Bonneville Speed Week Aug 18 – 23 2008!

[AntiBling]

Hmm, what's camping like down there?  I might have some time to kill in August, like the whole month.

[Tom]

Hmm, what's camping like down there?  I might have some time to kill in August, like the whole month.

The KOA campground is in town, your typical KOA.

At the bend in the road they set up two por-a-podies and that's it. The farther you camp from them, the better chance you have of sleeping. But if you get to far away and it rains you may get stuck. The days are hot but the nights cool down about the time you stop drinking beer. :wink:

There is no charge at the bend in the road.

[Eyeball]

Camping at the bend was great! The truck stop (2 or 3 miles away) has showers and there is usually a line for them so that kinda sux but we lucked out last year and didn't have to wait too long. The porta johns were kept clean too.

Kinda missed the motel room A/C in the late afternoon but it was still something I would do again.

[racerjohnson]

so one can simply bring a tent and their desert gear and just sleep on the salt?

[Tom]

so one can simply bring a tent and their desert gear and just sleep on the salt?

No....... everyone gets kicked off the salt a night. The bend in the road is on the way out to the salt flats about a mile off the interstate. There is not much salt at the bend. And yes you set up your tent wherever. Keep in mind that it's  really spread out. At the end of the road to the salt ( which is passed the bend and where you pay to get on) it might be 4 miles to the start line. Than the pits are 2 to 3 miles from that. Ya gotta have some way to get around.It can be your daily driver, or hot rod, it dosen't matter . Some bring pedal bikes to drive round in the pits.

[Eyeball]

Some bring pedal bikes to drive round in the pits.

.........and others get some guy with a press pass to ride around with him so he can drive in the pits.

[Tom]

Some bring pedal bikes to drive round in the pits.

.........and others get some guy with a press pass to ride around with him so he can drive in the pits.

Yeah...........if he shows up this year I'm going to drive out to the 7 or 8 mile mark. Lets hope the salt is good enough for that!!

[pinstriper40]

I called the nugget today and told them that a Mr. Ebens from Moorhead, MN sold me his room for $200.  Not only do I get the room, but your deuce roadster too because of the lawsuit that I'll win concerning fraudulent sales of hotel rooms by a Mr. Eyeball.

[Eyeball]

I called the nugget today and told them that a Mr. Ebens from Moorhead, MN sold me his room for $200.  Not only do I get the room, but your deuce roadster too because of the lawsuit that I'll win concerning fraudulent sales of hotel rooms by a Mr. Eyeball.

Get to work on your car.

[Kat]

I called the nugget today and told them that a Mr. Ebens from Moorhead, MN sold me his room for $200.

I'm sure MY room will still be there, right? Cuz, if the Mrs. ain't happy @ B-ville...ain't NOBODY gonna be happy...I'll sell ya a shower a day for $89...

[31Rodder]

So how far is it from the Hotel to the bend?

[Eyeball]

hmmmmmmmmmmm I would guess between 5 and 10 miles.

[pinstriper40]

I'm sure MY room will still be there, right? Cuz, if the Mrs. ain't happy @ B-ville...ain't NOBODY gonna be happy...I'll sell ya a shower a day for $89...

Hell I'd take that price for a shower right now!

Shop Dirty.

[Serious]

i double checked my Room Resrvarions and they are still there,  WOOHOO! and i got my vacation!

[Kat]

and i got my vacation!

Whoo Hooo!!! ME TOO, today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!