I regret to announce at Speed Week 2015 is canceled
is canceled
is canceled the most we could find was two and a
the most we could find was two and a
the most we could find was two and a quarter miles of salt that was suitable
quarter miles of salt that was suitable
quarter miles of salt that was suitable for a safe race course if the wet salt
for a safe race course if the wet salt
for a safe race course if the wet salt gets dry future events could be possible
gets dry future events could be possible
gets dry future events could be possible fast cars need minimum three miles but
fast cars need minimum three miles but
fast cars need minimum three miles but most need five miles of timing if
most need five miles of timing if
most need five miles of timing if they’re going five miles two to three
they’re going five miles two to three
they’re going five miles two to three miles shut down this is the stop Salt
miles shut down this is the stop Salt
miles shut down this is the stop Salt Flats by their very nature are ephemeral
Flats by their very nature are ephemeral
Flats by their very nature are ephemeral environment they can change just in
environment they can change just in
environment they can change just in response to natural conditions very
response to natural conditions very
response to natural conditions very rapidly you add in the impact of land
rapidly you add in the impact of land
rapidly you add in the impact of land use mining racing freeway expansion
use mining racing freeway expansion
use mining racing freeway expansion things like that and all of these things
things like that and all of these things
things like that and all of these things are going to play a role in impacting
are going to play a role in impacting
are going to play a role in impacting the environment this is the best salt
the environment this is the best salt
the environment this is the best salt the problem with this course is it’s
the problem with this course is it’s
the problem with this course is it’s only two miles but look how the salt
only two miles but look how the salt
only two miles but look how the salt starting to perk up through that mud
starting to perk up through that mud
starting to perk up through that mud it’s turn into white this could heal in
it’s turn into white this could heal in
it’s turn into white this could heal in a year am i optimistic yeah we get this
a year am i optimistic yeah we get this
a year am i optimistic yeah we get this little crust of soggy salt on the
little crust of soggy salt on the
little crust of soggy salt on the surface but then what it’s exposing is
surface but then what it’s exposing is
surface but then what it’s exposing is this underlying layer that’s this gypsum
this underlying layer that’s this gypsum
this underlying layer that’s this gypsum sand with some clays and buds in there
sand with some clays and buds in there
sand with some clays and buds in there and so that’s what does not make a good
and so that’s what does not make a good
and so that’s what does not make a good racing surface I’ve been made aware that
racing surface I’ve been made aware that
racing surface I’ve been made aware that the salt flats have been depleting and
the salt flats have been depleting and
the salt flats have been depleting and that the race surface isn’t as good as
that the race surface isn’t as good as
that the race surface isn’t as good as it was in the past so the dialogue is
it was in the past so the dialogue is
it was in the past so the dialogue is also opened up where’d it go what
also opened up where’d it go what
also opened up where’d it go what happened
happened
happened will we ever race again we’re the racers
will we ever race again we’re the racers
will we ever race again we’re the racers were caught in the middle we want to run
were caught in the middle we want to run
were caught in the middle we want to run our race cars and we don’t want the
our race cars and we don’t want the
our race cars and we don’t want the racetrack to go away we don’t think it’s
racetrack to go away we don’t think it’s
racetrack to go away we don’t think it’s right and then in the name of potash
right and then in the name of potash
right and then in the name of potash chemical sales to deplete it the BLM is
chemical sales to deplete it the BLM is
chemical sales to deplete it the BLM is charged with protecting this resource as
charged with protecting this resource as
charged with protecting this resource as a strong feeling that they’re not doing
a strong feeling that they’re not doing
a strong feeling that they’re not doing a very good job of it
a very good job of it
a very good job of it the Bureau of Land Management has
the Bureau of Land Management has
the Bureau of Land Management has designated as an area of critical
designated as an area of critical
designated as an area of critical environmental concern we take very
environmental concern we take very
environmental concern we take very seriously the responsibility to manage
seriously the responsibility to manage
seriously the responsibility to manage the salt flats in 2012 when we approve
the salt flats in 2012 when we approve
the salt flats in 2012 when we approve the mining to continue it was with the
the mining to continue it was with the
the mining to continue it was with the requirement that they replenish the sole
requirement that they replenish the sole
requirement that they replenish the sole we’re confident the science shows that
we’re confident the science shows that
we’re confident the science shows that the mining companies are not taking out
the mining companies are not taking out
the mining companies are not taking out any more salt than we’re putting back we
any more salt than we’re putting back we
any more salt than we’re putting back we believe that they’re putting back more
believe that they’re putting back more
believe that they’re putting back more salt and they take out the mining
salt and they take out the mining
salt and they take out the mining operation they’re extracting potassium
operation they’re extracting potassium
operation they’re extracting potassium to make fertilizers for agriculture and
to make fertilizers for agriculture and
to make fertilizers for agriculture and that has been going on for over a
that has been going on for over a
that has been going on for over a hundred years they might argue on the
hundred years they might argue on the
hundred years they might argue on the grand scheme of things do we need to be
grand scheme of things do we need to be
grand scheme of things do we need to be feeding our global population or racing
feeding our global population or racing
feeding our global population or racing cars the balances of sustainability and
cars the balances of sustainability and
cars the balances of sustainability and land use and our it’s never black and
land use and our it’s never black and
land use and our it’s never black and white right there’s always going to be
white right there’s always going to be
white right there’s always going to be trade-offs that area is being used for
trade-offs that area is being used for
trade-offs that area is being used for so many different things for recreation
so many different things for recreation
so many different things for recreation for the racing for mining which is
for the racing for mining which is
for the racing for mining which is totally in line with what the BLM is
totally in line with what the BLM is
totally in line with what the BLM is mandated to do with their with their
mandated to do with their with their
mandated to do with their with their land right multiple uses but some of
land right multiple uses but some of
land right multiple uses but some of these uses are may be juxtaposed and
these uses are may be juxtaposed and
these uses are may be juxtaposed and sort of counteracting each other it can
sort of counteracting each other it can
sort of counteracting each other it can be very very difficult to say changes in
be very very difficult to say changes in
be very very difficult to say changes in the salt flats are due to this one thing
the salt flats are due to this one thing
the salt flats are due to this one thing right they’re all going to be due to all
right they’re all going to be due to all
right they’re all going to be due to all of these different factors coming in
of these different factors coming in
of these different factors coming in together but there are some key features
together but there are some key features
together but there are some key features that we can look at to try to say well
that we can look at to try to say well
that we can look at to try to say well what has the impact of mining been what
what has the impact of mining been what
what has the impact of mining been what has the impact of racing been and that’s
has the impact of racing been and that’s
has the impact of racing been and that’s part of what my group is trying to
part of what my group is trying to
part of what my group is trying to really work out to understand how the
really work out to understand how the
really work out to understand how the environment has changed but also what
environment has changed but also what
environment has changed but also what are the drivers of that change
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