In a development that could have far reaching consequences for dirt track racing, the fans, drivers and operators of Gas City Speedway in Indiana agree that something wonderful happened at the facility last weekend -- it was the remarkable performance of a new dust management solution and track dressing developed by Winning Brands Corporation (PINKSHEETS: WNBD) (FRANKFURT: WMU) www.WinningBrands.ca. In addition to suddenly improved track performance, the use of water for track maintenance declined dramatically.

Winning Brands today announced the appointment of Mr. Don Williams as its Master Distributor and Product Specialist for TrackMoist to race facilities in the USA. Williams had been active in organizing TrackMoist trials and reports that the Gas City experience was another eye opener. He will be responsible following this appointment to create a training protocol that ensures consistent satisfaction with the product's performance and organize the product buy/sell structure for the USA. This will include collaboration with regional and local representatives to achieve a wide reach for TrackMoist. Williams' background spans over 28 years of motorsports racing experience in series such as IMSA, CART, Champ Car, and the IRL. He has focused his career on the development of business and sponsor relationships in the motorsports industry.

In Q3 of 2008, Winning Brands announced a sampling program of its proprietary TrackMoist solution to race tracks in order to reduce the huge volume of water used in conventional dust suppression and track dressing. There are more dirt race tracks in America than paved. With the samples having been distributed in the off-season, they were on-hand for the start of the 2009 season and have delivered unequivocal results in 2009; track managers love it.

Williams recounts the positive findings at Gas City Speedway this way in a report extract; "I arrived at the Speedway Saturday morning to work closely with the grooming team because they were being exposed to TrackMoist for the first time. The day was sunny, 80 degrees and wind blowing strong at 50 miles per hour. The track had already been wetted with straight water prior to my arrival. Following normal procedure, I performed a spike test on the wet surface and found that the spike could penetrate the earth by 6". But with the wind blowing as strong as it was, the track had already begun drying out despite 9,000 gallons having been used on the previous run. Within about an hour, the spike only penetrated 3 inches. It was clear that the track, being primarily clay based, was not going to cooperate using traditional methods. Following the lunch break, Gas City prepared to use Track Moist instead with only about 2,000 gallons of water to be applied to the track. After two hours, with sun still shinning and the wind blowing, the track remained wet looking, the spike test revealed that moisture was still about 6" deep and the spike penetrated the soil easily. Furthermore, when the grooming team walked on the track, their feet still felt sticky on the surface, showing that the earth had retained grip. The track was further mechanically groomed according to their methods. A late afternoon shower did not cause excess wetness. Instead, the track had improved absorption. That evening a great experience for spectators and drivers alike arose when three racing grooves emerged instead of the usual 2. This does not normally happen on a 1/3rd mile oval under these conditions. Drivers commented that the track was still offering grip even after the surface had become hard (rather than going slick.) Drivers felt that the longer they raced, the better the surface was getting. TrackMoist made a real difference to performance while reducing water consumption by far more than half."

Gas City was not the only success story last weekend. Winning Brands Senior Vice President Lorne Kelly reports that the company is fielding more calls now. "Track groomers from another Indiana track need to 'stock up' for the 2009 season. Another call, from Illinois where TrackMoist was used this year is keen to use it for the balance of the year and seeking a discussion about the associated business opportunities. Don Williams too has been receiving enquiries from elsewhere in the country to process. TrackMoist is going commercial in the USA now," Kelly remarks.

TrackMoist is a solution that is mixed with water to be sprayed where dust control consumes large quantities of water, such as the nation's thousands of dirt race tracks. The effect of adding Winning Brands' TrackMoist(TM) has been found to substantially reduce water consumption, time used by track grooming personnel, gasoline and frequency of water truck use, with associated reduction in the carbon footprint of the process. There are also associated cost benefits for municipal water treatment systems that are drawn upon for water used on tracks. Reduction in large scale water consumption is recognized as a key environmental objective globally. Situations which can deliver vast savings at high volume sites are particularly desirable. Use of TrackMoist by the several thousand dirt tracks in the USA, where car racing, motocross and kart racing thrive, is estimated by Winning Brands to be worth several million dollars annually in eventual TrackMoist sales while delivering tens of millions of dollars of cost savings to its customers. Winning Brands CEO Eric Lehner points out that the company would like to focus on this particular use of TrackMoist first, rather than all dust suppression applications at once, in order to develop its product expertise, build its team of specialists and document their experiences for the benefit of addressing the additional target sectors in the future professionally.

Winning Brands Corporation manufactures a range of advanced solutions which are making news for their performance characteristics while retaining a profile of being environmentally preferable to the methods they replace. TrackMoist(TM) is manufactured in the Ontario, Canada facilities of Niagara Mist Marketing Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Winning Brands Corporation. Other products from Winning Brands include Winning Colours Stain Remover, KIND Laundry Products, CLEAN1 All Purpose and SMART Wet Cleaning Solutions.

Certain statements in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "future," "may," "will," "would," "should," "plan," "projected," "intend," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Winning Brands Corporation (the Company) to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the Company's ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund its expansion plans; (ii) build the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its business; and (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the Company's control. TrackMoist(TM) is a trademark of Niagara Mist Marketing Ltd., subsidiary of Winning Brands Corporation.

Corporate Contact Information: Winning Brands Corporation Office Direct (705) 737-4062 11 Victoria Street, Suite 220A Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4N 6T3 News@WinningBrands.ca Don Williams Contact Information: ontrackconsultants@comcast.net (317) 696-3855 P. O. Box 241080 Indianapolis, IN 46224

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