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this page for A VERY DETAILED Sequential Distance Numbered Breakdown SUMMARY of the Above Map Information (Fully Explained for People who have never been here before who have no idea about how it operates and what it is) Sorting out all the activity going on over hundreds of square miles of Salt Flats Starting at the Interstate Exit and working outward onto the Salt Flats for over 10 Miles (16 Km).... |
EXIT OFF HIGHWAY (1) THE ARRIVAL ! This is Interstate 80 Exit 4 in Utah heading North from the exit. |
THEN PROCEED NORTH ON PAVED ROADPast THE FREE CAMPING AREAFrom I 80 Exit 4 at Sinclair to Salt Flats Entrance for 5 miles - 8.04 Km (2) Your first encounter of activity is The Five Miles of FREE Outback Primitive Camping along the access road with a bend to the right a third of the way along it as shown here on the yellow road sign. THIS IS A FREE OPEN AREA which extends for 5 miles where you can set up and camp. Some people come weeks ahead and hang around for a whole month on a summer holiday vacation from late July through the end of August.   The famous 'Bend In The Road' is nearly midway along the road to the Bonneville Salt Flats Entrance - about 2 miles (3.21 Km) from interstate exit With Camping all along the stretch on the south side. (It's The Right Turn toward Salt Flats entrance on the Access Road) |
Along the 5 Mile Stretch of Open Area Public Camping along South Side of The Access Road you have Self Contained FREE Primitive Camping on BLM Land with No Provisions Whatsoever. Thousands of tents and campers and rigs spread out and fill it in for miles and it becomes a small desert city and hot rod carnival.
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THE SALT FLATS HIGHWAY(4) Main Access Road Driving out ONTO THE SALT is The Salt Flats Highway (Runs along The entire Salt Flats Operations for 10 miles; 16 Km) This daily Trek is the motoring equivalent of riding on a boat onto the sea; there is nothing in any direction for many many miles. |
MILE
ZERO - THE STARTING LINE
(5) About
3 Miles (4.82 Km) in from SALT
entrance |
THE
MAIN OPERATIONS
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THE TECHNICAL IMPOUND(7) About 5 Miles out (8.04 Km) from Salt Entrance and 10 Miles (16 Km) from Interstate Exit 4  The
IMPOUND Area - Near Tech Inspection and Beginning of Pit
Area
Look for the Big Yellow Vertical Flag with the word IMPOUND ! as shown in the pix above. As records in different classes are exceeded every day, the machines who achieve this are then parked here for inspection and examination by Official Technical Inspectors. It's The Place for Once in a lifetime photo opportunities to get amazing pictures of the parked Unique and Amazing Machines for the Speed Week Spectator. THESE MACHINES SIT HERE ALL DAY Waiting for the crack of dawn tomorrow... That's when the NEXT Great Thing happens...... |
THE
EARLY MORNING RECORD SETTING
About
5 Miles out (8.04 Km) from Salt Entrance and 10 Miles (16
Km) from Interstate Exit 4 |
THE PIT AREA(9) About 5 Miles out (8.04 Km) from Salt Entrance and10 Miles (16 Km) from Interstate Exit 4 Extending outward for 2 (3.21 Km) to 4 miles (6.5 Km)  This pit area literally extends onward for miles along the causeway on the SALT. It is also several rows wide. One can spend several days just meandering around this area visiting with the various teams and watching them configure their land speed machines.  Long view into Pit Area along causeway that extends onward for miles. The Mountains in the background are 40 miles away.! This great Walk around video takes you into the pits to see but a smattering of the various team operations all busy with their machines as well as the other hot rods and coming and going activity. |
THE
SPEED WEEK OFFICIAL RADIO STATION
Here's
a Legacy 45 Minute Sample From start of Tues Speedweek 2017 with
return runs. |
THE FOOD SERVICE AND VENDOR AREA(10) Food Service and Supply Vendor Area - Near Impound in above pictures About 5 Miles out (8.04 Km) from Salt Entrance and 10 Miles (16 Km) from Interstate Exit 4 Food Eating Area with Canopies Tables and Food Vendor There's a great menu of hearty food for hungry Spectators, Racing competitors and their pit crews  Safety Kleen Operations |
THE SPECTATOR AREA MILES (11) Salt Fever Spectator line up for Miles along the causeway from mile Zero to mile Three About 3-5 Miles (4.82-8.04 Km) out from Salt Entrance and 7-10 Miles (11.26-16 Km) from Interstate Exit 4 |
THE
PARTICIPANT VEHICLE CAUSEWAY
Follow John
Wylie
on YouTube for lots of Great Videos like this one here; |
AND DON'T MISS THE EVENING
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SPEED
WEEK EVENT MAIN INFORMATION
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THE WENDOVER NEVADA & UTAH MAP Image of West Wendover, NV and Wendover, UT Map from Google Images. Live MAP Location |
LOCAL INFORMATIONWest Wendover Welcome Center InformationThey are also set up on the Salt Flats in the Vendor Area during Speed Week. Contact Information
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| Google Lookup Listing of Hotels Near Bonneville Salt Flats |
GENERAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND SPECIAL NEEDS#1) Taking WATER with you in
bottles is absolutely the most
important thing you can do.
Prepare yourselves for The Salt Flats Wide Open Desert Environment. The Humidity out on the Salt is Nearly Zero. When the temperature is above 90 Degrees F it still feels like it's only 70F because it's so dry, and you will dehydrate and not even know it and end up feeling light headed and dizzy with Sunstroke. The effective altitude in those conditions exceeds 7,000 Feet. People who are susceptible to high altitudes making them feel dizzy will get light headed if you don't stay hydrated and drink a bottle of water every 20 - 30 minutes; even if you are sitting in the shade.. And you will Not ever sweat because it all evaporates into the zero humidity on the Salt. The Water doesn't even have to be in ice. IF you are dehydrating just drinking it will be fine even with the water at the air temperature. Splash it on your face and arms and you become cooled and it evaporates away in a minute.   #2) WEARING
WHITE REFLECTIVE CLOTHING!!
Preferably from HEAD TO TOE is an Absolute MUST !ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WEAR Dark and Black Material IT ABSORBS HEAT from the concentrated sun and reflection and gets extremely Hot out on the salt..You walk around with clothing on your body that's 150 Degrees F..! ALL White material reflects the sun and stays Cool. Cotton Breathes and is ESSENTIAL. Polyester in the heat will cause excessive perspiration, B.O. and bring on prickly heat and skin rashes for people which is an allergic reaction. They release Nano Plastics Watch the Officials at The Starting Line and in operations who are wearing totally white clothing and operating out in the sun the entire day from sunrise until late in the evening when activities cease for the day. Even when you are staying under a Tarp the reflected sunlight from the salt is brighter than out in the sun back at home. IF you ride in on a motorcycle, stow the leathers and go with cotton in plain white T shirts and light pants. Many people walk with light colored umbrellas open above them as a parasol and sun shield.  This Guy is an example of The PROPER Way to do it !! Please
Do Not walk all the miles from the spectator
area to the pits without following the above guidelines. Drive
back
and forth in your car and Park there - There's Miles of Open
Salt all around the areas.. Pay
Attention to the Vast Distance between things on the map
and descriptions shown above. A Man and his young son
about 11 yrs old parked their car at the spectator area by mile
Zero and then walked over 3 miles in the open sun
for nearly more than an hour up to the Vendor and Pit Area
late in the afternoon dressed in dark clothing and with no water
and when they got there they were disoriented, totally
dehydrated and ready to faint & drop. They
could have just taken their car and drove
there in 4 minutes. Vendors gave them several bottles of water
and sat them under cover at the Food Service eating tables to
recuperate. They didn't even think they were thirsty, and then
the water was all drank and gone in less than a minute..
#3) Handicapped Access and Special Needs. IF you are arriving with a special handicapped vehicle you can make advanced arrangements months ahead of time with The SCTA-BNI or STOP at the main gate and meet with the Officials there who will then address the situation and direct you to the proper area for what you are doing. If something happens and there's a vehicle or personal emergency need, then get people and participants there around you to locate one of the Officials with 2 way radios who are moving over the areas all day to come to your specific location with assistance and help. If you take special pills and medication make sure you have them all with you and keep extras put away in your vehicle. Remember that it's a half hour drive to get back to town and the store if anything is needed. Have water At ALL TIMES and WHITE colored towels to cover with and wet with in the event that you start to feel too hot. It only takes a couple of seconds to cool off when you wet down in that nice and dry environment. Make it your business to be smart and take the proper things with you coming to the salt in the Exact same way you take essentials for what's important for your safety and well being when you are going out into the forest to visit camp and stay, go climbing on mountainsides, or any other place that has specific needs for the conditions and environment of that particular location. #4) Care and Extra Batteries for Cameras and Phone. Make sure everything is fully charged from the night before. DO NOT leave your batteries, cameras, phones and accessories on dashboards and seats in closed up cars sitting in the hot sun. The car will become a solar oven with internal surface temperatures over 160-190 degrees F. Keep an inch of opening in all car windows when parking so heat can escape and fresh air can circulate in. Keep things stowed in an electronics bag that's kept tucked away under the seats and out of the sunlight if you are locking up a car. If your bag is dark colored, then wrap it up inside of a white towel. This preventative measure will prolong their life, keep them from getting fried, failing or worse yet, having the device and batteries fail and blow out or explode and burn up. |
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