{"id":17132,"date":"2011-08-29T18:27:23","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T01:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:04:37","slug":"speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedweek Summary &#038; Salt Flat Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fspeedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F08%2FSalt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011.jpg&amp;description=Speedweek+Summary+%26+Salt+Flat+Favorites\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Speedweek Summary & Salt Flat Favorites\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Speedweek Summary & Salt Flat Favorites&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2011-summary-salt-flat-favorites\/\" data-text=\"Speedweek Summary & Salt Flat Favorites\" data-desc=\"Speed Week 2011 - Bonneville Salt Flats Summary Being out on the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speedweek is an amazing experience like none other. I always return with way too many pictures then I can post to the web and way too many thoughts than I can convey in my stories. So here it finally is -\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Speed Week 2011 &#8211; Bonneville Salt Flats Summary<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17274\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Bonneville Salt Flats, speek week 2011, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Fever-Bonneville-Salt-Flats-2011-575x358.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being out on the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speedweek is an amazing experience like none other. I always return with way too many pictures then I can post to the web and way too many thoughts than I can convey in my stories. So here it finally is &#8211; Grease Girl\u2019s Speedweek Summary and Salt Flat Favorites for 2011!<\/p>\n<h3>Record Breaking Summary<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17285\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Bonneville Salt Flats, speek week 2011, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Speed-Records-2011-575x234.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 63<sup>rd<\/sup> Speedweek saw 160 records broken &#8211; 93 for cars and 67 for bikes. 21 new members gained entry into the 200 MPH Club, 6 of those being the 300 MPH Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Any of you less familiar with land speed racing may be surprised to find out the entire point of the sport is breaking a record! You aren\u2019t racing against another opponent on the course or anything like that \u2013 you\u2019re going in a straight line trying to go as fast as possible and break the record in the particular class racing in (The class takes into account engine size, fuel used, and the cars body design.)<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite Experience<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17283\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Mechanics-Racing-2011-575x371.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walking around the pits for someone who is on their path of learning about mechanics is akin to a physics student being able to go back in time and spend a week with Albert Einstein. The veterans are out there, putting their skills to the test. Ingenuity reigns, as cars try set ups and find solutions that may have never been done before. Every stop in the pits is an opportunity to learn something new.<\/p>\n<p>Each year I\u2019m there it gets harder to resist begging a team to entrust me with turning a wrench on their race car. And each year I\u2019m there I resolve to one day build and bring a car of my own. Even though I haven\u2019t reached that level of knowledge yet, I\u2019m never disappointed by the willingness of salt folk to take time out and explain something new to me \u2013 sending me off with much more knowledge than I came with!<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite People<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17284\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Rad-Car-People\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People-150x65.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Rad-Car-People-575x250.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Its fun to see someone I love and who loves cars just as much as I do get to experience the salt flats for the very first time, so on the top of this list, is my boyfriend. He\u2019d never been to Bonneville and he totally fell in love with it.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a huge treat to return and catch up with friends made in previous years. The crews of: Norris Anderson\u2019s <a title=\"1949 Studebaker Farm Truck-Speed Seeking Studebakers #2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1949-vintage-studebaker-pickup-2\/\">#898<\/a>, Old Stud Racing,<a title=\"1953 Studebaker Coupe \u2013 Speed Seeking Studebakers #4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/195-studebaker-flathead-race-car-4\/\"> Slippery Stude<\/a>, and more. Then of course I\u2019m always humbled to check in with the fabulous women in the 200 mph club such as Betty Burkland and Alison Dean-Volk. (I still haven\u2019t forgotten about writing stories about these amazing ladies!)<\/p>\n<p>Not only old friends were seen, but new friends were made. Specifically Skip and The Hudson Boys, Greg and his record breaking <a title=\"1953 Studebaker Coupe \u2013 Speed Seeking Studebakers #1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1953-studebaker-coupe-speed-seeking-studebakers-1\/\">Salt 2 Salt <\/a>Studebaker, and the whole team at <a title=\"Bonneville Speed Week 2011 \u2013 Record Breaking Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-speed-week-2011\/\">Speed by Spectre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite Picture<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17275\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111.jpg 3505w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Salt-Flats-Roadster-Reflection-Speedweek-20111-575x391.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3505px) 100vw, 3505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While everyone was fretting that a storm over the salt would ruin chances of racing, to see the clouds roll in at the end of the day was a beautiful sight. Thunder boomed and lightening flashed over the floating mountain. The storm hit in force but luckily went by quickly. Rolling onto the salt the next morning looked like a real lake for a moment, but soon the water parted and dry salt appeared. In the process, I snapped this picture which is so perfect it almost looks like a painting.<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite Hot Rods<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17280\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bellytank-Ford-4-2011-575x368.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being at Bonneville brings many more cars to look at then just those that are racing. It\u2019s a rolling car show all week really, as roadsters and hot rods cruise the few miles between the pits and the starting line. I couldn&#8217;t seem to just pick one&#8230;so here&#8217;s a few on the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17281\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Bonneville-Bellytanker-Racing-2011-575x275.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This very cool old skool bellytanker didn&#8217;t appear to be racing &#8211; it was hanging out in front of the Monster booth (they give out free drinks!) Already in love with bellytankers, the nice blue color, moon discs, and cute little body of this one made wish I could tuck it under my arm and give it a hug!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17277\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hudson-Hornet-Land-Speed-Racing-Car-2011-575x346.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Hudson is in lieu of any\u00a0Studebaker&#8217;s\u00a0in this favorites list&#8230;I&#8217;ve already covered the Studebaker&#8217;s pretty\u00a0thoroughly\u00a0in my <a title=\"Speed Seeking Studebakers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speed-seeking-studebakers\/\">Speed Seeking\u00a0Studebaker&#8217;s <\/a>series! This Hudson Hornet still runs its Straight-8 and is just a really neat car!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17282\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Speedweek-Hot-Rods-Review-2011-575x358.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I already shared one picture of this gold beauty. But everytime I look at it I smile, all that gold rolling over all that white. What looks to be a near show-quality car speeding down the salt tells me that people are still willing to actually *drive* their cars!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17279\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"rat rod, Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Salt-Flat-Rat-Rod-2011-575x354.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t help sharing this one again as well. With a lot of obvious thought put into it &#8211; from the little sculpted rat on the radiator cover, to the small &#8220;hairs&#8221; sticking out of the tail. This rat rod isn&#8217;t an excuse to get away with shoddy workmanship, this one is just pure giggle-worthy.<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite Thought<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17132]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17276\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"Speed Week 2011, salt flat racing, bonneville salt flats, speedweek 2011, land speed racing\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Bonneville-Woman-Driver-Studebaker-Coupe-2011-575x314.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or maybe I should call it a dream. I&#8217;m not going to be able to continue just attending Speedweek as a Spectator. I want to build a race car. I want to drive down that flat expanse of salt and see how fast I can go. Maybe not next year&#8230;but eventually.<\/p>\n<p>What about you? 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I always return with way too many pictures then I can post to the web and way too many thoughts than I can convey in my stories. So here it finally is -\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Speed Week 2011 &#8211; Bonneville Salt Flats Summary Being out on the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speedweek is an amazing experience like none other. I always return with way too many pictures then I can post to the web and way too many thoughts than I can convey in my stories. 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