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Racing Across the Salt Flats

Today, the team had an early wake up to get a jump on our 95 mile day from Grantsville to Wendover, UT. Despite the long distance, the flat terrain and tailwinds made the day relatively easy. Towards the end of our trip, we passed through the Bonneville Salt Flats, made famous by the land speed records broken there. With the recent rain, the water and salt looked like ice and snow. Since this is new territory in I4K history, everyone is excited to be the first ones to experience it. We’d like to thank ABC Pastries and Richard Schuh for providing dinner for the team tonight. We’d also like to thank Wendover High School for hosting us this evening. The team is excited to see what Nevada, our second to last state, has to throw at us!