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

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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 walks us through his own path from running around the pits as a kid to driving and setting records in a modified roadster, then splitting time between Bonneville and nostalgia drag racing. The top fuel years add a whole different kind of intensity: 4,000+ horsepower, full teardown every run, and a crew effort where discipline matters as much as bravery. If you love racing history, high performance engines, and the behind-the-scenes work that makes a pass possible, this conversation has it. The heart of the story is Brad’s current Comp Coupe program, built from a 1971 Honda 600 and engineered for stability with a chopped top, a raked body for downforce, and a blown alcohol engine combination that keeps evolving. He shares the kind of lessons you only learn the hard way, including spinning at over 200 mph at El Mirage, redesigning throttle pedal travel for control and tracking down a fuel tank vent issue that didn’t show up until the car was deep into a Bonneville run. If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to chase 300 mph records on the salt, this is the real-world version. If you enjoy Land Speed Legends, subscribe, share this with a racing friend, and leave a review so more people can find these Bonneville and El Mirage stories.

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