The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association has been hosting the World of Speed events for nearly four decades. They happen very year in September, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah, and attract racers from all over the world. Paul A. Busta, the owner of P.A.B. Digital Video Productions, worked together with USFRA to record these events every year during the 1990s and 2000s.
Collection is arranged chronologically.
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Donated by Paul A. Busta in 2005.
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The Paul A. Busta Bonneville Salt Flats racing video collection consists of 5 VHS tapes and 1 DVD disc from P.A.B. Digital Video Productions. They are edited and produced video recordings of the World of Speed events from 1996 to 2004, that happened at the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah. They include interviews with car owners and drivers, and new racing and speed records being set. The World of Speed events are put on by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association.
September 24-28, 1996. "All 5 days of the event are covered, from the interviews with the owners/drivers to down course close-ups of vehicles at speed." Ron Pruett, Bill and Sandy Carlyle, Vesco/Nish, Marchese/Salter, Cummins/Dodge, Mike Geodan, McBride/Moreau.
September 23-27. Bonneville Salt Flats. Jack Costella, Jerry Kugel, Ed Van Scoy, Frank Salzberg, Jerry Liska, Tom Bryant, Dan Webster.
September 23-26. Bonneville Salt Flats. Bill Gordon, Gary Laronge, Gary Harns and Dick Flyyn, Alan Sputhe, Rannberg/Lueben.
September 20-23. Bonneville Salt Flats. 2002 Telly Award Winner. Mackichan/Schulz, Macdonald/Pitts, Robert Jackson, Paul Patterson, Team Elves, Joe Ledford, Dick Clark Racing. Special Interview with Jeff Decker.
September 19-22. Bonneville Salt Flats. Dave Haller - McCleary, WA. John Beckett - Laurinburg, NC. W. R. "Red" Matthei - West Lake, OH. Joe Ledford - Valley City, OH. John Madeley - St Charles, IL. Rex Svoboda - Missoula, MT.
2 discs. September 17-20. Bonneville Salt Flats. Dave Sarno (E/GC '85 Camaro), Richard Thomason (B/GS Streamliner), Ed Carter (A/GT '93 Corvette). Box and disk artwork by Doug Romney. Special Remembrance of Dave Newby.