He is co-founder of the NextSteps Foundation . It's mission is to help in the fight for the prevention, treatment and cure of paralysis. His most recent race, The Last Marathon in Antarctica , was a fundraiser for research at Washington School of Medicine, despite substaining injuries at the start of the race. Bondurant School of High Performance Driving , his next step is to pursue his lifelong dream of professional race car driver. A popular motivational lecturer, Rummerfield travels nationwide speaking to audiences recounting his amazing story and inspiring others to set goals and never give up.
Many projects are currently in the works.
Featured stories about his driving career by Motor Sports Weekly, shown by Fox Sports, interviews by the major networks and cable, movie proposals and a memoir on his life are but a few. When you look at a MRI of my spine, it's pretty messed up. Doctors just shake their heads. Before the Ironman Triathlon, one doctor said he couldn't figure out how I could even walk. I should still be a quad.