The Speed Week should start on August 8th, but Eyers is not exactly sure that the condition of the salt surface will permit. I was doing the surveying and grading, trying to find a place to hold a meet, and we just didn't get there," he adds. "I was actually out there for the past three or four days. Southern California Timing Association's Russ Eyers has traveled to the Salt Flats to inspect the condition of the salt surface and his findings are worrying to say the least. Even more, rains last year and this spring caused mud to flow into the salt flats area, damaging the surface that was used as raceways. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the local mining industry has removed excessive amounts of salt for the area, accelerating the decay of this National Monument. Mining destroys the Salt FlatsStill, things are far from being alright, despite such efforts. About one year ago, we told you that the Bonneville Salt Flats received 2,000 tons of dry salt, as part of a larger project coordinated by the Save the Salt Coalition and involving SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association), the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) and the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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