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If you are flying into Salt Lake City to visit a Bonneville Racing event, the information and resources below, will make your visit smooth and your Bonneville experience one you will remember fondly for years to come.
If you are flying into Salt Lake City to visit a Bonneville Racing event, the information and resources below, will make your visit smooth and your Bonneville experience one you will remember fondly for years to come.
The beautiful Burkdoll Family Streamliner was destroyed in a 300 MPH crash
(no injuries) in 2004.
The Bonneville Salt Flats are located approximately 120 miles west of Salt Lake City. The drive to Bonneville is on an excellent 4 lane divided highway I-80. The scenery along the way takes you along the Great Salt lake, thru Utah's High Desert and across Bonnevilles famous Flats. The drive from Salt Lake City to Bonneville takes approximately 2 hours. The Bonneville Speedway exit is well marked at Exit 4 near the Utah/Nevada border.
Rental car information.
Most of the major national brand rental car companies do not approve of
their cars being used on the salt flats. If a car is returned to them showing
obvious signs of salt, be prepared to pay stiff surcharges.
One local auto rental company, Salt
Lake City Rent-A-Wreck, has a strong connection to Bonneville racing
and allows its rentals to be used at Bonneville (the USFRA prohibits the
racing of rental cars). By prearranging for your auto rental (you must be
21 and use a Valid Credit Card) from Rent-A-Wreck in Salt lake City, you
can pickup your rental car or have it delivered to you (during business
hours) on arrival at Salt Lake City International Airport or delivered to
your Salt Lake City Hotel room. Try Salt
Lake City Rent-A-Wreck. they have reasonable rates for excellent vehicles,
and permit visiting the Salt Flats Races in their rental cars.
I should warn that while driving on the salt is fine,
be careful to stick to areas where you see other vehicles. Near the perimiter
of the saltflats, the salt in very thin and underneath is MUD. It is VERY
expensive to have a tow truck come from Wendover to pull a stuck vehicle
from the nasty gumbo underneath the salt. It can be a VERY long walk
(10-20 miles, in the desert, people have died out there) from where you
get stuck to the nearest phone, so don't get too adventurous exploring.
Salt Lake City Lodging. It is often most convenient to spend a nite in Salt Lake City, especially if your flight arrives late in the day or departs early in the morning. Here is a good map of the Salt Lake city area. (the Salt Lake Airport is in the northwest corner of this map) All of these loging choices anre near the Salt lake City International Airport. Most also offer good access to historic downtown Salt Lake City, offering excellent dining, shopping and sightseeing.
| Reserve Rooms and Lodging for Arrival in Salt Lake City | |
| Econo Lodge Downtown |
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| Days Inn Airport |
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| Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City |
Check Amenities, Prices, Availability, get directions & make Reservations |
Howard Johnson Express Inn |
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Quality Inn Airport |
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| All Salt Lake City Area
Lodging |
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Here are links to lodging in Wendover, Nevada near the Bonneville Salt Flats Races.
Sightseeing in Salt Lake City. The new Larry Miller Motorsports Park race track, located approximately 30 miles west of Salt Lake City offers world class road racing events. The LDS church offers tours of the historic Mormon Temple and grounds. In addition to world famous ski resorts only minutes from downtown, Salt Lake City offers golf, and spectacular mountian views. Seasonal offerings include Utah Jazz NBA Basketball Games, Salt Lake City Bees AAA Baseball, Utah Grizzlies ECHL Hockey, and Real Major League Soccer.
Click here to Email the USFRA if you have questions about attending the races.
The volunteers of the USFRA look forward to seeing YOU on the salt!!