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Michael Roman Establishes Land Speed Racing Record at Loring

Limestone, ME (August 2, 2010) Amputee race driver Michael Roman wasted little time at the 2010 Loring Timing Association Land Speed Racing (“LSR”) event when he posted a record-setting speed of 166.011mph on the site of the former Loring AFB in Limestone, Maine this past weekend.

Roman, at the controls of Bionic Motorsports’ “Wounded Warrior Project Special” presented by Boston Scientific and PEAK Performance Products, was ecstatic over the team’s maiden voyage at the challenging 1.5 mile Loring venue. “For 2010, we have virtually a whole new set of challenges as we have completely changed our motor to a turbocharged Steve Johnson Racing motor which puts us into a new class with higher speeds,” stated Roman. “We started out this weekend with the goal of ‘testing and tuning’ our Lakester and we were quickly able to establish the Loring Land Speed Racing J/BGL class record with a speed that our car has never reached in competition.” Roman’s record-setting performance at Loring was his sixth Land Speed Record and his first in the J/BGL class.

Mike and his Bionic Motorsports “Wounded Warrior Project Special”,

sponsored by Boston Scientific, PEAK Performance Product and Snap-on Tools, now have their sites on attacking the J/BGL Land Speed Record at the 2010 Speed Weeks from August 13 through August 21 at the historic Bonneville Salt Flats, where Mike established the current World Land Speed Record in the J/GL class in 2009.

On behalf of his sponsors, Mike will give over sixty speeches this year highlighting the release of the documentary “Racing Roman”. The film follows Mike’s journey through chronic pain and instills hope in others that it is possible to recover and chase your dreams. Mike also participates in numerous Wounded Warrior Project “Soldier Rides” and events in support of the thousands of injured U.S. veterans who are embarking on their own roads to recovery.

As in years’ past, Mike and his team expect to undertake numerous television, radio, and print interviews in support of the “Wounded Warrior Project Special” and all the veterans this endeavor seeks to impact.

2010 Land Speed Campaign Press Release - Continued

About our Sponsors

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: www.bostonscientific.com.

PEAK® Performance Products are marketed and distributed by Old World Industries, which is among the largest privately-held companies competing in the automotive aftermarket. The Northbrook, Illinois-based company enjoys a presence in the automotive product markets, energy exploration, and chemical manufacturing in more than 50 countries worldwide. Old World's Product offering includes PEAK® Antifreeze; PEAK® Windshield Wash and Wiper Blades; PEAK® Performance Motor Oil; a full line of PEAK® Electronics; SIERRA®, the safer antifreeze; and HERCULINER® Truck Bed Liner Kits. For more information, please visit www.peakauto.com.

Snap-on Tools is a subsidiary of Snap-on Incorporated, a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics and equipment solutions for professional users. Product lines include hand and power tools, tool storage, diagnostics software, information and management systems, shop equipment and other solutions which are used by technicians and professionals at vehicle dealerships and repair centers and in the marine, powersports and aviation industries. Snap-on Tools is one of the largest non-food franchise companies in the world, selling its products through more than 4,500 franchisees worldwide and through company-direct sales and over the Internet. Snap-on Incorporated, which was founded in 1920, is a $2.4 billion, S&P 500 company located in Kenosha, Wis. with operations throughout the world. For additional information, visit www.snapon.com.

About Wounded Warrior Project (“WWP”):

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. To get involved and learn more, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org