Salduro, Utah settlement gained prominence in the 1930s and 40s when significant potash and salt were mined nearby. In 1944, the potash plant at Salduro closed. Shortly after, fire swept through the settlement, and it was soon abandoned. Salduro, Utah Salduro (also Salduro Siding) is a ghost town located in Tooele County, Utah, United States. The name "Salduro" is a combination of Spanish words and means hard salt. The settlement was located on the geologically-significant Salduro Salt Marsh, also known as the Bonneville Salt Flats. Bonneville Speedway is located approximately north of Salduro. Salduro formed next to the Western Pacific Railroad, which
Land speed racing Land speed racing Land speed racing is a form of motorsport. Land speed racing is best known for the efforts to break the absolute land speed record, but it is not limited to specialist vehicles. A record is defined as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs (commonly called "passes"). Under current FIA rules, two runs are required in opposite directions within one hour, and a new record mark must exceed the previous one by at least one percent to be validated. Records are set in either the flying kilometre or flying mile. The sport's