C5 on Bonneville salt flats

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08-21-2007, 10:58 PM

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C5 on Bonneville salt flats

Has anyone here ever driven their C5 on the Bonneville Salt Flats? I would love to go to Utah and be able to give her all she's got. That would be awsome. Anyone here ever had the experience?

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08-21-2007, 11:38 PM

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08-22-2007, 01:26 AM

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Has anyone here ever driven their C5 on the Bonneville Salt Flats? I would love to go to Utah and be able to give her all she's got. That would be awsome. Anyone here ever had the experience?

I have not but check out Patrick over at digitalcorvettes. He did the flats not too long ago and has posted a great deal on it. Great pics and some video shots as well...

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08-22-2007, 01:57 AM

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no but id love to too

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08-22-2007, 02:24 AM

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Yea, but not in a vette.

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08-22-2007, 05:06 AM

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no but id love to too

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08-22-2007, 10:57 AM

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I haven't done The Flats, but I have done the Maxton Mile with ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) in North Carolina. There's also the Texas Mile.
I highly recommend doing at least once, it's a huge rush, and I find it more fun then drag racing. There are a lot of classes to fit the different mods you may have done and then there's always TO (Time Only) and they certify you to run up to a specific speed based on your safety equip

Although I may feel different if I could trap 155 in the 1/4 and not the mile

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08-22-2007, 11:03 AM

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I'm only about 80 miles from the flats myself but have never been out there. I would love to check it out some time.

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08-22-2007, 11:03 AM

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I drove past the Bonneville Salt Flats in May, but it wasn't open for business!

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08-22-2007, 11:23 AM

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I have not but check out Patrick over at digitalcorvettes. He did the flats not too long ago and has posted a great deal on it. Great pics and some video shots as well...

Hey Jefe....which cruiser is that in your signature? I was on the USS Cowpens from 95-2000

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08-22-2007, 11:29 AM

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08-22-2007, 11:40 AM

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08

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no but id love to too

Mee too ! ! !

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08-22-2007, 12:07 PM

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Hey Jefe....which cruiser is that in your signature? I was on the USS Cowpens from 95-2000

If memeroy serves me correctly, that pic is of the Mobile Bay during the start of the Iraq War. I was actually on the Camden, Oiler for the Abe Lincoln Battle Group. One of my old Ops Bosses was the Ops O on the Mobile Bay and sent me some pics...

Love the pics of the Greyhound launches...

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08-22-2007, 12:15 PM

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08-22-2007, 12:19 PM

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I'm only about 80 miles from the flats myself but have never been out there. I would love to check it out some time.

Same here. I would like to head out during Speed Week. I hear it is great.

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08-22-2007, 12:28 PM

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I did time with the Camden...The Cowpens switched homeports to Japan and many of the crew crossdecked between the Mobile Bay and us. Luckily I was out before that happened, no time in JApan for me.