There was a story on Sixy Minutes here tonight about racing on the salt lakes in South Australia and I thought some of you car nuts might be interested. The first link is for the Lake site and the second is for the Sixty Minutes link.
It was amazing footage to see them trying to hit 200 miles an hour in vehicles some had made themselves.

http://www.dlra.org.au/2005-01.htm

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2005_04_03/story_1336.asp

There is some fun going on there.

WOW you auzzies are just as crazy as us americans ....LOL

http://www.saltflats.com/

We race the bonnevile salt flats here too , the speeds they get up to is amazing.

Do you have a 14,110 foot mountain there that you race up to the top too?

Every year they race to the top of Pikes Peak and in some areas they will reach speeds of 130mph+ and all with a 10,000 foot drop off in some areas, no guard rails to keep the cars on the road : http://www.ppihc.com/