Land Speed Legends
Conversations with men & women who make land speed racing legendary!
Podcasting since 2022 • 50 episodes
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.
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 ...
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Episode 50
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36:54
When A Family Sport Becomes A Lifetime Obsession: THE LEGENDARY BRAD WHITE Explains What It Takes To Chase 300 MPH On The Salt
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 a...
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Episode 50
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23:33
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
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 b...
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30:01
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
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 La...
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Episode 47
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42:28
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.
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 ...
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Episode 46
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44:37