P0790 Shipler Studio Photograph Collectionĭonated by and purchased from various dealers. Utah Tooele County (Utah) Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) Utah Sports Auto racing Race tracks Speed records Bonneville Salt Flats Car tracksīonneville Salt Flats (Utah) Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah Automobile racing-Utah-1940-1950 Racing-Utah-Bonneville Salt Flats-Photographs Automobile racing-Speed records-History The Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway circa 1940s-1950s. VW also removed all non-essential interior components to reduce the car's weight - which is common with race cars - modified the suspension, and improved its traction with a limited-slip differential and a set of wheels and tires better suited to the salty surface.Request archival file or update item information Title It featured some serious upgrades to get to its 600-horsepower rating, including a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine that was thoroughly worked over. In fact, during Bonneville's 2018 World of Speed event, which was held in September, a modified 2019 Volkswagen Jetta sedan hit a speed of 210.16 miles per hour (338.22 kilometers per hour), beating the previous record for its class of 208.472 miles per hour (335.50 kilometers per hour). It's where insane speed records are made and broken, and have been for decades. Matt Morgan/Visit Utahīored with local motorsports events? It might be time to plan a trip to the Utah desert and the famous Bonneville Salt Flats. When Utah's Lake Bonneville dried up about 14,500 years ago, it left mostly desert and salty plains behind.
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