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MG COMPETITION DEPT.
By WEST
COAST BRITISH RACING
Livermore, CA. USA
Thanks you for stopping by our Competition page(s). WCB is not new to MG's,
far from it. Richard Green, Michael's father, was part of the Works MG Team
for the 1955/56 season. He was in charge of customer racing support, but was
also involved with the development of the 1.5L (EX182) prototype that they
raced at LeMans in 1955, and what we now know
as the MGA.
Later Richard would be involved with MG via British Leyland, where he was
the Service Manager for the Western United States, based in Brisbane, CA.
When we opened WCB in 1981 our bread & butter was MG & Triumph's.
Above: 1955 Season
leaving for LeMans, Dickie Green (second from left) joined BMC/MG.
MGB ENGINE
PARTS & MODIFICATIONS...
Above: Oct 2014, CSRG
Charity Challenge, Sears Point Raceway
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WCBR MGB Race Car Project
Purchased in Sept 2008 by WCBR.
Chassis # 10895
Year: 1965
Model: MGB
Left:
As purchased, looks better that it really is. The people working on
this car in the past shouldn't be allowed to own tools, let alone
use them! How it past tech I'll never know! The log books (3)
say it's won some races in the South-East.
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Left: 1800cc with
2" SUs, Stage-4... NOT!
Someone has been in this engine, or
hasn't a clue what "Stage-4" means... |
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Left:
Butchered
cockpit. Someone tried to remove the gearbox while leaving engine in
place (can't do it); Everything had been cut out and replaced with
.020" alum sheet glued and duct-taped in place! |
Want to watch some great cars? hear great noises??
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&vq=medium |
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Left: March 2010,
Restored original dash. We stripped car 100%, replaced both floors,
trunk floor... which was about to fall out! The rear bulkhead was full of
holes. Most of the firewall had to be fabricated and welded in. Then
we repaired, modify and weld in all the roll-cage.
Blue is Powder Coat by MAAS Bros.
Livermore. |
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Left:
New BL
Glass replaces the old & tired kit... and we didn't bondo them on
like they did! Yikes! |
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Left:
Engine
fitting for final time; Nearly 2L and twin 2" SU's... should go well.
Below-Left:
New Fuel Cell was
strapped in, we reinforced the trunk floor with 1x1" tube to support
the tank. |
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