Editing Lake Eyre (section)

==Land speed record attempts==
[[File:EyreCampbellPlaque.JPG|thumb|Campbell plaque at Level Post Bay]]

Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre has been a site for various [[land speed record]] attempts on its [[Salt pan (geology)|salt flats]], similar to those found in the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]], especially those by [[Donald Campbell]] with the [[Bluebird-Proteus CN7]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of How Donald Campbell Broke the World Land Speed Record|last=Pearson|first=John|author-link=John Pearson (author)|year=2002|publisher=[[The Quarto Group|Aurum]]|isbn=9781854108364}}</ref> in 1963 and 1964.

On 17 July 1964 in the CN7 on the Lake Eyre salt flats, Campbell set a land speed record of {{convert|403.10|mph|abbr=on}} for a four-wheeled vehicle (Class A). Campbell was disappointed with the record speed as the vehicle had been designed for {{convert|500|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="guinness-lsr-1964-19aug2015">{{cite web |last1=Dimery |first1=Rob |title=1964: Land Speed Record |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/60/1964-land-speed-record-392989 |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |access-date=15 May 2025 |date=19 August 2015}}</ref>