{"id":4873,"date":"2009-08-12T23:04:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T06:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2010-08-05T23:59:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T06:59:11","slug":"bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week"},"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%2Fbonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F08%2Fcrasheddsc00410_edit-400x266.jpg&amp;description=Bonneville+Veteran+Dies+at+Speed+Week\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[4873]\"><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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\"><\/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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" 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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" data-text=\"Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week\" data-desc=\"Bonneville Salt Flats Tragedy: With all the excitement about Bonneville Speed Week, before I post my first blog and pictures, I want to show my respect following the tragic death of a great family man and land speed racer, Barry Bryant. Unfortunately, I only knew of Barry Bryant of Anderson,\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit-400x266.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>Bonneville Salt Flats Tragedy:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4873]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-4874\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Bonneville racer dies at Speedweek 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Bonneville racer dies at Speedweek 2009\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/crasheddsc00410_edit.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>With all the excitement about Bonneville Speed Week, before I post my first blog and pictures, I want to show my respect following the tragic death of a great family man and land speed racer, Barry Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I only knew of Barry Bryant of Anderson, California by his race car.\u00a0 I told some friends about a sinister looking, long and bad, silver and black competition coupe that stood out as one of my favorites on the salt.\u00a0 After describing the car as best I could, I learned it was the Bryant family&#8217;s &#8220;Tom Thumb Special&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Late in the afternoon of 8\/9\/2009, Barry Bryant crashed near the 5 mile marker on the long course at Bonneville traveling close to 200 mph.<\/p>\n<p>MyRideisMe.com would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Barry Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>If you knew Barry, please leave a comment.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0142.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4873]\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4928 alignleft\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Slick Bonneville Competition Coupe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0142-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Bonneville hot rod driven by Barry Bryant\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0142-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0142-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0142-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4873]\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4926 alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Bonneville Competition Coupe driven by Barry Bryant\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bonneville Competition Coupe driver dies\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401-400x601.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_01401.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4873]\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4927 alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Bonneville Coupe - Veteran racer loses his life\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bonneville Coupe - Veteran racer dies in a crash\" width=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141-400x601.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dsc_0141.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<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%2Fbonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Bonneville+Veteran+Dies+at+Speed+Week\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\"><\/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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" 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\/bonneville-veteran-dies-at-speed-week\/\" data-text=\"Bonneville Veteran Dies at Speed Week\" data-desc=\"Bonneville Salt Flats Tragedy: With all the excitement about Bonneville Speed Week, before I post my first blog and pictures, I want to show my respect following the tragic death of a great family man and land speed racer, Barry Bryant. 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