hmmm just saying there is a difference from living some where for decades, and going there for one week for decades, saying you need the people from Wendover to be on your side, this is our home and not our vacation place! We are concerned about the Salt Flats, all of it, not just the racing or the mining side, ALL of the things that they are. Its part of our History as a town, so just take it down a notch and think before you put something out there that is just for shock value, its the smart thing to do!
Mike,
This situation has been coming for decades, the slowly but surely depletion of the world renowned Bonneville Speedway. You may want to remind yourself that for a great number of folks that visit your community each year, it's not "Just" racing, it's their lively hood. Yes, big surprise, there are folks that do in fact make a living involving a vast variety of racing activities. In fact racing related businesses generate multi-millions in revenue annually, some of which your community benefits greatly from each year.
For as long as I can remember the racers have, for the most part at least, been patient and quietly petitioning the powers that be, to stop the destruction that has slowly but surely been taking place. Racers and others have contributed untold amounts of money to organizations to petition and otherwise work with all parties involved, in effort to help resolve the inevitable total destruction of the Speedway area before it's simply to late. So far as I see it, based on results, all these efforts have gone toward a losing battle.
Now that there are a few of us out here making up Tee shirts and cards that call attention to the situation with Bonneville, informing folks where and how they may be able to help save Bonneville, you are trying to quail the conversation. "I Don't Get It"!
If you have a specific objection to calling attention to what's happening, just say it. If you are insinuating that we all just sit quietly by while the destruction of this national treasure is completed, that ain't going to happen.
Rouse