The latest Internet Barn Find is for those land speed racing Salt (or dust) Fever infected bunch. I bring you DLRA.org.au, the Dry Lakes Racers Australia site. The Dry Lakes Racers Australia held it's first Speed Trials meet in March 1990 and has been doing so (weather permitting) ever since. It has attracted competitors from all over Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand and the UK. Currently they only race once per year, but that could change in 2011. The racing happens on Lake Gairdner (well, it used to be a lake). It's an 8 mile track including the shut down area. The bummer part is it takes 80 miles driving on dirt roads to get to the race track (compared to Bonneville's 1 mile from "Lands End"). Just like at Bonneville, the site admin told me that if you stand around too long, you'll likely get put to work. Here's a fendered (smart move with 80 miles of dust) hot rod roadster heading out to Lake Gairdner for Salt Flats Racing. 80 miles of dirt roads is no joke and not for the faint of hot rod heart. There...
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