I grew up in Utah (Salt Lake City) and even though most of us – who love cars – visited the Salt Flats, no one was willing to drive his car on them because of one thing we all knew (and lived with): Salt. Salt Lake City’s streets were kept snow-free by the cities liberal use of available salt. The only problem was that the salt devoured car bodies as well as the snow. And no one wanted holes in the metal of their cars. Oh sure, we could have taken our cars to a spray wash, but that wouldn’t have gotten all of the salt out from under the frames, body panels, etc. So, even though it would be fun to run a car out there on the falts, none of us was willing to sacrifice our cars for the thrill of the ride.