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July 22, 2015 12:03 pm

Bonneville Speed Week Cancelled Again

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For the better part of 30 years, Brendan Baker has been involved in the automotive aftermarket and racing industry in some capacity, including the last 11 years at Engine Builder magazine. Brendan’s aftermarket career started in high school working for his father's auto parts store in Akron, Ohio. He has worked many areas of the industry from counterman to technician and earned his certification as a racing mechanic in 1989. He has worked for several racing schools and teams at various levels, including being an owner/driver of a semi-professional racing team. In his free time he enjoys riding his motorcycle and racing go-karts.

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salt-flats-bike We hate to be the bearers of bad news, however, the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) announced on Monday that Speed Week has been cancelled for this year. It is the second year in a row that Speed Week has been cancelled, and it is all due to the condition of the salt.

Organizers said they need at least 4 to 4-1/2 miles of good condition, flat salt surface to set up a course. However, they were only able to find about 2-1/2 miles of suitable salt that was either covered in mud or too rough for a course that would allow cars and motorcycles to reach record speeds in excess of 300 mph in some classes.

The SCTA President/Race Director Bill Lattin and Bonneville Nationals Inc. (BNI) Chairman Roy Creel surveyed the salt on Monday before making their final decision to cancel the event, according to SCTA. The most they could find was 2-1/4 miles of salt suitable for a safe race course. The rest of the salt flats, according to SCTA, is either wet or wet and muddy. If the wet salt dries out, future events this year may still be possible.

According to the SCTA website, some hotels such as the Nugget will be refunding for reservations for racers. There were approximately 600 racers registered to make land speed runs during the Aug. 8-14 Speed Week event.

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