10 Things You Didn’t Know About Land Speed Racing

While Land Speed Racing (LSR) may not appear to share a lot in common with dirtbike racing, the historic sport is carried out on a surface that is more akin to clay than asphalt. Here are 10 things you might not know about LSR.

Jean Turner


9. Why salt? Why not a paved strip or a runway?

Land Speed Racing
A mishap at 300 mph could send you off-course very quickly, and it’s a very long slide before you come to a stop. PHOTO BY JEAN TURNER
Land Speed Racing competitors need to be prepared for anything, including an issue or a gust of wind at speed, which can send them veering off the course. Land-speed racing takes place on the salt to allow for ample runoff in all directions, because at 300 mph, any potential mishap could send you sliding across the salt for hundreds of feet.

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