![]() Racing for bragging rights and a record, and not much more. The Bonneville Salt Flats speed meet, 1954.* This one’s sportin’ a rear-mounted engine. Photos by J R Eyerman.Ĭommonly called a “Lakester”– these open-wheeled, tank bodied dragsters were first raced on dry lake beds before the SCTA scene made the move to the Bonneville Salt Flats. There’s also some great video w/insightful commentary at the end– if you can survive the xylophone noodling in the background… Definitely born too late, I was. Great speed machines, as well as that classic 1950’s style– good grooming topped with denim, khakis, white tees, coveralls and awesome old-school racing graphics. There were many that still fiercely held on to pure, brute horsepower over anything else– but many moved forward and a new dawn of streamlined dragster designs utilizing plastic and fiberglass bodies were born that changed the face of American racing forever. The 1950s in particular saw a revolution in the hot-rodding scene that became more aware of the importance of aerodynamics, weight and drag. ![]() ![]() Many racing legends and innovations have been born on the 160 square mile barren patch known as the Bonneville Salt Flats. ![]()
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