![]() ![]() According to Board Vice President of the Save the Salt Coalition Tom Burkland, that crust is disappearing. The benefits of the flats are based on its rigid top crust, which is formed when an underground aquifer pushes a brine to the surface, and the minerals dry out and harden. Throughout the past 50 years, the resource extraction and motorsports obsession (possibly exacerbated by climate change) have overtaxed the area to a point where it's in danger of losing its fundamental structure. The Bonneville Salt Flats are known as one of the ultimate speed destinations in the world, but it also has a second life as a major source for potash and salt mining. Instead, the Salt Flats are in the news this week in a New York Times article concerning the area's degradation and the efforts to save it. Most speed runs are equated with the Bonneville Salt Flats, but not this time, as the LSR is testing in South Africa. The Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) car made news this week when it surpassed 600 mph during a high-speed test in the journey toward 1,000 mph. ![]()
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