The camera on the salt flats

[aircap]

Friday evening around 6PM local I spotted 2 vehicles out on the salt... Drying out quickly?

[Sporty Dan]

That's what it looks like. And the snow is almost all gone from the mountains as well, no not a lot of snow melt left to come down either.

[Stainless1]

The latest video shows no visible water....
https://horel.chpc.utah.edu/data/station_cameras/bflat_cam/bflat_cam_yesterday.mp4

[aircap]

The morning of April 2nd I spotted a vehicle driving around in the slop before the wind picked up and smeared the surface out.

[Sporty Dan]

Looks like a car in the distance this morning.

[Stainless1]

Nice little storm went through yesterday
https://horel.chpc.utah.edu/data/station_cameras/bflat_cam/bflat_cam_yesterday.mp4

[Sporty Dan]

There was a storm that went thru a couple of days ago, but the salt is looking pretty dried out now. Has anyone been out lately to check out the salt?

[aircap]

I saw some kind of markers being set out across the salt this afternoon.

[MRK]

I saw some kind of markers being set out across the salt this afternoon.

USFRA has a test & tune starting today. That's most likely what you saw.

[johnneilson]

Any word on the Test & Tune?
Salt conditions?

J

[Stainless1]

The USFRA set up on the course 2 area, but with the start line at about the 1 and had 7 miles.  Rough to about the 3, then smoother the last 2... 5-6 was OK, 6-7 a little damp but had salt.   Dennis reported course 1 area had big holes on the course... almost like core samples... there was 1 on the course, but right in the middle, on the line.  they patched it but no idea if it would hold up

[gowing]

Looks like the crunchies are a lot smaller than I've seen the last couple of years.
Hopefully It holds out for Speedweek.

Forcast is for hot dry racing.
I can't make it to S.W. this year but I'll be there for BMST and WOS.

We are looking forward to reports from you guys out there.
 And also the livestream.
Maybe they will be able to get  some footage of the racers on the course at speed this year.

Go Fast  ,  Be safe!

[WZ JUNK]

I see activity.  Oh how I miss arriving on the salt.

[Sporty Dan]

Seeing a lot of cars heading out to the pits on the camera. Goos luck everyone! Go fast and stay safe!

[aircap]

Been watching frequently and most activity has been in the morning. Spotted a line of parked cars yesterday, which went bye-bye pretty quickly.