Bonneville Salt Flats
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Bonneville Salt Flats
I took the Corvette to the Bonneville Salt Flats this morning for some photos. It was a beautiful morning and the salt was really dry and smooth. I only drove out about 75 yards as slow as I could to keep salt from getting under the car. It was very tempting to open her up and do a all out run but some how I resisted.
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I took the Corvette to the Bonneville Salt Flats this morning for some photos. It was a beautiful morning and the salt was really dry and smooth. I only drove out about 75 yards as slow as I could to keep salt from getting under the car. It was very tempting to open her up and do a all out run but some how I resisted.
#3
Team Owner
Hopefully, your first stop, after you left the flats, was a wash rack with underbody spray. There is no way to keep salt from getting to the frame, etc, once you've driven on [loose] salt.
#4
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Mac
Once again great shots of the ride and surrounding area. What camera and lens do you use. And how did you that above the car shot, unless of course you're ten feet tall
Once again great shots of the ride and surrounding area. What camera and lens do you use. And how did you that above the car shot, unless of course you're ten feet tall
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Love it.....man and machine become one with nature.
Best backdrop I've ever seen.
I'd have to flat out my 68 BB if I went out there.
Marshal
Best backdrop I've ever seen.
I'd have to flat out my 68 BB if I went out there.
Marshal
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[QUOTE=7T1vette;1590423609]Hopefully, your first stop, after you left the flats, was a wash rack with underbody spray. There is no way to keep salt from getting to the frame, etc, once you've driven on [loose] salt.[/QUOTE
There was no visible salt on the car. The salt was like concrete and I drove very slow. I did spend 3 hour washing the underside just to be sure.
There was no visible salt on the car. The salt was like concrete and I drove very slow. I did spend 3 hour washing the underside just to be sure.
#12
Thank you. I have wanted to go there with a cool car spence reading a article in hot rod when I was in high school about the salt flats. camera is a canon 5d mk II lens 24-70 2.8 l and a 50 1.2 l. In the middle of a move so my desktop computer is packed so can't do the editing I want to do right now.
#13
Safety Car
My wife and I spend a lot of time on the salt every year, but I've never had my Corvette with me.
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I am moving soon and will be driving the car 1600+ miles and hope to get some good photos of the car on the way.
#18
Safety Car
Bonneville Salt Flats
If you stay on the salt where it's packed hard and drive slow (5 mph) getting the salt off is easy and not an issue. Now if you run over 200 mph it usually takes us several hours to get the salt off for a return run. Also if you drive where the salt is soft it's like sticky mud and makes a mess. Speedweek and World of Speed were cancelled this year because the salt was in such poor condition. With a little luck we'll have our cars out in two weeks to make some test runs.
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Race Director
That's really great photography. The pictures are incredible. What a back drop.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!