fund To $104,170
New contributions have pushed the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund to $104,170 for the purchase, transportation, deployment and maintenance of Air Fence/Air Modules for our brave racers across the country.New contributions Thursday afternoon included $400 from Jon Rust, $330 from Pirelli racetrack distributor Jerry Jirkovsky, $300 from Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing, $250 from John Ross/Ross Racing, $200 from Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11, $100 from John Light/Lightsmith Racing, $100 from Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo's Mom), $50 from James Aragon and $50 from James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS.Along with the latest round of donations came a few notes and letters, as follows: James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS:“Thanks.

Contributions From Racer Damon Buckmaster And A Racer’s Mother Push Air Fence Fund Over $102,000
AMA Pro Racer Damon Buckmaster and Jeanne Pyles, mother of racer Chris Pyles, helped send our Air Fence fund over $102,000 Thursday morning.

New Donations From Dunlop And Traxxion Push Air Fence Fund To $98,925
New donations of $2900 each from Dunlop Tire Corporation and Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics boosted our Air Fence fund up to $98,925 late Wednesday afternoon.

Road America Joins Loudon And Willow Springs In Support Of Air Fence Project
In a Wednesday afternoon phone call to Roadracing World headquarters, Road America President and General Manager George Bruggenthies said that the Wisconsin racetrack will deploy Air Fence purchased by the Roadracing World fund raising drive."We're willing to put it up," Bruggenthies said.

Air Fence Fund Reaches $91,020 In Seven Days On The Web
New donations Tuesday afternoon brought our Air Fence contributions total to $91,020. Raising $91,020 in seven days off an internet site (www.roadracingworld.com)is something to be proud of, especially when that money is going for Air Fence modules to protect our racers.

WERA and Wegman Push Air Module/Air Fence Fund To $84,695 With More Coming In
New donations from The Wegman Benefit Fund and WERA Motorcycle Roadracing have combined with dozens of donations from individuals to push our fund to protect racers with air-filled soft barriers to $84,695.

SFX Motor Sports Would Be Happy To Use Fund Air Barriers, If They Are Made Available
Roy Janson, SFX Motor Sports Vice President of Operations, said April 23 that Formula USA would be happy to use air barriers purchased by our fund raiser and would deploy semi-trucks owned by SFX Motor Sports to pick up and return the barriers to their warehouse location, should the barriers be made available.Speaking in a late-afternoon phone call to Roadracing World headquarters in Lake Elsinore, California, Janson said “Formula USA is very interested in seeing where this Air Fence would be available, and if it was available for us to use we would arrange for shipping.“We’re thrilled to see this immediate response from the road racing community on this very important issue, which is rider safety,” continued Janson.