Thanks for the discussion about the name -- Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) -- and encouraging people to use "Bonneville Intentional Speedway" or some variation. I think the BSF name falls into three categories: legal, general public use, symbolic.
For legal, the government recognizes “Bonneville Salt Flats” as referring to the geographic area north of I-80 which supports racing activities. Numerous studies, reports, memos and other documents simply reference “Bonneville Salt Flats.” For its listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the area is designated at the “Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track.” It is then defined as 36,650 acres of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Hence, it captures both terms.
I would suspect the general public associates "Bonneville Salt Flats" with the racing activity, given the decades of simplified reference to BSF. As a symbolic measure, I think it is fine to reference the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track and encourage others to do so, but I think most of the attention should just be placed on restoration of the area.
As a side note, the first time I read the National Register listing for the “Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track” I was afraid the designation was limited to the race track(s). I was subsequently pleased to learn it encompassed nearly 37,000 acres.
