{"id":16742,"date":"2011-08-13T22:11:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T05:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/"},"modified":"2013-08-07T23:28:46","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T06:28:46","slug":"bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 &#8211; Spectre Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F08%2F2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1.jpg&amp;description=Day+1-+Bonneville+Speed+Week+2011+%E2%80%93+Spectre+Performance\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" data-text=\"Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance\" data-desc=\"Round One goes to the Salt 2011 Bonneville Speed Week sponsored by Spectre Performance \u00a0 My last post about the Spectre Performance \"SpeedLiner\" detailed THE PLAN. Everyone knew bringing 5 motors and trying to break 5 records was a stretch, but the team was motivated and prepared. Then \"the\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Round One goes to the Salt<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16743\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Spectra Performance Streamliner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1.jpg\" alt=\"2011 Bonneville Speed Week, Speedliner streamliner, land speed racing\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-1-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n2011 Bonneville Speed Week sponsored by Spectre Performance<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My last post about the Spectre Performance &#8220;SpeedLiner&#8221; detailed <em>THE PLAN<\/em>. Everyone knew bringing <a title=\"Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Record Breaking Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 motors and trying to break 5 records<\/a> was a stretch, but the team was motivated and prepared. Then &#8220;the salt&#8221; announced it&#8217;s plan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things started well. The streamliner, still naked of it&#8217;s lettering and B\/BGS class was loaded on the trailer, first thing in the golden salt morning. In the 300 mph lane of the long course behind George Poteet&#8217;s &#8220;Speed Demon&#8221; streamliner and the mustard rocket called the &#8220;Maro Special&#8221; (also a <a title=\"Baddest Bonneville Salt Flats Streamliner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-baddest-race-cars-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">2010 Baddest Hot Rod at Bonneville<\/a>), SpeedLiner patiently waited it&#8217;s turn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16744\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Spectre Streamliner - Tug those belts!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2.jpg\" alt=\"2011 Bonneville Speedweek, spectre streamliner, bonneville streamliner\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-2-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSpectre crew chief Steve Schmalz tugs on driver Kenny Hoover&#8217;s belts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16745\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Spectre SpeedLiner ready for launch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bonneville Streamliner, bonneville land speed racing, 2011 bonneville speedweek\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-3-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe bell rings&#8230; the Spectre bullet is pushed down track until the 434 cubic inch Caddy motor drops into gear and starts making power. Like MMA, the first round lasted about five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What everyone hoped was a malfunction with the air shifter turned out to be this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16746\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"BUSTED! Shredded Rear diff gears\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4.jpg\" alt=\"2011 Bonneville speed week, spectre streamliner, scta\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-4-575x865.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What you&#8217;re seeing is the shredded remains of a quick-change gear set. Most of the teeth on both gears are gone, and look closely to see the cracked case. <em>(click to see the picture full size)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16742]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16747\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Busted quick change gear\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5.jpg\" alt=\"2011 Bonneville Speed Week, parts destroyed\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2011-Bonneville-Speed-Week-Streamliner-5-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only a dentist would be happy seeing almost every tooth ripped out. Only Royal Purple gear lube filled with metal fillings and bits remain. This one&#8217;s junk. BUT! We have a spare!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the team discovered that the boost controller, well, wasn&#8217;t. As the 1-2 shift point neared, the boost shot out-of-control causing the motor to rev 2000 rpm over redline.\u00a0 The result is a 3-race old gear set having less teeth than ol&#8217;grandpa slobber jaw and the B-motor spun a bearing. It&#8217;s done for the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So out goes the B-motor and in bold move, the team will install the A\/BFS motor or <a title=\"Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Record Breaking Plan\" href=\"..\/bonneville-speed-week-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Record plan #4<\/a> for those of you scoring at home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned!! <\/strong> It wouldn&#8217;t or couldn&#8217;t be a great story without a little drama&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Day+1-+Bonneville+Speed+Week+2011+%E2%80%93+Spectre+Performance\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011-spectre-1\/\" data-text=\"Day 1- Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Spectre Performance\" data-desc=\"Round One goes to the Salt 2011 Bonneville Speed Week sponsored by Spectre Performance \u00a0 My last post about the Spectre Performance \"SpeedLiner\" detailed THE PLAN. 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