Dry Lake Beds
Dry Lake Beds are large, flat desert basins that become seasonally dry and hard-packed, making them ideal for early land speed racing. In the 1930s and 1940s, Southern California hot rodders began using dry lakes such as Muroc, El Mirage, and Rosamond to test and race their cars. These natural tracks offered vast open space and minimal obstacles, allowing racers to safely push their machines to the limit. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) began organizing official meets on the dry lakes in 1937, laying the foundation for modern land speed racing.
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