At shrinking Bonneville Salt Flats, land speed racers worry it’s the end of an era

The Bonneville Salt Flats are renown among land speed racers. But a key part of the racing grounds has become increasingly harder to find — the flats’ famous salt crust.
Yahoo! Sports

Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...
KUTV

Driver killed during Speed Week race at Bonneville Salt Flats

WENDOVER, Utah (KUTV) — A driver was killed while attempting to beat a land speed record during a race at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah. Chris Raschke, 60, was racing on Sunday ...
The Drive

60-Year-Old Racer Dies Attempting Land Speed Record at Bonneville Salt Flats

Chris Raschke of the Speed Demon Racing Team died Sunday while attempting to break a land speed record at the annual Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week in Utah. Reports claim the veteran racer lost ...
Newsday

Driver attempting to set a record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...