Bonneville Speedway
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Bonneville Speedway is a famed motorsports venue on the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah, renowned for land speed record attempts and high-speed racing events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonneville Speedway canonical | 3 |
| Utah Salt Flats Racing Association | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land speed record venue
ⓘ
motorsport venue ⓘ racing circuit ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Bonneville Nationals Inc.
ⓘ
Southern California Timing Association ⓘ Utah Salt Flats Racing Association ⓘ |
| climateConstraint | events depend on dry salt conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
featured in automotive media and films
ⓘ
iconic site in motorsport history ⓘ |
| distanceFromNearestTown | approximately 10 miles from Wendover ⓘ |
| eventType |
amateur land speed racing
ⓘ
professional land speed record attempts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
long straight courses marked on salt surface
ⓘ
temporary pits and staging areas ⓘ timing traps for speed measurement ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Bonneville Speed Week
ⓘ
surface form:
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials
Speed Week ⓘ World Finals ⓘ World of Speed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bonneville Salt Flats
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ western Utah ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Utah
|
| managedBy | U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ |
| near | Wendover, Utah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flat and expansive racing surface
ⓘ
long-standing land speed records ⓘ very high straight-line speeds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bonneville Salt Flats
ⓘ
surface form:
Bonneville Salt Flats Special Recreation Management Area
|
| recordType |
world land speed records for jet and rocket-powered vehicles
ⓘ
world land speed records for wheel-driven cars ⓘ |
| risk |
surface deterioration due to brine mining in surrounding area
ⓘ
surface deterioration due to weather ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
course inspection for soft spots in salt
ⓘ
long runoff distances ⓘ |
| season | primarily used in late summer ⓘ |
| surfaceType | salt ⓘ |
| terrain | salt flats ⓘ |
| transportAccess | accessible via Interstate 80 ⓘ |
| typicalCourseLength |
5-mile competition courses
ⓘ
up to 10 miles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile speed records
ⓘ
high-speed racing events ⓘ land speed record attempts ⓘ motorcycle speed records ⓘ time trials ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association