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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => 2017 and before: SW & WF => Speedweek 2012 => Topic started by: 57 ranchwagon on June 13, 2011, 08:44:25 PM
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Looking for some advise from some speed week pros. If you could only attend for 2-3 day to spectate only which would you chose.(first of the week few in the middle of the week etc.) Thanks Sam
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It's a catch 22. The best days are Saturday thru Monday, but getting a room can be difficult. Rooms do come more available after Monday because many teams have either finished running, broke or only wanted to take a few days off work. After Wednesday many of the fast guys are finished and the number of cars go way down. Hope this helped some. Other will chime in soon. :cheers:
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I would have to agree, Saturday thru Monday and make sure to catch Salt Talks Sunday evening at the Bend.
If you've got a Ranchwagon then you've got a place to sleep. :wink:
See you there, Don
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Which was the best girl you ever enjoyed? First one, second one.......
Did you ask someone first?
If you have never been to Speed Week it doesn't matter what day you go.
It all costs the same and you have nothing to compare it to.
The slowest day of the week will blow you away anyhow.
The best day is the first day you get there.
FREUD
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What Freud said
And don't taste the ground. It really is salt.
Don't worry, everyone does it.....
Enjoy
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...57...YOU MUST GO THE FIRST 2-3 DAYS...!!!!!!
THERE IS NO QUESTION...!!!!!!!
the many rods that cruise in are in full force, as well as the rat rods, all
the year long excitement that has been building is amplyfied by the shear
#'s....
i cant be more emphatic...if ya have to sleep in you car at the bend in the road
or whatever it takes...DO IT...be there at the beginning of the week....unless ya want
to see it when things have died down...
Joe :)
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I've never complained about the long line ups during the first few days. I've always explained that this is an opportunity to view some of the world's fastest vehicles and a chance to visit with friends. Where can you find another car show like this? :cheers:
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My story (again), Mr. Ranchwagon. Our first visit to the salt was SpeedWeek '01. We hired an RV and drove out to the salt each day (staying at the KoA in W. Wendover). The best place I found to hang out (well, they're all good) was along the access road where the vehicles were in the pre-staging lines. We didn't have to move to see 'em all. They paraded slowly in front of us. Slowly enough that I could get out of the RV and chat with this racer or that crew - and still not have to walk very far back to the rig.
The pre-stage is gone now, but lots of folks park and set up canopies and awnings along the access road leading to the start lines. The vehicles are moving along at 10 - 20 mph so you won't have a chance (much) to talk with the folks, but you get to see just about everyone - and also get to see the fun of the racers coming off the line.
Yeah - plan to be there for the first few days. Friday inspection is good -- you can see deep inside of any of the vehicles going through inspection. The crew is usually a bit nervous at inspection, so if they don't welcome you with open arms - don't be put off. Let 'em get through that -- then they'll be more friendly. And by all means -- plan on going to Salt Talks Sunday evening at the Bend in the Road. It's a huge picnic and gathering and hundreds of people - racers and tourists and everyone - will be there to see one another in person (instead of only online via this Forum).
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8 hours per day, 20 vehicles per hour.....that gives u 3 minutes per vehicle for 3 days.
Total 480 cars.
With 500 entrees you won't see them all. I doesn't matter when u are there.
If u are watching the starting line you will lose on your total count because they don't run every 2 minutes.
FREUD
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Plus there may be 4 starting lines.
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Thanks for all the replies good advice basically the first of the week is best but because i have never been I will be in LSR heaven any day sounds like i can't lose.
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The first friday & saturday nights are also best for the free car show at the Nugget {the old Stateline}
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<<The first friday & saturday nights are also best for the free car show at the Nugget {the old Stateline}>>
Newbie question--- what time in the evening does the action shift from the salt to town for this car show, and Sunday night from the salt to the Bend for the party?
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Ranchwagon....you got the message.
Just get there and enjoy your first time.
It matters not which day.
Way to accept reality.
FREUD
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We usually start Salt Talks about 6 in the evening, with folks wandering in for the next few hours. Racing is usually ongoing at 6 - so many folks don't get to the party 'til 7 or even later.
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So just as an estimate, would you say the racing usually ends about 6-7ish daily?
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Generally yes there are a few people that continue to spectate right up until they close down the track for the night.
Around 5:30-6:00 if you watch the entry road traffic you will notice a shift where most of the traffic is out bound rather than both ways or inbound as it is in the morning. People that eat off the salt at the casinos or who have just had enough sun for the day begin to filter out during that 5:30-6:30 time period.
It also depends a bit on the weather and the track situation. If we are on a wind hold, folks will leave a bit earlier, if there is an incident like a blown engine that closes down the track for clean up late in the day, many times folks will figure it is not worth sitting through a 30 minute shutdown to only see another 15-45 minutes of runs.
No hard and fast rules, but by watching the entry road traffic you can get a sense of when most of the folks are heading back to town for the day. The rat rodders that show up out on the salt will like a flock of birds heading for water in the evening seem to all start heading out about the same time. When you see a lot of the classic rods headed out, you know it is about time for them to head into Wendover for their car show gathering and a bite to eat.
Larry
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Thank you Larry, that's just perfect.
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Pit closing is at 7:30, the duty people will start moving everyone towards the gate then. I stay til 9 ish.
DW
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Dan; only if you don't run out of beer, and there is nobody in impound with beer. :cheers:
Steve
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I get a new trailer this year. While all the other trailers have functional items to do business rest assured that mine will have a refrigerator and a wine cooler.
DW