The unnoticed corners of American culture teem with creativity. The racing scene at the Bonneville Salt Flats has history, drama, colorful characters and the sweeping vista of one of the worlds largest and flattest stages. The blank canvas of the white salt provides a glowing backdrop to the rich colors of the exotic vehicular creations that are regularly run at harrowing speeds in the hot summer sun. The people who build and run these machines harken to the self-reliant pioneer explorers that are the wellspring for such high profile endeavors as the NASA space missions. The only difference is, these people do it themselves, just for the fun of it. There is no prize money, yet hundreds of enthusiastic people from school teachers to retired executives annually attempt land speed records on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. This is a story that begs to be told because it is an illustration of American ingenuity and perseverance.