Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion > SpeedWeek 2019
New spectator needs info
Snoofer:
First time to speed week. What time do the trials start? Is there a place I can park off of the salt and then catch a ride to the track? Is there a schedule published that tells when different vehicles run?
If there is a website that has this info please let me know. I?ve been googling all day looking for it.
mergatroyd:
Normally, they would start with return runs at 7am on Sunday. This year is not normal, and runs won't start until Monday.
You could park at the bend and hitch to the pits, then hitch to wherever you want to go. The race covers a lot of real estate, so wheeled conveyance of your own is recommended.
Runs aren't scheduled. When a racer is ready, he or she get in line and wait for their turn (exceptions for streamliners, but still no schedule).
Seldom Seen Slim:
Okey-donkey, Sir Snoofer. Here's some stuff. First of all, when we're racing, there is no way to predict exactly when anyone will run. At the start lines it's first come, first gone. Fast car followed by nitro bike followed by electric - - well, you get the idea. Once we've run for one day you can be sure to see the record return runs - those will be guaranteed the fastest from yesterday's racing.
Normal starting time is 7.30AM for the record return runs, which continue until all of yesterday's qualifiers (those that exceeded the existing record) run again to back up the record. Those runs continue until everyone has run - commonly an hour or even two.
You can leave your vehicle at Land's End and get out to the salt some other way, but there's no service that'll give you a ride. Find a buddy, ask someone that's on the way in if you can ride, etc. It shouldn't be a problem.
See you on the salt. BTW, what with the wet track there won't be much going on tomorrow morning (before 8) other than chapel at 6.30.
Snoofer:
Thanks guys, you? answered my questions. I?ll consider driving my Prius on the salt but will probably try to bum a ride.
Snoofer:
Would a bicycle work well on the salt?
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