Bonneville Salt Flats
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: MegaSpeed
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: Design, Technology, Sports
- Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
- Year: 2014
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 46m
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On this episode we follow the Vesco family as they try to set a new land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The Vescos have been racing on the "flats" for three generations and they've held the land speed record since 2001, but the competition is closing in on their record and this year they'll have to fend off their arch rivals, Speed Demon.
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