"We're just kind of sad," said Wendover Nugget general manager Keith Frayne. Local hotels are also bearing the brunt of the cancellation. The group is out here every year to raise money for cheerleading uniforms, but without races, there are no vehicles to wash. That's where local high school cheerleaders come in for their main fundraiser. With all the mud and salt, many trucks and RVs were covered in dirt and needing a wash.
"We just actually finished it two days before we left to come out here, we're very disappointed that we're not gonna get to race," Higginbottom said. The M2K Motorsports team was looking forward to debuting a new car at speed week.
"I feel bad for the, specially the [Southern California Timing Association," said Higginbottom. Ted Higginbottom with M2K Motorsports drove over 1,900 miles from Texas to race on the salt flats, only to hear the bad news. "This is the worst one we've ever experienced." So we've been through these rainouts before," added Hope. Hope was one of many participants that have had to cancel their plans. We come out here once a year and for terrain like this and cancel our, our trip it's a little bit disappointing," said racer Brian Hope. Race directors said there was no way the flats were going to dry out in time to get any runs. What was supposed to be a week of speed and excitement turned into one of disappointment as the rains turned the area into a lake The rain left water extending out for miles in every direction, leaving Speed Week officials to cancel this year's event. TOOELE COUNTY, Utah - A favorite event of speed demons everywhere was called off after a large amount of rain that submerged the historic Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah over the weekend.
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