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GENERAL NEWS

2/16/2008	RW Motorsports Takes the Checkered Flag at Manzanita to Open the 2008 Season
RW Motorsports kicked off the 2008 USAC Silver Crown Season with a win at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix Arizona on Saturday, February 16th. Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. earned his second USAC K & N Silver Crown Series feature victory Saturday night in the 50-lap “Copper on Dirt” main event presented by Sands Chevrolet at Manzanita Speedway. Coons started third and took the lead from Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. on lap 39. He led the final 12 laps in his #27 Rotondo Weirich Beast/Chevy to beat the defending series champion Kaeding. Coons’ RW Motorsports teammate, Mat Neely, racing the #17 Rotondo Weirich Beast/Chevy began the feature behind the rest of the field following an engine change after practice, but quickly rallied to finish 6th in the 18 car line up. Owner Steve Weirich attributes the victory at Manzanita to the skill and experience of driver Jerry Coons, Jr. and the precision and quality with which team Crew Chief, Scott Benic, and his crew prepare the RW cars. RW Motorsports is excited to begin the 2008 with such success and looks forward to building upon the performance and momentum of the victory throughout the season. The next USAC Silver Crown event will be held on May 23rd at the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the “Hoosier Hundred”. The upcoming event will mark the debut of the RW’s new Beast/Toyota #17 and #27 cars. RW Motorsports, in partnership with Toyota Racing Division, will be the first team to utilize the Toyota 360 V8 engines in the Silver Crown Series.

12/10/2007	Toyota Partners with RW Motorsports
Toyota Partners with RW Motorsports RacingOne Report Toyota announced that RW Motorsports, based in Fairmount, Ind., will be the first team to utilize Toyota 360 V8 engines in the 2008 USAC Silver Crown division. The Toyota 360 V8 made its USAC Sprint Car debut on Turkey Night, November 22 at Irwindale Speedway. Bobby Santos III, driving a car entered by Western Speed Racing of Fresno, Calif., qualified 3rd and took the lead with nine laps to go in the 40-lap main event to post Toyota's first-ever sprint car victory. "We had already made the decision to go with Toyota power in our 2008 Silver Crown cars prior to Santos' victory at Irwindale," stated RW Motorsports team owner Steve Weirich. "Seeing how competitive the engine was right out of the box obviously gives us a lot of confidence in that decision." Les Unger, National Motorsports Manger for Toyota Motor Sales, USA welcomed RW Motorsports to an ever-growing list of teams who utilize Toyota race engines in USAC competition. "Steve has made a substantial commitment by converting his Silver Crown race team to 100% Toyota power," stated Unger. "We are extremely happy that a team the caliber of RW Motorsports will be the first to carry the Toyota brand into Silver Crown competition beginning in 2008." "Turkey Night showed that the Toyota 360 V8 has a bright future in sprint car racing on the short tracks," added Gary Reed, vice president of Special Racing Projects at TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development). "Now we'll switch our development emphasis to working with RW Motorsports and our technical partners at Ed Pink Racing Engines to tune for the longer tracks, up to 1.5 miles in length, featured on the Silver Crown schedule."

10/9/2007	RW Begins Casting in Natchez, MS
Rotondo Weirich began production of precast concrete prison cell modules in Natchez, Mississippi in support of the new construction for Corrections Corporation of America’s Adams County Correctional Center with General Contractor, Flintco, Inc. The start of the Adams County facility production marks RW’s fourth project teaming with CCA and Flintco within the past nine months. RW mobilized its equipment and project management team to manufacture the 540-cell project within several miles of the Adams County jobsite. The local casting strategy will minimize module transportation costs and offer CCA, Flintco, and the associated trades, local and accessible customer service.

8/14/2007	RW Awards First Annual Scholarship
Rotondo Weirich Enterprises, Inc. has awarded it first annual scholarship to Sean Bannon. Sean is the son of RW’s Preconstruction Director, Walter Bannon. Sean will be attending the University of South Carolina beginning this fall. His passion for the sciences led to his decision to major in chemistry, with the goal of attending medical school upon completion of his undergraduate degree. We congratulate Sean on his accomplishments and wish him well as he begins his collegiate career. RW’s new scholarship program is open to all qualified dependents of RW employees. The annual scholarship awarded by RW in this new program is based upon the applicant's character, scholastic performance, and contributions to the community. Each award recipient is eligible to receive the scholarship for each year of their enrolled school tenure.

1/1/2007	RW Safety Program Yields Results
2006 brought many positive changes to RW: expanded territory, new team members, and adapted technologies. But perhaps one of the most important achievements over the past year has been the continual success of RW’s Safety Program. Consistency and awareness became the theme of RW’s 2006 Safety Program. All project teams actively participated in a new award program, held regular meetings and developed new ideas for promoting on-site safety to all employees. In addition, all project management teams, supervisors and foreman participated in OSHA certification courses as well as First Aid and CPR certification. Through the active participation of all employees, in conjunction with our site safety consultant, RW ended 2006 with “0” lost time incidents. We are proud to provide a safe and healthy working environment on all of our projects.

12/15/2006	RW Awarded CCA Northfork Correctional Facility Addition
RW will again expand its territory into a new state with the award of the CCA Northfork Correctional Facility Addition in Sayre, Oklahoma. Working with architect Rees Associates, Inc. and General Contractor, Flintco, Inc, RW will set up casting within 3 miles of the existing facility to produce 108 Quad modules, 54 Double modules and 18 shower units. The Sayre, Oklahoma project will makr the third time RW has worked with Flintco, Inc and the 12th project for the Corrections Corp. of America.

11/11/2005	Rotondo Weirich Launches Quarterly Newsletter
In October 2005, Rotondo Weirich launched a quarterly newsletter. The intention of this publication is to further our mission to provide the industry's best service and product. The first volume included articles and editorial on current projects, market trends, methods, and construction delivery. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please email Carrie Fontaine at cfontaine@rotondoweirich.com.

9/13/2005	TV Appearance- National Geographic Channel
The North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, MD is the subject of a 'MegaStructures' episode to air September 27, 2005 at 8pm. The series will also air at 11pm and on October 2 and 4. RW provided the cell units for this landmark facility, and production crews interviewed our staff and went on location at our casting facilities in preparation for the program. Check out the National Geographic Channel website for more information.

5/31/2005	RW Featured in DHA's Client Corner
Rotondo Weirich is the subject of Detweiler, Hershey & Accociates Spring 2005 Newsletter column "Client Corner". Please read the full article in the Industry News section of our website.