Land Speed Legends

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From Matchbox Cars To The Bonneville Salt Flats...The Legendary Randy Speranza Explains How He Built A 200 MPH Sidecar Harley.

2026-04-1436:54

Send us Fan Mail 200 MPH on a sidecar Harley with a pushrod motor is like a tall tale until you hear how Randy Speranza actually did it. We sit down with Randy to trace the full arc: a kid in Chicago reading about Bonneville in an old Hot Rod magazine, a first heartbreak visits when the salt is underwater, and then the long, stubborn journey that turns curiosity into real land speed racing results. We talk through the hands-on years that build a racer, from street cars and drag nights to join...

When A Family Sport Becomes A Lifetime Obsession: THE LEGENDARY BRAD WHITE Explains What It Takes To Chase 300 MPH On The Salt

2026-03-2423:33

Send us Fan Mail He first showed up on the Bonneville Salt Flats at five or six years old and thought it was normal for a family to spend summers chasing world records. That’s the world Brad White grew up in, and it shaped the way he races, builds, and thinks about speed today. We talk with Brad about the White family legacy in land speed racing, the long arc of chasing 400 mph goals, and what it feels like to realize later in life that you were surrounded by legends the whole time. Brad also...

How A Family Turned Grit, Four-Wheel Drive, And Blown Chevys Into Land Speed History: Listen to THE LEGENDARY RICK WHITE Stories On Chasing Salt And Speed

2026-02-2430:01

Send us Fan Mail The salt can make you or break you, and Rick White has lived on both sides of that line. From towing a $500 high school Corvette to Bonneville and setting a 151 mph record to piloting the first single-engine car beyond 400 mph, Rick’s journey blends fearless engineering, family grit, and relentless problem-solving. Growing up at Nolan White’s elbow and rooted in land speed racing, He watched his father enter the 200 MPH Club in 1963, he learned how to build speed from wood, s...

He Bought A $125 Turbo And Accidentally Became Fast: The Legendary Ross Powers Went From Slow Drags to a 240+ MPH Record On The Bonneville Salt Flats

2026-02-0342:28

Send us Fan Mail A $125 turbo, a rulebook, and a pile of blown parts shouldn’t add up to a Bonneville 200 MPH Club record—unless you’re Ross Powers. We sit down with Ross to chart his path from slow-but-stubborn drag passes on a Harley Sportster to a J-Class Lakester and a one-liter combo that set a 255 MPH record. The story is equal parts grit and guidance: mentors who open doors, a culture that treats records as borrowed trophies, and a set of principles that turn budget builds into bulletp...

Salt, Speed, and a Promise Kept: THE LEGENDARY DANNY THOMPSON Explains How He Went From Motocross to 448 MPH! The Son of Mickey Thompson Proves His Streamliners Potential and Find's His Own Limits.

2026-01-2044:37

Send us Fan Mail The salt doesn’t care about your plans, your budget, or your last name—and that’s exactly why Danny Thompson keeps coming back. From a childhood ban on racing to a 448 mph average in Challenger 2, Danny walks us through the moments that shaped him: motocross grit, off‑road savvy, open‑wheel precision, and the quiet craft of fabrication that keeps fast ideas alive. We get into the early hooks—Mustangs on the 10‑mile circle, a red hat in a lakester, and a Mustang flight that t...

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