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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: crawford on January 29, 2015, 04:15:44 PM

Title: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: crawford on January 29, 2015, 04:15:44 PM

 :?

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Stan Back on January 29, 2015, 04:50:07 PM

Huh?

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: RichFox on January 29, 2015, 04:53:55 PM

I don't know.

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on January 29, 2015, 05:43:21 PM

As far as I am concerned - and suspect most of the racers feel the same way.  Issat whatcha wanna know, Mike? :? :?

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on January 29, 2015, 08:33:04 PM

Gaming must bring in more money than racing or all those big buildings would be dark or gone :|

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Dr Goggles on January 29, 2015, 09:53:38 PM

Hey Crawford, I like your perm. Not big these days so a brave decision on your part....

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: hotrod on January 29, 2015, 10:00:35 PM

Might depend on how you measure "big" total revenue, total one day participation (head count) or total participation for the event.
I suspect the air show and rocketry events also draw some big crowds and certainly the casinos make their money off the shows and gambling.

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: jl222 on January 29, 2015, 10:01:38 PM

 Read 125 times and only 13 votes? Voting at top of pg. could be missed.

  I'm only there at Speed Week but don't know all events, but hard to imagine anything bigger.

         JL222

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: tortoise on January 29, 2015, 10:13:21 PM

"Kerrie Supanich, a spokeswoman for the West Wendover Tourism and Convention Bureau . . . said Speed Week is the second biggest draw for West Wendover after New Year's Eve, which attracts about 50,000 to 60,000 people."

Have you ever heard of this thing called "Google"?

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on January 29, 2015, 10:34:19 PM

Quote from: tortoise on January 29, 2015, 10:13:21 PM

Have you ever heard of this thing called "Google"?

Not since Al Gore left the building:cheers:

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Milwaukee Midget on January 29, 2015, 10:35:01 PM

Quote from: tortoise on January 29, 2015, 10:13:21 PM

"Kerrie Supanich, a spokeswoman for the West Wendover Tourism and Convention Bureau . . . said Speed Week is the second biggest draw for West Wendover after New Year's Eve, which attracts about 50,000 to 60,000 people."

I just can't imagine making a holiday pilgrimage to what is essentially an outlet mall of casinos on a frontage road, surrounded by 59,999 amateur drinkers.

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: wheelrdealer on January 29, 2015, 10:57:26 PM

Chris:

I have thought of a lot of places I would like to be New Years Eve but Wendover was never on the list. I am curious now. Perhaps Times Square is just a diversion.

BR

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Milwaukee Midget on January 30, 2015, 12:03:41 AM

I could imagine a Moët & Chandon toast with Kate at midnight at Land's End.

But a plastic glass of Freixenet on the floor of the Nugget would just be depressing.



 

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: Vinsky on January 30, 2015, 01:46:50 AM

Maybe the new "Bonneville Club" will host a racers new years eve event.

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: jl222 on January 30, 2015, 02:53:23 PM

Quote from: tortoise on January 29, 2015, 10:13:21 PM

"Kerrie Supanich, a spokeswoman for the West Wendover Tourism and Convention Bureau . . . said Speed Week is the second biggest draw for West Wendover after New Year's Eve, which attracts about 50,000 to 60,000 people."

Have you ever heard of this thing called "Google"?

 Maybe for 1 night, but the rooms couldn't be anymore booked than speedweek and were there longer.

            JL222

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: crawford on January 31, 2015, 12:10:47 PM

Hey by the way just so you know, Kerrie crawford supanich, is my sister and draw and revenue are too different things! Oh and whats this thing call "google"! Remember we are just the dumb natives out here on the Salt Flats!

Quote from: tortoise on January 29, 2015, 10:13:21 PM

"Kerrie Supanich, a spokeswoman for the West Wendover Tourism and Convention Bureau . . . said Speed Week is the second biggest draw for West Wendover after New Year's Eve, which attracts about 50,000 to 60,000 people."

Have you ever heard of this thing called "Google"?

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: tortoise on January 31, 2015, 12:17:06 PM

Quote from: crawford on January 31, 2015, 12:10:47 PM

. . . and draw and revenue are too different things!

The New Year crowd probably drops a bunch more at the tables. (just my guess)

Title: Re: Bonneville speed week.
Post by: jl222 on January 31, 2015, 02:38:22 PM

  Hotel rates for New Years Eve?

              JL222