I'm thinking about going to Speed Week in '08.
USFRA's World of Speed seems like a great even too, much more "accesible" than Speed Week. You can pretty much "run what ya brung" in the 130 or 150 MPH clubs, and ~$150 gets you 5 runs. Downide is a 1 mile run.
I still think Speed Week is a Mecca, but it seems to require a lot more of its participants. 8pt cages, 10# halon fire bottles, pusher trucks. Much more of an event for those who are serious about breaking records.
Milt and Jeff, I've spoken to people who have gone as spectators, and they say the same: go as crew. You see a lot more. Even tech inspections are supposed to be pretty cool.
Anyone ever see the pics of the old 356 that some dude has been bringing to bonneville for decades? I've been scouring the innernet for it. I saw it in a magazine a few years ago.