Bonneville Rookie needs some advice on dates

Looks like we may be finally planning a trip to the holy grail of speed. I see on their schedule that Speed Week is in August and the World Finals are in Oct. When is the best time to go to Bonneville for a first timer to get the best bang for his bucks?

 

Ive only gone to the August events, its gonna throw you for a loop..Prepare to be in awe.

 

Speed Week! EVERYONE is there.

 

Good luck finding a room at this late date, and if you do be prepared to PAY for it.
Speed week is good but you might look into Mike Cooks shootout or the USFRA's meet. The crowd will be a lot smaller.

Blind Elwood

 

WoS later in the year is a little less crowded. A bunch of us will be at Speedweek camping.

 

My first time last year at World Finals. Nice weather (slightly damp, but...). Hotel had plenty of room with regular rates. It wasn't hot, it wasn't cold. Folks had plenty of time to talk, tech area was accesable Pits had plenty of action that could be seen easily without too much time. It was a blast!

 

Speed Week!

 

Speed Week for sure. I've been 8 times and will likely go at least that many more times before I die. If I don't make it these next two years I will DEFINITELY make the 65th Anniversary n 2013...God willing.

 

Speed week in August is the "best bang for your buck", LOTS of cars and people to look at.

Prepare to be fucking amazed......

 

For quantity and quality SpeedWeek is the one. WF hasn't quite as many entries but has the quality the same as SpeedWeek.

 

Speedweek if you want to be in on the party and be there early if you want to see the rods that the spectators drive there as a lot of them go in on Saturday and Sunday to pose and then head home on Monday. The actual racing is usually good all week but as cars break or the owners feel that they did everything they could this year they tend to head home a few at a time.
Don't take anyone along (female or male ) who gets Bored or whiny as it is usually several minutes between runs, especially on the long track and some people don't do well with the wait. Pack along a cb radio if you still have one so you can listen in on what is gong along along with listening to them on the FM (I think) radio. It's best to pack along a portable radio and extra batteries to save on the vehicle battery. I had to get a push start from a Ford Maverick in 1998.

 

1ooo% agree! Plan on being there right away on Saturday morning. The times I went things were usually pretty well cleared out by Thursday afternoon. So thats when I left, nice to be home for a day or 2 before going back to work!