I have been away from a bunch of Land Racing, both here and my shop and my studio. But it is time to be positive about SpeedWeek this year. Yes the sky is falling, but as I said I want to be positive about this year. Yes the Mining Operation is evil, but it was the weather that kicked out butts. Yes I want salt back. Yes we need to do all that we can to make that happen. But I also want to run my roadster down the Great White Expanse.
Someone asked if I was going to boycott the salt this year even if there is a SpeedWeek, the reasoning being that not racing a year would help heal the salt. Well it is my understanding that with winter rains the salt is 'healed' every year. So unless we start scooping loads of salt onto our trailer and vehicles when we leave, racing do not leave a big scar on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
So this was my five minutes of soapbox, lets think positive, plan for the worst, hope for the best. And maybe in the middle we will be racing.......