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| On October 30, 2005, Mike Boyd took the
ride of his life in the Winged
Express when the front left wheel liberated itself during an exhibition
pass at the Goodguys Fuel & Gas Finals. Following an encounter
with the retaining wall past the finish line and a couple of side-rolls,
the car came to a rest on its side in the shutdown area. Mike
walked away unscathed from the incident, but the car did not fair as
well. Current plans for the team are to have a fourth version of
the Winged Express rebuilt and ready by the start of the 2006 racing
season.
To aid the team in the rebuild process, donations were accepted to help defray expenses and expedite a quick return of the Winged Express. Thanks to the effort and help from the friends listed below, the Winged Express made its debut during a Famoso Raceway test and tune session prior to the 2007 Bakersfield March Meet. Welcome back! |
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Donors to date-04/08/06 Darryl Jackman-USA Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian & Mark Hovsepian-USA Phil Upton-USA Dave Molloy-USA Bob McLennan-USA Sky Wallace-USA Adrian Murray-UK Paul Rogers-AU Mike Litzau-USA Linda Sides-USA Scott Litzau-USA Mark Brewer-USA Ken Ondrejko-USA Robert Timko Jr.-USA Ivan Sansom-UK Tim Gilbreth-USA Dale & Kat Suhr-Criterion Inc.-USA Jack Smith-USA Adam Gleadow-UK Mike Taylor-USA Kyle Wurtzel-USA Oscar Nunez-USA William Taft-USA Richard Stannard-USA Bob and Jay Mageau, the Prospector '57 Chevy-CA William Carrell-USA Jim Sorenson-USA Ian Gellately-CA Mark Watson-UK Dennis Johnston & Linda Hill-USA Philip Bradford-USA Mark McCabe-USA Sampson Brothers Speed Shop-USA Robert Barone, War Horse F/C-USA Jim & Ellen LaMotte-USA Gary Zavala-USA GARAGE Magazine-USA Scott "Rat Head" Hoefert-USA Robert Gavron-USA Ardys Roseland-USA Standard 1320 Productions-USA Robert Wenzelburger-USA Rick Lawrence & Crew, Minnesota Maniac F/C-USA John Greenwood-USA Marc Gewertz-USA Mendy Fry-USA Darryl Treasure-AU Jim Becktel-USA Chili Phil-USA Firebird Raceway-USA The Frymoyer Family-Snooky's Vintage Originals-USA Wrenchhead Racing's, "Orange Crusher"-USA Gary W. Ratliff-USA Ron Johnson-USA Dennis and Ann Howie-USA Dave Stiller-USA David Huber-USA Don & pat Johnson Bellflower, CA-USA Mark & Viv Fullard Sheldon Birmingham, England Jim & Diana Obester, Vancouver, WA-USA
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Parts/Labor to date-04/08/06 Probell Racing-Bellhousing-USA Keith Burgan-RooMan Enterprises-Chassis-USA Mark Weiss-Headers-USA Mike Boyd-The Wing The Lime Works-Body-USA Magnum Alex Company-Ford Spindles-USA Mike Litzau-1936 Chevy Steering Wheel Rob "Mr. Pontiac" MacLaren-M/T Scoop |
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