In an official announcement, the SCTA stated that the SCTA Board is discussing the possibility of extending their next event at Bonneville, which is the World Finals set for September 30 th through October 3 rd, to a full week to potentially make up for the rained out Speed Week. While the water will eventually dry up, the SCTA determined that the standing water wouldn’t disappear fast enough to hold the 2014 Speed Week as planned August 9 th through the 15 th. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what hit the Bonneville Salt Flats last week, causing the salt to retain buckets of water, in some places measuring a couple feet deep. Unfortunately, the geography of the Salt Flats that makes it so appealing for racers is the same that makes it collect standing water poured from the sky during random storms. The Bonneville Salt Flats acts as a Mecca of sorts for car enthusiasts and speed freaks alike, especially during the annual spectacle that is Speed Week. Chief Starter Jim Jensen stands in the standing water at the Bonneville Salt Flats that cancelled this year’s Speed Week.
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