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The Bonneville Salt Flats Is The Craziest Race You May Have Never Heard Of
There's a race where people are close to pushing 500 mph. While NASCAR's 2024 finale reached 2.92 million views and the Formula 1 World Championship 2024 saw 30 million fans tune in, speed demons ...
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The Beautiful, Streamlined Cars That Set the World’s First Land Speed Records
Bombshell Betty, a 1952 land speed racer and two-time World Speed Record breaker, tears across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Christopher Wilson A car sits idle on the Bonneville Salt Flats as ...
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Bonneville Salt Flats
The Bonneville Salt Flats may not be the first feature that comes to mind when thinking about Utah's ample natural beauty, but this 30,000-acre feature is worth a visit. From diverse viewing ...
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The Bonneville Jet Wars
The stage was Utah’s otherworldly Bonneville Salt Flats. The stars were two middle-aged Midwestern brothers who refused to talk to each other, and a slick young southern California hot-rodder ...