Land Speed Legends
Land Speed Legends
Allison Volk Dean
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
30 minutes Posted Feb 24, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Rick White Intro
Growing Up Nolan White’s Son
First Bonneville Trip And Dad’s 200 Club
Early Cars And The 151 MPH Corvette
Building Records In Modified Sports
Joining The 200 MPH Club In 1973
The Four-Wheel-Drive Streamliner Plan
Sorting A 400 MPH Dream
Pushing Rules Toward Streamliner
Family Culture On The Salt
First Single-Engine 400 MPH Milestone
FIA Vs SCTA And Two-Way Runs
Nolan White’s Fatal Return Run
Grief, Safety, And Moving Forward
Rebuilding With Brad And New Goals
Why A Honda 600 Competition Coupe
Packaging, Wheelbase, And Aero Nose
Engine Choices And Class Strategy
Records, Minimums, And The 300 Goal
Fixing Fuel System And El Mirage Wins
Nostalgia Top Fuel Career Highlights
Driving Loose: Skills From Salt To Strip
Today’s Push To 300 And Sign-Off
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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...