Bonneville and the Texas Ceegar Triumph

A project in Fort Worth, TX by Christopher Gomersall
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The 1950s creation of the Texas Ceegar, a world record-setting motorcycle, and how it was destroyed and resurrected in 2004.
Backers: 47
Average Pledge Per Backer: $220

Funded: $10,347 of $35,000
Dates: Feb 18th -> Mar 18th (29 days)
Project By: Christopher Gomersall
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Latest News

Many Thanks Backers!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We did not make our goal but that does not mean we do not appreciate you joining the team and giving it a try. Thanks again y’all! ~Chris, Dan, and Richard  (Read More)

2 days left!

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The Church of Velocity... as we approach the finish. Pictured: The frame that Stormy Mangham imagined/sketched/created to get this whole story under way.  Your average mortal would look at this and wonder how insane Mr. Mangham was.  Those who... (Read More)

4 days left!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
4 DAYS LEFT in our kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for BONNEVILLE AND THE TEXAS CEEGAR TRIUMPH. This has the potential to be a great documentary that only adds to the mystique of Stormy Mangham and his bold creation. Pictured: Stormy Mangham... (Read More)

Land Speed Archeology

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A little detective work... Producer/Director Chris Gomersall capturing video of the alleged surplus tail fin of the Texas Ceegar restoration. Legendary pin-striper and transport captain Alton Gillespie claimed he knew where to find what amounted to a... (Read More)

11 days to go!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
An inspiring two days on 'The Salt' Director/Cinematographer Chris Gomersall shooting an episode of MY MOTORCYCLE JOURNEY at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2019 (with record-setting attempter Randy Johnson, left). It was my first time there and it... (Read More)

The Texas Ceegar resurrected...

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
From my friend and co-producer Daniel Peirce: “That’s me (in the gray) looking over the newly restored Texas Ceegar at the Lake O’ The Pines Ralleye in 2005. Only 14 days left to contribute to our documentary Kickstarter.”~Paul Valentine... (Read More)

17 days left in the campaign

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We have access to the Stormy Mangham papers at UTD A new week begins with more progress and more focus. As we get more access to the Mangham story, we hope to see a more fully fleshed-out picture of how Stormy lived and worked as he created the Texas... (Read More)

Social media content for sharing

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Backers! Help spread the word by cutting and pasting these links in your social media, be it Facebook, Insta, Twitter, etc.  Two different sizes of videos, no sound: https://vimeo.com/518398005 https://vimeo.com/518398242 Graphics you can also cut... (Read More)

New Poster Art

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Great NTNOA meetup today where we were able to share our campaign with the membership. Met some of the team members and pitched the film. Thank to all of you for your interest. Script news coming soon! In the meantime, enjoy this new poster art.... (Read More)

Campaign update!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The story continues to evolve. Very exciting! The production team will be at the NTNOA meeting at Liberty Moto in Addison, Texas tomorrow afternoon. Location/time info at www.ntnoa.org  (Read More)

20 Days and counting!

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
How OUR journey began... 20 days to go and I thought I'd share the very first video short in our fledgling web series... A fitting beginning to our production relationship! Richard, Dan, and I love motorcycles. And I love telling stories.  The... (Read More)

Another Mangham Family Member has joined the team!

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are so fortunate... Beyond proud and honored to have the Mangham Family on board our team to tell this tall but very true Texas tale of speed, perseverance, and guts. Stormy Mangham's matinee idol looks were only surpassed by his passion about... (Read More)

BIG Project Push from the motorcycle industry DEALERNEWS.com

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
OUR PROPOSED FILM IS GETTING MEDIA ATTENTION  A new Bonneville model from Triumph debuts today and our friends at DEALERNEWS.COM decided our story was big enough to ride right alongside. BIG tip o' the cap to Robin Hartfiel for the attention this... (Read More)

Great news!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Mangham Family joins the team! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The Mangham Family has joined our team as Executive Producers. Daniel Peirce, Richard Asprey and I are... (Read More)

Great day for our show!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Powersports Press Recognition! Our entire team has deep roots in the powersports business and that means we maintain contacts that reach deep in the industry. Case in point: https://www.dealernews.com/Home/post/kickstart-a-legend/2021-02-19 We are... (Read More)

Evening of the first day of the launch

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
A beginning... Shooting for a motorcycle tire client in the frozen wilderness of South Texas last weekend. Brrrr! We are just getting started but friends and colleagues are showing up and showing out for our project and I could not be more grateful.... (Read More)

Launch Day!!!

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Our journey to make this film takes another step as we launch this crowdfunding effort today! We have been buried in snow for the last 5 days here in Texas but we are soldiering on with this film.  (Read More)

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