{"id":9941,"date":"2010-05-20T11:41:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=9941"},"modified":"2010-08-07T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T16:36:24","slug":"internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Internet Barn Find&#8221;: Dry Lakes Racers Australia"},"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%2Finternet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F05%2Fteamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats.jpg&amp;description=%E2%80%9CInternet+Barn+Find%E2%80%9D%3A+Dry+Lakes+Racers+Australia\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\"><\/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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" 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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" data-text=\"\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia\" data-desc=\"The latest Internet Barn Find is for those land speed racing Salt (or dust) Fever infected bunch.\u00a0 I bring you DLRA.org.au, the Dry Lakes Racers Australia site.\u00a0 The Dry Lakes Racers Australia held it's first Speed Trials meet in March 1990 and has been doing so (weather permitting) ever since. It\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats.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><p>The latest Internet Barn Find is for those land speed racing Salt (or dust) Fever infected bunch.\u00a0 I bring you <a title=\"Australian Salt Flats Racing Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dlra.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">DLRA.org.au<\/a>, the <em><strong>Dry Lakes Racers Australia<\/strong><\/em> site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10022\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Teamspeed3 ready to make a run down the Australian Salt Flats\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats.jpg\" alt=\"Teamspeed3, Australian Salt Flats, hot rod, model A roadster, land speed racing, Lake Gaidner\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/teamspeed3-ready-to-make-a-run-down-the-Australian-Salt-Flats-400x218.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/dlralogo.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dry Lakes Racers Australia held it&#8217;s first Speed Trials meet in March 1990 and has been doing so (weather permitting) ever since. It has attracted competitors from all over Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand and the UK.\u00a0 Currently they only race once per year, but that could change in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10020\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Lake Gairdner where the Australian Lakes Racing happens\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Gairdner, Australian Lakes Racing, Salt Flats racing, land speed racing,\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lake-Gairdner_2_main-400x200.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The racing happens on Lake Gairdner (well, it used to be a lake).\u00a0 It&#8217;s an 8 mile track including the shut down area.\u00a0 The\u00a0bummer part is it takes 80 miles driving on dirt roads to get to the race track (compared to Bonneville&#8217;s 1 mile from &#8220;Lands End&#8221;).\u00a0 Just like at Bonneville, the site admin told me that if you stand around too long, you&#8217;ll likely get put to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10021\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"32 Roadster heading out to Lake Gairdner for Dry Lakes Racing in Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod, 32 Ford roadster, Deuce Roadster, Lake Gairdner, Dry Lakes Racing, Australia\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Hot-Rod-heading-out-to-Lake-Gairdner-for-Dry-Lakes-Racing-in-Australia-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a fendered (smart move with\u00a080 miles of dust)\u00a0hot rod roadster heading out to Lake Gairdner for Salt Flats Racing.\u00a0 80 miles of dirt roads is no joke and not for the faint of hot rod heart.<\/p>\n<p>There is some cool history of how racing on this Lake came to be.\u00a0 It took a couple dead end roads before finding this great racing location.\u00a0 What they&#8217;ve found is\u00a0a salt lake that\u00a0is as good if not better than any other salt lake in the world.<\/p>\n<p>From the DLRA site, <em><strong>&#8220;Since 1990 ,\u00a0a lot of purpose-built dry lakes racecars and bikes have been built and raced with speeds ranging from 90 mph to well over 200 mph. and with this year&#8217;s some approaching 300 mph. In this form of racing there is virtually a class for anything and in fact the D.L.R.A decided very early in the peace to run by the rule book of the S.C.T.A.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll check out DLRA.org.au NOW and see what the hot rodders from down under are up to on their own Salt Flats.<\/p>\n<p>Hechtspeed<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/dlralogo.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[9941]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10019\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"DLRA logo - Dry Lakes Racers Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/dlralogo.jpg\" alt=\"DLRA, Dry Lakes Racers Australia, Bonneville Salt Flats, land speed racing\" width=\"209\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/dlralogo.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/dlralogo-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/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%2Finternet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=%E2%80%9CInternet+Barn+Find%E2%80%9D%3A+Dry+Lakes+Racers+Australia\" 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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\"><\/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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" 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\/internet-barn-find-dry-lakes-racers-australia\/\" data-text=\"\u201cInternet Barn Find\u201d: Dry Lakes Racers Australia\" data-desc=\"The latest Internet Barn Find is for those land speed racing Salt (or dust) Fever infected bunch.\u00a0 I bring you DLRA.org.au, the Dry Lakes Racers Australia site.\u00a0 The Dry Lakes Racers Australia held it's first Speed Trials meet in March 1990 and has been doing so (weather permitting) ever since. It\" 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 The latest Internet Barn Find is for those land speed racing Salt (or dust) Fever infected bunch.\u00a0 I bring you DLRA.org.au, the Dry Lakes Racers Australia site.\u00a0 The Dry Lakes Racers Australia held it&#8217;s first Speed Trials meet in March 1990 and has been doing so (weather permitting) ever since. 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