How can the super-fast jet cars go 400-500 MPH with all those odd shapes and bumpy things on the Salt Flats? ... and still not get bounced around and crash?
The speedway is a lot more smooth than this particular part of the flats!
We actually stayed in Layton, as our main POI was Antelope Island, which ended up being a disappointment with the lack of water and haze from the fires around.
We decided to road trip down to SLC over the holiday weekend. Drove out to the Bonneville Salt Flats and the international speedway. Didn't dissapoint! I snapped some pictures with my camera and then a few with my phone. Enjoy this one from my phone until I get around to uploading/editing the photos from my camera.
If you aren't able to score a ticket to GTTSR online, I believe you can get through it if you're in the park suuuuper early. We haven't been up there yet this year, but I've heard through the grapevine that it's busier than ever, so be prepared!
I have this and hike with it frequently, though I usually keep my 24-105 on it and not my 100-400. It does still put a little bit of a strain on your neck afterwhile (usually about 5 miles in for me). Overall, I'm satisfied with it. Be sure you use the tether included or find another way to tether it to you, as mine has fallen out of the carrier while hiking steep uneven terrain before. Thankfully I had it tethered!