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14 Jul |
Updated the
#2111 Blog. |
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14 Jun |
Updated the
#2111 Truck Accomplishments, Blog, and Video Pages. Check out the
video and listen to the BIG BANG about at the end of the second run as the
engine comes apart. |
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16 May |
Update the
#2111 Truck Accomplishments, El Mirage Pictures, Blog, and Video pages.
Check out the pictures of the truck's new "body wrap"! |
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09 May |
Updated the
#2111 Truck Blog and Updated the #2111 Team Members. |
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18 April |
Added
several new Landspeed Racing button pictures.
Updated the #2111 WGBR Truck
2010 Plan page with our recent
accomplishments. |
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31 March |
Updated the #2111 WGBR Truck
2010 Plan page with our recent
accomplishments. |
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20 February 2010 |
The
WBGR #2111 Receives the Sidewinder's top points trophy for the 2009 LSR
season |
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25 November |
For
Immediate release, White Goose Bar is sponsoring another LSR vehicle. An
unknown source sent these pictures of a new WGB Racing vehicle. It appears
to be an Altered Coupe and Sedan with a big block Chevrolet for power. It
appears to be a 1992 Pontiac Fire Bird... The package is capable of 300 mph...
Please click to see the pictures |
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15 November |
The
WBGR #2111 Truck wins the 2009 Sidewinder's Point Championship!
Second year in a
row... Yahoo! |
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14 November |
Added El
Mirage #2111 results. We bumped up the record we set in October by
10mph. Check out the video from this run, the #2111 Blog, and #2111
accomplishments. The #788 Nebulous Theorem III blew their engine on
their first run and were done for the weekend. The #369 Roadster did
not run. |
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25 October |
Added El
Mirage #2111 results. We set a new LSR record and we have cool video
of our runs. Check out the #2111 Blog, #2111 Accomplishments, and
#2111 Videos. The #788 Nebulous Theorem III set an impressive records and
achieved top speed of the meet. The #369 Roadster did not run at this event. |
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18 October |
Added
Bonneville World Final results for the #2111 Truck (setting a new LSR!)
and #369 Roadster. Check out the #2111 video of the record setting
run. |
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14 September |
Update the
#2111 Truck Blog with all of the El Mirage meet highlights including an
exciting description from Rick of what it is like to drive a fast
streamliner when not all is perfect. |
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09 September |
The WGBR
crew performed several diagnostic checks on the #2111 Truck after
returning from Bonneville. Several changes were made, but
unfortunately during the head check we discovered an issue with the
lifters and concerns with the leak down test. The head was removed
for further diagnostics, which continues. Consequently, the truck
will not be raced at El Mirage September meet. The #369 Roadster's
engine is still apart looking at what went wrong at Bonneville with the #2
piston and will also not be at El Mirage for the September meet. But
we do have some good news; Mike Manghelli will be driver the #57 Larry's
Old Volks Home, 1970 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia hoping to set a record in the
1.5L / Blown Gas Altered Coupe (H/BGALT) class. |
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21 August |
Added Mike
Manghelli's Bonneville Retrospect on the 2111 Truck Block, added 2111
Truck Videos, added 2111 Bonneville Pictures, added 369 Pictures, added
Bonneville Button page, and added the Absolute Landspeed Record Page |
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08 - 13 August |
We are at
Bonneville for Speedweek and are updating the 2111 Truck Blog with our daily
highlights. |
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03 August |
Updated the WBGR Truck Accomplishments and Truck Blog page to reflect all
of the pre-Bonneville activities. See you at Speedweek! |
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18 July |
Updated the
WGBR Truck Accomplishments and Truck Blog page to reflect the July El
Mirage results. The #369 roadster did not run this meet
as engine repair continues from the damage from the May meet. |
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14 June |
Updated the
WGBR truck accomplishments page to reflect the June El Mirage results.
Added on-board front and rear video. Updated the WGBR blog.
Added a picture to the WBGR truck El Mirage photo page.
The #369 roadster did not run this meet as engine repair continues from
the damage from the May meet. |
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28 May |
Updated the
WGBR truck and roadster accomplishments page to reflect the May El Mirage
results. Added pictures from the event to both vehicle picture
pages. Updated the WGBR history page with pictures. Updated
the WGBR blog. |
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10 May |
Looks like
the White Goose Bar Race team will have vehicles at the first El Mirage
meet in May. Most items were finished up on the truck Saturday and when
testing was complete it was loaded in the trailer. The biggest problem
with the truck was a braided fuel hose that turned into a soaker hose over
the winter. Fortunately it was found before we lost too much of the
$9.00/gallon race gas on the floor. Looks like we will have a change in
drivers for the first meet; Keith decided to cause bodily damage to his
middle finger on the left hand and his wife will not let him drive with it
in a splint. Actually it is so swollen from being broken and dislocated
that it would never fit in a glove. Remember most accidents happen at
home. The truck will run on its old G/PMP record of 123 mph with the old
driver, Mike.
On Sunday, after the required Mother's day brunch, the roadster was fired
up and checked out. Starting the roadster was not without its issues
either; it seems that the old 6 volt battery went to electrical heaven
over the winter. We used the old 12 volt and the battery charger to get it
fired up. This is a new small block Chevy combination coming from Water's
R&D; it will be interesting to see how it will run. It will be going after
their old D/GR record from 1996 of almost 202 mph. Mike and Dana will put
the body on and load the car later this week, must be nice to be retired. |
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26 April |
We are
continuing with the modifications. Time is running out and
consequently we are going to be making several changes in our plans for
the 2009 season. We are going to run the 2.0L / Production Mid-Mini
Pickup (G/PMP) class for the first meet (the same engine raced last year).
We think we have made changes that will allow us to bump up the record
from last year (123.007 mph) and we are out of time to get the modified
engine ready. We are thinking that we will run in the 2.0L /
Modified Mid-Mini Pickup (G/MMP) class for the second meet and then switch
to the 2.0L / Blown Modified Mid-Mini Pickup (G/BMMP) class for the third
meet in July. |
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03 April |
The WBGR
Truck modification progress is going slowly. Things are taking
longer than we thought (of course) and some of the parts we need for the
new engine (like the head) are not going to make it in time for the first
meet at El Mirage in May. Consequently, we are likely to be running
a different engine than we planned and may not get all of the
modifications on our list accomplished prior to the first meet. We
are thinking that we will run in the 2.0L / Modified Mid-Mini Pickup (G/MMP)
class for the first meet and then switch to the 2.0L / Blown Modified
Mid-Mini Pickup (G/BMMP) class after the first meet. We will use our
production engine that we were racing with last year, with some
modifications. At El Mirage we are running on a open minimum record
of 120.000mph. As we were faster than that in the production class,
we are hopeful that we will be competitive in this class too. |
| 07 March |
Updated the
WGBR Truck 2009
Plans page,
WBGR #2111 Accomplishments page and
update the
Landspeed Jargon page |
| 21 February |
The White
Goose Bar #2111 Truck Team was awarded the Point Champion (Top Points) of
the SCTA Sidewinders Club at the annual Sidewinders banquet. Both
Mike and Keith are very proud of their accomplishments.
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| 07 February |
Added the
Landspeed Jargon page |
| 31 January |
Congratulations Lee Kennedy for being awarded the SCTA 2008 Meb Healy
Memorial Trophy. A truly deserving person for his outstanding
contribution and dedication to land speed racing. |
| 13 January
2009 |
Added 2007
history, added a video to the #369 Videos page, added this page |
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