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The Utah Alliance Is Calling Out The BLM In This Video On Bonneville’s Future!


The Utah Alliance Is Calling Out The BLM In This Video On Bonneville’s Future!

The BLM is probably one of the least liked government agencies when it comes to automotive enthusiasts. For decades the off-road community has gone head to head with them, whether for access to trails in the woods, in the dunes, or on the dry lake beds. The Land Speed Racing community has also had their fair share of run ins with the BLM as the can be “challenging” to deal with when it comes to racing on both the dry lakes of El Mirage or at Bonneville. Like the off-roaders who have adopted the Tread Lightly motto, Land Speed Racers in Southern California and Utah are staunch advocates of keeping the lake and flats in great shape. In fact racers at Bonneville have been working for decades to maintain and grow the amount of salt on the flats at Bonneville. The BLM on the other had has been allowing corporate use of the Bonneville Salt Flats that is not so slowly ruining it by reducing the salt layer thickness and total area. The Utah Alliance is hoping to bring attention to this issue through the video below.

Those of you who are regulars here on BangShift know that I’m a staunch supporter of Land Speed Racing and have been for years. It’s magical out there on the salt at Bonneville. But it’s not the cars that make it magical. It’s the place as much as anything. It’s a national treasure, a place that we should show our children. A place that people should visit 100 years from now when they are driving flying cars even if they no longer have SCTA Speed Trials. Parents should tell their children about the brave men and women who tested themselves, their machines, and physics to see if they could be the fastest. Parents should tell them that it happened right there on that stunningly beautiful patch of white smooth salt.

Watch the video and spread the word. Like to everyone whether car enthusiast or not. It’s a national treasure. Don’t let anyone take that away from us through incompetence, detachment, or indifference.


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