One of the shortcomings of land speed racing is the amount of actual “seat time†one gets on the salt. Granted, those from Southern California can get in multiple events at El Mirage on the shorter mud lake, but I’m talking about those whose main destination is the Bonneville Salt Flats, the “Big Daddy†of LSR.
Preparation can take months, sometimes years, before putting it all together to make an attempt at history. Then you have to decide which sanction to run under, what type of record, and which set of rules best applies to you and your machine. Speed Week and SCTA put on the largest attended event each year, with 400 to 500 cars and bikes entered each season, sometimes  … More
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