Tazz
11-06-2007, 02:20 PM
Rio Vista, CA / Weiser, ID – WCBA Racing and their Early Bronco #301 are heading to the 40th Tecate Baja 1000. This year’s race will start in Ensenada and finish 1296 miles later in Cabo San Lucas, MX with a time limit of 53 hours. With a shake down run at Score Primm 300 behind them and the valuable information gathered from that run, the racer is prepped and ready to go.
The prep over the last few weeks since the Primm race has not been without it pit falls, in testing run just a week ago last Sunday with all of the kinks worked out and the suspension performing well the team lost the engine and transmission.. Daniel Field and Jim Lacey drove round trip from Weiser to LA in two days to pick up a new short block for the engine. Our sponsor Ultimate Transmission spent overtime in their shop to have a new transmission ready when they arrived back. The rest of the crew spent the time tearing the racer down to have it ready for the new plant to be installed and finishing prepping all of the final item on the racer. With the new short block in hand, Deon and Daniel Field assembled the new engine. Just one week after the infamous testing the team had the racer out and getting miles on the fresh motor.
On Tuesday the 6th the racer heads back to California for some minor tweaks by Jack Covert, IronBender and Adam of AA-Fab in Elk Grove. Thursday it heads south to San Diego for a short lay over then onto Ensenada Saturday the 10th.
Jeremy Parriott and Chris Brunner of Moab Utah are set to start the race and share the driving duties to south of Catavina where they will hand it off to Russ Haggerty and Marty Rasmussen. Russ and Marty will take it to La Purisma where Daniel Field and team owner Dan Wright will take it on to Cabo.
Mike West will act as WCBA Racing Crew Chief for the race and coordinate with the all volunteer support team Old Horse Racing.
http://www.oldhorseracing.org/RacerPics/WCBARacer2.jpg
(Better Pictures to follow when the racer arrives here)
WCBA Racing would like to thank its sponsors and some stand out vendors in the Bronco community for help in the building of this racer and making the Baja 1000 a reality.
Sierra Point Lumber (http://www.sierrapointlumber.com) of Brisbane, CA – Prep costs, Race Fuel, and stepping up to cover the cost of the last minute replacement engine.
Tom’s Bronco Parts (http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com) of Medford Oregon – Sponsor of the Entry fee for the Baja 1000 race
Wild Horses Four Wheel Drive (http://www.wildhorses4x4.com) of Stockton, CA - Products sponsorship and reduced cost on parts, power steering components, 4 wheel disc break assembly, extreme duty U-bolt kit, drive lines, mastercraft 3G seats and the racer will be featuring their new Buckaroo hood and silver back fender flares.
BC Broncos (http://www.bcbroncos.com) of Ingram TX - Product sponsorship and reduced cost on parts, front radius arms, front and rear axle housings, third members and steering components.
AA-Fab (http://www.aa-fab.com) of Elk Grove, CA for help with King coilovers and by pass shocks, Dedenbear knuckles, and misc fab components.
Ironbender.com (http://www.ironbender.com) - front, rear axle trusses and light bar.
BroncoBulletin.com (http://www.broncobulletin.com) – Creation of the WCBA Racing website and all promotional materials.
Thanks to all of the members of WCBA Racing and a special thanks to Daniel Field for 10 months of effort put in beside team owner Dan Wright in the building of the racer, making numerous trips from Weiser, Idaho to Rio Vista, CA. His skill and creativity define what the racer looks like.
The prep over the last few weeks since the Primm race has not been without it pit falls, in testing run just a week ago last Sunday with all of the kinks worked out and the suspension performing well the team lost the engine and transmission.. Daniel Field and Jim Lacey drove round trip from Weiser to LA in two days to pick up a new short block for the engine. Our sponsor Ultimate Transmission spent overtime in their shop to have a new transmission ready when they arrived back. The rest of the crew spent the time tearing the racer down to have it ready for the new plant to be installed and finishing prepping all of the final item on the racer. With the new short block in hand, Deon and Daniel Field assembled the new engine. Just one week after the infamous testing the team had the racer out and getting miles on the fresh motor.
On Tuesday the 6th the racer heads back to California for some minor tweaks by Jack Covert, IronBender and Adam of AA-Fab in Elk Grove. Thursday it heads south to San Diego for a short lay over then onto Ensenada Saturday the 10th.
Jeremy Parriott and Chris Brunner of Moab Utah are set to start the race and share the driving duties to south of Catavina where they will hand it off to Russ Haggerty and Marty Rasmussen. Russ and Marty will take it to La Purisma where Daniel Field and team owner Dan Wright will take it on to Cabo.
Mike West will act as WCBA Racing Crew Chief for the race and coordinate with the all volunteer support team Old Horse Racing.
http://www.oldhorseracing.org/RacerPics/WCBARacer2.jpg
(Better Pictures to follow when the racer arrives here)
WCBA Racing would like to thank its sponsors and some stand out vendors in the Bronco community for help in the building of this racer and making the Baja 1000 a reality.
Sierra Point Lumber (http://www.sierrapointlumber.com) of Brisbane, CA – Prep costs, Race Fuel, and stepping up to cover the cost of the last minute replacement engine.
Tom’s Bronco Parts (http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com) of Medford Oregon – Sponsor of the Entry fee for the Baja 1000 race
Wild Horses Four Wheel Drive (http://www.wildhorses4x4.com) of Stockton, CA - Products sponsorship and reduced cost on parts, power steering components, 4 wheel disc break assembly, extreme duty U-bolt kit, drive lines, mastercraft 3G seats and the racer will be featuring their new Buckaroo hood and silver back fender flares.
BC Broncos (http://www.bcbroncos.com) of Ingram TX - Product sponsorship and reduced cost on parts, front radius arms, front and rear axle housings, third members and steering components.
AA-Fab (http://www.aa-fab.com) of Elk Grove, CA for help with King coilovers and by pass shocks, Dedenbear knuckles, and misc fab components.
Ironbender.com (http://www.ironbender.com) - front, rear axle trusses and light bar.
BroncoBulletin.com (http://www.broncobulletin.com) – Creation of the WCBA Racing website and all promotional materials.
Thanks to all of the members of WCBA Racing and a special thanks to Daniel Field for 10 months of effort put in beside team owner Dan Wright in the building of the racer, making numerous trips from Weiser, Idaho to Rio Vista, CA. His skill and creativity define what the racer looks like.