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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: Bret Kepner on December 31, 2014, 02:53:50 AM

Title: To Close Out the 100th Year of Racing On the Salt...
Post by: Bret Kepner on December 31, 2014, 02:53:50 AM
To close out the one hundredth year of racing on the salt, I offer these links to the completed work for anybody interested:
 
Chapter 1: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/land-speed-races/salt-beds-salduro-history-first-speed-trials-bonneville/
 
Chapter 2: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/land-speed-races/salt-beds-salduro-part-2-opening-speedway-gold-brick-scandal-debut-benz/
 
Chapter 3: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/land-speed-races/salt-beds-salduro-chapter-3-ii-barney-oldfield-banned-auto-racing-ernie-moross-creates-new-stars-new-records/
 
Chapter 4: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/land-speed-races/salt-beds-salduro-chapter-iv-big-bill-rishel-william-randolph-hearst-lincoln-highway-place-named-salduro/
 
Chapter 5: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/salt-beds-salduro-chapter-5-chapter-v-ernie-moross-bill-dishel-teddy-tetzlaff-blitzen-benz-ii-arrive-salt-beds-salduro/
 
Chapter 6: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/salt-beds-salduro-chapter-six-one-run-blitzen-benz-changes-course-history-salt-beds-salduro/
 
Chapter 7: http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/salt-beds-salduro-chapter-7-aftermath-became-major-players-first-speed-trials-salt/
Title: Re: To Close Out the 100th Year of Racing On the Salt...
Post by: dw230 on December 31, 2014, 02:11:10 PM
Thanks Bret. I printed all the installments when first published on Bang Shift.

DW
Title: Re: To Close Out the 100th Year of Racing On the Salt...
Post by: **RP** on December 31, 2014, 08:39:50 PM
Great history read Bret....only read Chapter 1 so far.  I grew up on the east side of Detroit near Moross road (7 mile) but never knew who or what the street was named after.  Seems like maybe it was named after Ernie Moross but I could not find anything on Google to confirm that.