Seven miles beyond this marker is the Bonneville Speedway. 80' wide and 10 miles long. Due to the curvature of the earth, it is impossible to see from one end to the other. The first record was set at the Bonneville Salt Flats Sept. 3, 1935 at 301 mph. The fastest record was set by Gary Galelich Oct 23, 1970 at 622.4 mph. This looks like ice behind John but is actually salt. We couldn't go to the track as they had a storm last week and it was under 1/4 inch of water. We stayed at the Flying J campground in Battle Mountain Tues nite but the next day saw that the Flying J cg in Winnemucca NV would have been nicer. Now in Reno at the Grand Sierra Casino RV park and it is nice. Will spend the week here and tour the city, gamble a wee bit and do some major shopping. Weather really nice and park provides lounge chairs to enjoy the sunshine. Up at 5 am this morning as not getting use to these time zones. Looking forward to a fun stopover.
