Small world. Im very familiar with Roy, and am up there all the time. If you have not been to that Hill Air Force base museum, you should stop in. Its a great place to spend the day. Sure, you'll expect to spend a few hours..then....
This year, it looked as if the course was moved. I cant even say that as I never knew where it was, before. Usually, all you see from the highway is people parked there. This year, you could see vehicles in motion. I wondered if they did this to call attention to the event? Or, maybe thats where the salt was in good condition?
Its a difficult spot to describe. Other than the sign, there nothing there. The canal, but no real landmarks
If you go past the gas station, maybe 1/4 mile, and make a right. Theres a access road, and this access road ends with a sign welcoming you to the salt flats.
The course, this year appeared to be running straight away from that sign area, and no, the highway was not really close enough to identify a specific rider. I knew the colors of his team, and sort-of assumed.
I cant say it was running perfectly parallel, it very well may have been more of a "Y", but it was close enough to parallel that I could get a feel for how fast they were. People stopped, on the highway, to watch.
I dont really have a good way, or word to describe what the vehicle looked like as it went by. Sort-of top fuel like, but there was no stopping. A bit disorienting, really. The vehicles were far away, from the highway, yet at the speed they were traveling, not really.
If you go back again, please let me know..I'll stay out of the way. I did not know anyone who was racing, and there was no way I was just going to drive in.
Congrats on your records. That event has always fascinated me, and Ive never really seen enough, or been close enough to really get a good feel for it.
Did you ever drive out to see the giant pumps? Im not 100% certain where they are, but I always wanted to. The governor, in @1980, put them in just in case the lake ever got bigger. At the time it threatened the city. There were several wet years, and the Great Salt Lake was flooding I80. So, the governor built this pump station. I suppose it was supposed to pump the water out into the flats, and save the city?
The lake receded, and has been no problem for 35 years. The pumps are apparently on stand--by, ready to be fired up.
There has to be a road going to them. Probably dirt? maybe better on a DS bike?