FEATURE I TOP OF THE WORLD LAND SPEED SHOOTOUT
P108
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEAN TURNER
A flawless 15-mile
racetrack stretches to
the Bolivian horizon.
The complexities of
racing in this remote
environment are
extreme, yet racers
keep coming back.
SPEED WARS:
RETURN TO THE SALAR
AFTER A FIVE-YEAR HIATUS, FIM LAND SPEED RACING RETURNED
TO THE SALAR DE UYUNI IN BOLIVIA. IN A TUMULTUOUS WEEK
FILLED WITH HEARTBREAK, FRUSTRATION, DISASTER AND
UNEXPECTED TWISTS OF FATE, TWO NEW FIM WORLD RECORDS
WERE SET ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SALT FLAT.
