Speedweek 2009-Bonnie’s Homecoming
August 9, 2009 by Hechtspeed
I think its only fitting that the first pic from Speedweek 2009 that we post is of our fearless leader, pikesan. I’ll let pikesan post most of the pics of his car “Bonnie” and her homecoming to the Salt Flats but, I took this cool rolling shot Saturday morning and wanted to share it with you all. This was taken about 30 seconds after Bonnie and pikesan (suffering from a sever case of Salt Fever) made it onto the Salt for the first time. What a cool moment! I switched to shutter priority mode on the D90 and started snapping pics while trying to drive (luckily the entry road is super wide).
This shot inspires me to build my own roadster. Well, that’s it for now. The MyRideisMe.com crew that made it out to the Salt (we missed you Swanee) for Speedweek 2009 will be sharing stories and a sizeable photo gallery. It was also the first time pikesan, GreaseGirl and Hechtspeed met in person. We had a great time and can’t wait to share our experiences!
Ok, this pic is just too good (imho) not to post now. This black car just pops against the bright fresh Salt.
Hechtspeed
We’ve got more pictures from Bonneville in the links below, check ‘em out!
Nugget Casino Car Show during Bonneville Speedweek Picture Gallery
Bonneville Speedweek Roadster Picture Gallery
Sorry, commenting on my own blog is lame I know. But, I love these 2 shots. I can just imagine what pikesan is thinking here as he’s on the Salt for the first time in his roadster. I kept telling him he needed to bring his car and it took lots of work to pull it off, but I think it was worth it.
Man, that pinto motor sounded so sweet, and it got A LOT of attention. Many people told him to pull over or stop so they could snap a picture or chat about their pinto powered race cars of yesteryear.
Pikesan, you and your Ride are very inspiring to all hot rodders.
See you on the Salt buddy!
Sweet!!
Good to see such cool shots, and likewise on Chris’ comments… kudos, man.
That is a good shot! It’s on the home page now. If you zoom in, you’d see me smiling… or was that shivering? Man, it was cold!
Thanks for taking all over you pics… what was the final count, 300? More?
Anyone who took great pictures at Bonneville, please let me know. pikesan at MyRideisMe.com for email.
Good, glad you dig ‘em. I’d say the count is over 300. Not sure how many. I’ll count tonight. I wanna see what Swanee has to say about my pics and how I can improve. :)
SALT FEVER!!!
700 exactly. Just counted!
Those are very cool shots. I’d love to go to Speedweek sometime.
Looking forward to the pics & the stories.
Amazing pics. It must’ve been an awesome feeling to finally get out there on the salt flats!
Those Photo’s are really off the Charts.
Big Sky, Salt Flats and pikesan doing what he loves!!!
You really captured the essence of the event.
It can’t get much better than than that.