The Donner party made a fatal decision to take a shortcut across the salt flats trying to get to California. Wind grinds the surface smooth, while the sun bakes the crust making an excellent racecourse.īonneville has some amazing human history outside of the speedway. As water evaporates, it leaves behind the minerals held within which creates the salt crust. The salt flat itself is a drying up ancient lake. The Bonneville Speedway is part of the salt flats used for motorsports. Cars are timed in a measured mile of their choice between mile 2 to mile 5 with a three-mile shutdown area. To see the article I wrote on Bonneville 2021, visit Holley Motorlife’s blog, HERE! The Bonneville Salt Flats is a special place and Speed Week is the quintessential event for wheel-driven cars trying to break land speed records. I am currently working on setting up an online shop to buy prints. If you are interested in any of these photos in high resolution, please contact me. These are photos I took at Bonneville Speed Week on Sunday 8/8/21.
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