![]() One visit stays with you for a lifetime it’s cerebral magnetism on overdrive. Bonneville is the largest expanse of serene nothingness with which a person might ever bond. These amateur racers often demonstrate more resolve the paid motorsport crowd and don’t give up easily. Belly pans were sacrificed to the recycling bin with regularity. Traction control systems went berserko-wacky and the emanating staccato sound waves wrinkled brows from starting line to shut-off. If last year is any indication, it is that conditions at Bonneville can change rapidly - that’s the upside for the short-term.Bigger, heavier cars, grappled with vision gutting high-speed vibration. ![]() The SCTA will decide by July 22nd whether to continue with its August 8th event, in whatever form it may have. If a 7-mile course isn’t feasible, the SCTA is considering running a short-course event, with a 4-mile course. Depending on the conditions too, the salt can also provide an extra hard surface, though salt conditions can vary widely from day to day. Out surveying the salt flats last week, Russ Eyers from the SCTA told the Salt Lake Tribune that he couldn’t find a 7-mile stretch of land suitable to land speed racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats, with some portions still underwater and others where the salt is mixed with mud.įor those who aren’t familiar with Bonneville, the salt flats provide a unique environment where the ground is exceptionally smooth and flat - ideal for land speed racing. This year, the salt layer is so thin that the uneven desert floor is poking through in some spots. Readers will remember that last year’s Speed Week was cancelled, after torrential rain flooded the salt flats. Testing for the upcoming Speed Week, put on by the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), has been cancelled, and the salt conditions for the August 8th event are questionable, at best. ![]() Conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats continue to deteriorate with each passing year, and 2015 is no different. ![]()
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