Bonneville Speed Week

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Bonneville Speed Week is an annual land-speed racing event where drivers attempt record-breaking runs on the salt flats near Wendover, Utah.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
land speed racing event
motorsport event
abbreviation SCTA Speed Week
attracts motorsport enthusiasts
racers from around the world
canBe canceled due to poor salt conditions
postponed due to weather
country United States of America
courseType straight-line course
environmentalDependency adequate salt conditions
governingRules SCTA rulebook
hasCulturalSignificance iconic event in hot rodding culture
symbol of land speed record racing
hasFeature multiple competition classes
sanctioned record attempts
timed courses of varying lengths
heldOn Bonneville Speedway
involves speed runs
time trials
location Bonneville Salt Flats
near Wendover, Utah
measurementSystem timing by official SCTA equipment
mediaCoverage documentaries and films about land speed racing
specialized motorsport media
notableFor high-speed record attempts over 400 mph
long history of land speed records
organizer Southern California Timing Association
primaryObjective attempting record-breaking runs
setting land speed records
recurrence annual
relatedEvent Bonneville World Finals
World of Speed
safetyMeasures course safety crews
driver licensing procedures
technical inspections
sport land speed racing
state Utah
surfaceType salt flats
timeframe multi-day event
typicalStartMonth August
vehicleType cars
lakesters
motorcycles
production vehicles
roadsters
streamliners

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bonneville Speed Week ("SCTA Speed Week")
abbreviation
Bonneville Salt Flats
eventHosted
Bonneville Speed Week ("Bonneville World Finals")
relatedEvent
World of Speed
relatedTo

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