2008 Speed Week-“Car Show” on the Salt
Bonneville Salt Flats: 2008’s Pictures:
I’m a little intimidated to tackle a story that even has the words: Salt Flats, Bonneville, and Speed Week included. The 2008 Speed Week day-trip I made last year was only my second time on the salt in Bonneville, the “Fastest Place On Earth” as the Bonneville Speed Week website declares. I wanted to share a few words and pictures from that day.
I made the 1.5 hour drive out to Bonneville International Raceway with my good’ol 1959 JC Higgins rat rod cruiser pedal bike. The Bonneville salt-essentials strapped on the rear rack: bottles of water, sunflower seeds, sunblock and the old point and shoot camera. You need a bike just to get around the pit area. Why you ask? The pit area is 3 miles long and about 2 miles from the starting line!!!
I spent most of my time near the starting line and in the pits soaking in sun, salt and of course the coolest “Car Show/Cruise-In” ever! OK, so there’s no official car show, but that’s what I call it. There are a few hundred old roadsters, coupes, muscle cars, pusher trucks, rat rods, and motorcycles all over the pit area during the week long event.
Bonneville is the total experience for a hot rod nut; well worth the drive, whether its 1.5 hours or 1.5 days. The cars, the racing, the people, the beautiful salt scenery, its a must-do event!
What kind of a hot rod and racing website would MyRideisMe.com be without covering Speed Week this year? Don’t worry, we’ll be there from August 8-14 for Speed Week 2009! Not even a bias ply flat in the middle of the Utah desert is going to stop us!
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Hect! I’m leaving on the27th to go to Willie & Sheri Buchta’s shop in Modesto, then to Reno for Hot August nights, then over to Wendover for speed week. Look for me at the bend in the road, Black pan/shovel chopper, with Moon Eyes on the sporty tank. If you would like to meet some people and get them in your book I’d be more thn happy to introduce you to a bunch of them that I know,,,,,finer people cannot be found. I’ll register on your website but if you need to get any more info before I leave I can be reached at oldcrowaz. Welcome to Salt Insanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crow
Thanks AZ Old Crow! I’ve removed your email address for your own sanity, but I got it. We’ll look for you at Speedweek. We’ll be camping at the Bend in the road and we’ll be attending the “Salt Talks” on Sunday night. I’ve heard the same thing before… Land Speed Racing is about the people!
Right on Old Crow (love the Old Crow P-51’s by the way). Can’t wait for Saltweek, I mean, Speedweek. We’ll look for that sweet chopper of yours. :) Thanks for the comment!