Save the Salt Foundation Repairs Breaches at Bonneville Salt Flats Motorsports Venue
The Save The Salt Foundation has made repairs to breaches at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the location of the Bonneville International Raceway.
SEMA Praises Latest Restoration Efforts at Bonneville Salt Flats
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) applauds the racing community’s repairs to the Salduro Loop dike as part of joint efforts to restore the Bonneville Salt Flats. Two large breaches to the dike were repaired so that no salt brine pumped onto Bonneville during the winter months will inadvertently flow into the Salduro Loop instead
SEMA Applauds Public-Private Effort to Save the Bonneville Salt Flats
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) welcomes the installation of a new water well and weather and hydrologic equipment used for measuring salt growth conditions as part of its broader Restore Bonneville program. Federal and state funds were released last year to install the monitoring equipment and help increase the volume of salt pumped onto
10-Year Salt Delivery Program Proposed for Bonneville Salt Flats
Pass the salt, please. Three separate organizations representing racers and industry are in discussions with Intrepid Potash-Wendover, Inc., a potash mine operator, on ways to increase the amount of salt brine being pumped onto the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Stakeholders Meet to Discuss Fate of Bonneville Salt Flats
The Utah Alliance and Save the Salt Coalition met with a variety of stakeholder groups at the Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) in Utah this week to discuss potential solutions for restoring the historic racing venue.
World’s Fastest Car: Spirit of Rett World Record at Bonneville Salt Flats
Interview with Charlie Nearburg after he drove the Red Line sponsored Spirit of Rett streamlined racecar over 420mph and setting a new FIA world land speed record, becoming the fastest wheel driven single engine car in history. The Spirit of Rett is named after Charlie’s late son Rett Nearburg, and it runs a single Rehr-Morrison
Speed Demon Streamliner Shatters Multiple World Records at Bonneville
Lucas Oil Products, the California-based manufacturer and distributor of high-performance automotive oils and additives, completed a record-breaking run at Bonneville Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County in northwestern Utah by successfully surpassing the AA/BFS (Blown Fuel Streamliner) two-way average and one-way last-mile records. Lucas Oil, which served as the official lubricant of
Racing at Bonneville Speed Week is on for 2020
The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) has announced the 2020 Bonneville Speed Week will take place as planned at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on August 8-14. The organization has received all necessary approvals and permits from local health and government associations and will follow protocols set by the Utah Office of the Bureau
Please Pass the Salt
My passion for Bonneville began in 1963 in Mrs. Combest’s 2nd grade class in Electra, TX. Our class had just received our Weekly Reader Newspaper with an article written about a young Craig Breedlove building a land speed car in his dad’s backyard to run over 400 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats! I was so intrigued!
VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel of Bonneville Speed Week
Bonneville Speed Week takes place August 10-16, and the VP fuel trucks will be on-site from August 7-16.
Utah Lawmakers Approve $5M Bonneville Restoration
In the past few weeks, state legislators received upwards of 1,000 emails from the motorsports community, which helped focus much needed attention on the critical funding request.
369 cid LS-Based Bonneville Engine
To break land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, a lot of things need to go your way. Customers Andy Loyd and Gene McFaddin turned to Jim Gray at Venom Racing Engines to build them a Bonneville engine capable of topping 240 mph. Find out why this 369 cid LS engine could be a record setter this summer.
Bonneville Needs BLM Intervention for Survival, SEMA Says
The Bonneville salt flats is an unique land formation in northwestern Utah that beckons visitors from around the world. For racers, its surface is unequaled. The hard salt crust is perfect for both speed and safety. But there is a problem. The once 13-mile racetrack is now less than eight miles long due to salt erosion.
Greetings From Bonneville
This year an opportunity came to go to a gathering of speed freaks drawn together from around the world. An event that I’ve now learned is on most “Motorhead’s” bucket lists, and was put forth as the background for a great movie that hit limited screens in 2005 and is recorded on DVD in many of our video libraries. The movie was “The World’s Fastest Indian,” and the event is simply called “Bonneville.”
Rain Delay: Mother Nature Rules the Records at Bonneville
Danny Thompson’s attempts at a land speed record – 439 mph – were hampered by rain at Bonneville this year.
2014 SpeedWeek in Bonneville Rained Out
Bonneville SpeedWeek Cancellation Final Report The 100th anniversary of racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats was rained out this earlier this month. This was the first time this has happened since 1992. The following is the press release from Scott C. Andrews, president of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA). Dear SCTA-BNI Racers and Fans
The Low-Down on the Salt Flats Laydown
There’s some good news for racing record setters — SEMA reported recently that an estimated 2,000 tons of salt were successfully deposited on the mud surface at the end of the access road to the Bonneville Salt Flats. It was graded and then dried to a hard concrete-like racing surface. Although modest in scope, the
Road to AAPEX Season 2, Ep. 9
From the Bonneville Salt Flats to telematics and EVs, check out episode 9 in the Road to AAPEX series.
David Pilgrim’s Dual Compound-Turbocharged 6.6L LBZ Duramax Engine
David Pilgrim and his wife Debbie began looking into drag racing after attending an NHRA event, which eventually led to the pair entering the Bonneville Salt Flats scene. Following a few turbocharged motorcycle builds and a C5 Corvette, David got the idea for a 1954 Chevrolet 3100 with a dual compound-turbocharged 6.6L LBZ Duramax. It’s
Dual Compound-Turbo 6.6L LBZ Duramax Engine
Not only does this 1954 Chevrolet 3100 house a hefty 6.6L LBZ Duramax engine, it boasts a quad-turbo setup and enough piping to blow your mind! Check it out!
