Land Speed Legends
Land Speed Legends
Allison Volk Dean
From Matchbox Cars To The Bonneville Salt Flats...The Legendary Randy Speranza Explains How He Built A 200 MPH Sidecar Harley.
36 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Meet Randy
Discovering Bonneville As A Kid
Street Racing And Learning The Hard Way
The Lakester Years Begin
Buying A Sidecar And Chasing Records
Rough Salt And The Quit Moment
The Push To 200 MPH
Aortic Dissection And Surviving Surgery
Recovery Mindset And Returning To The Salt
New Goals And Racing With Diet
Final Thanks And Subscribe
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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...