On May 3, 2008, at 1:08 PM, Bill Waite wrote:
I'm a new subscriber to the list and would like someone to comment on
the differences between the "big" SCTA Speed Weeks event at
Bonneville in August versus the USFRA World of Speed event in
September.
I will be making a trip to Utah in September and plan on spending a
day at he World of Speed event. This will be my first trip to
Bonneville. I've seen plenty of footage about the Speed Weeks
(August) event. Just wondering how much "smaller" the World of Speed
event is and how the meet otherwise differs from the larger August
trials. Guess I want to have realistic expectations so if you can
comment on this, I'd sure appreciate it.
You can respond on list if you think others might be interested in
this info, or otherwise off list to me directly at
fordlandia@sbcglobal.net.
Thanks in advance.
Bill Waite
Grand Rapids, MI
Bill, there are a zillion ways to tell you the difference between
SpeedWeek and World of Speed, but if you need it boiled down to one
or two -- SpeedWeek will have 400 or so entries, World of Speed will
have 150 or so. SpeedWeek is so big that there are no rooms left at
the hotels, motels, casinos, campgrounds -- and World of Speed
lodging is at discounted rates.
Nancy and I attend and participate at both. I don't know if I could
say that one or the other is a favorite, or is better -- we enjoy the
big crowds and all of the vehicles, we enjoy the somewhat more
personal feeling at the smaller event.
The rules and rulebooks are the same at each of those events. The
weather at World of Speed is a tad more likely to be poor than at
SpeedWeek. And both places will give you a chance to catch the
lifelong affliction called Salt Fever. We enjoy it -- hope you do, too.
Jon , tall guy with moustache
and two 200 MPH Club hats
PS We're in Marquette, Michigan, in the U.P.
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