Archive | July, 2009

We’re the Rig of the Month on Gear Centre Group’s 4×4 Club

Ok, technically none of us are Canadian and, technically, we’re only two-wheel drive, but Trevor and his team were kind enough to name us August Rig of the Month on Gear Centre Group’s 4×4 Club website.

We will, however, be …

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Sneak peek – the 2009 hero card

First draft of the new Desert Dingo Racing hero card.

Roxanne put together a first draft of the hero card we’ll likely use this year. The front has a picture of the car and the back has info on the …

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Francis arrives at his new home

Francis rolls out of AWACs.

A.J. picked up Francis earlier today. Francis, as you recall, is a Vietnam era M-274 mechanical mule. Four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, it can go just about anywhere, just not very quickly. A.J.’s plan is …

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Crusty’s handiwork

Crusty preps the show hood.

Someone once said that an airplane is “a collection of spare parts flying in tight formation.” That’s pretty much how I view the car now. Anything that breaks can be replaced. The body experiences tremendous …

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WDD race car at the World Diabetes Congress

From the World Diabetes Day website this morning:

Desert Dingo Racing, one of the World Diabetes Day campaign “Champions“, will be displaying the official World Diabetes Day race car – a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle that races the deserts …

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