Saving the Salt

[tallguy]

Regarding the latest condition of the salt --

Has anybody been out there in the last few days to look at it?

I realize that the weather forecast is calling for some occasional rain,
and when it's cloudy and/or cold, water doesn't dry very quickly.  And
it IS getting cold at Bonneville this time of year.

I'm trying to be optimistic about Mike Cook's Top Speed Shootout, but
it's getting more and more difficult to be optimistic about it happening
this year.  I check his website every day.

News, anyone?

[ronnieroadster]

It snowed in Ely yesterday according to the national weather forecast. If things dry out will the mud be hard enough?

[Ken Yooper]

http://aerowarriors.com/bv.html 

Click here: Aero Warriors - At the Bonneville Salt Flats With Bobby Isaac and Harry Hyde


Interesting article from the simpler days.  Several times there are comments regarding poor salt and the pumping operations.  This was in 1970.   

KB

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I'll post this here to revive this topic, too.

Glen Barrett sent this link to me a little while ago.  It came from Jinx Vesco.  It's about saving the salt -- of course!

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=37586190

[Ron Gibson]

From the article  "The agency says there is no evidence the salt is being depleted"

What a load of crap that is!!!!!

Ron

[kiwi belly tank]

That is one of the major problems here Ron, the BLM is standing behind their statement that "they have no evidence" of depletion so they will reevaluate the situation after this latest study is completed in 2018.
This is like letting the Fox run the Hen house for the next three years & then they'll do a head count. Nope... can't see any!!
  Sid.
 

[Stan Back]

I was lucky enuf to run into some photos a someone doing salt stratus sampling in, I believe, 2007.  Always ahead of his times, Boyd Coddington authorized this expedition shown here heading out . . .

[Stan Back]

. . . and here, unearthing some serious samples . . .

[ronnieroadster]

. . . and here, unearthing some serious samples . . .

     Wow looks like the salt condtions were much better when Boyd was there 

[4-barrel Mike]

And, of course, a reliable official saw it differently than common PC version: "The motorhome headed for the return road just as it was supposed to do."

http://www.saltflats.com/stuck.htm   

Mike

[sofadriver]

. . . and here, unearthing some serious samples . . .

     Wow looks like the salt condtions were much better when Boyd was there 

funny!
(but sad)

[Ron Gibson]

Has everyone seen Jay Hawley's new pic's on Facebook of the beautiful salt or lack thereof ?

Ron

[fredvance]

I saw the picture. It is heart breaking! Just five years ago it was snow white.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

No, I didn't see the photo.  Someone wanna put a link to it here?  Thanks.

[fredvance]

Sorry that is way beyond my level of inexpertese.