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Al’s first trip to Bonneville was in 1967 as a crew member on the Mardon, Ohly and Bentley fuel roadster. From 1968 to 1975 he drove and wrenched on the Sadd, Teague and Bentley fuel roadster. In 1970 he qualified for the 200 MPH Club in both A/FR & C/FR. But 200 MPH wasn’t fast enough for Al, and in 1976 he built a B/FBL and in 1981 he set a record with that lakester at 308 MPH. The lakester was
converted into a streamliner and in 1982 and in 1991 he set a BNI/FIA record of 409.986 with a 425 mile average and a terminal speed of 432. At the time, it was the fastest wheel driven car ever! Al has received the Hot Rod Magazine trophy 11 times! The streamliner was retired 2002 after setting another FIA record at 405 MPH. Both the roadster and the streamliner are in the John Price Museum in Salt Lake City. Heads up this going to be as exciting as 400 MPH AL
TEAGUE RUN

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THE LEGENDARY ANITA STRASBURG grew up in Oklahoma and Texas. She grew watching drag racing with her dad Don Pulliman. In the early 200/s She started drag racing and ’86 Chevy truck in the super pro class. She moved on altered’s and eventually moved on to top dragsters pushing speeds of 212 MPH. She made her first trip to Bonneville in 2012 and was hooked! She made her first runs in 2019 when she got here unlimited license. In 2021 she gained entry into the 300 MPH Chapter of 200 MPH Club at 361 MPH driving the family’s B/FL. She also compete in the NHRA circuit driving a top dragaster where she has won back to back championships in the Mid West Drag Racing series. Hang on this should be as incredible as watching someone peddle a 300 MPH car for 5 miles!  

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THE LEGENDARY JEFF STRASBURG grew up going to the Bonneville Salt
Flats and made his first trip out there at seven years old to watch his big
brother Lindsay race the family’s 1971 Mustang that ran in the C/PROD class.
Jeff set his first record, 185 MPH, at the age of 20 in 1985 driving a C/STR.
But Jeff was just getting warmed up! In 1990 he gained entry into the
Bonneville 200 MPH Club setting a record in a A/BFL at 255MPH and went on to
set a record at El Mirage to become an El Mirage 200 MPH Club member. Jeff
traded his red hat for a blue one when he entered the 300 MPH Chapter in 2014 driving the same lakester at 337 MPH and updated that record 2018 373
MPH! Oh yeah and when not land speed racing their family does a little drag
racing and runs B&J transmissions. Hold on tight this is going to be as good
as cooler full of Coors Light on the salt!

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Today I have THE LEGENDARY CHAD HOWEY! Chad’s love for land speed racing begins with his Grandpa Roger Howey’s ventures racing various cars in the 50’s in California at the dry lakes & Bonneville. Grandpa Howey’s land speed career ended in the 70’s when he decided he was going drag racing. The drag racing circuit is where Chad developed a need for speed. In honor of Grandpa Howey, the Howey’s eventually returned back to Bonneville with his old belly tank for the 50th Anniversary of Speed Week. This is just the beginning for Chad as he moved on to building and racing a Ford Probe in quest of 200 MPH. He was deployed to the Middle East before he could obtain the record he was seeking. Chad took a break from land speed racing and began working on a couple of motorcycle projects with his sons. But land speed racing came calling again, literally, when he received a call from THE
LEGENDARY DALLAS VOLK asking if he would like to come help with a rebuild of a
modified roadster they were going to run. Currently Chad crews on the 590
modified roadster and is building a rear engine modified roadster with his
daughter Emily. Get ready this is going to be as gratifying as watching your
backyard engineering set a record!  

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Bo has been going to the Bonneville Salt Flats for almost 40 years! After spending years growing up on the salt, Bo was ready to race on the salt. He began racing in 2002 but his days in the driver’s seat of his family streamliner ended in 2004 when he crashed at 318 MPH. Bo rolled 8 times over a mile but amazingly walked away from it with only a concussion. After that, he did work for the USFRA setting up races and starting cars off the line. Currently he crews for several cars and motorcycles, including the Burkdoll Special. Hang on, this is going to be as fun as seeing your salt family for the first time in a year!

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BJ has been going to the Bonneville Salt Flats for over 40 years. He got in the Bonneville 200 MPH in 1996 at the age of 18, at the time he was one the youngest people to get in the club. After, years of crewing on his family streamliner. He began volunteering for the USFRA and is now head of tech inspection for coemption cars and the 130 & 150 Club. BJ’s love for the salt so great even got married out there! Currently he is partners with Chad Zupan on his nitro push rod Harley. Hang on this will be as excellent as a sunset on your way off the salt!

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Speaking Intro Sitting across from me today is the Legendary Gary Spencer! He fell in love with land speed racing and the Bonneville Salt Flats at young age when his dad, Richard Spencer, started taking him out to the races over 60 years ago! He moved on to drag racing, where he drove funny cars and currently races motorcycles. But eventually shifted his focus to land speed racing and getting a red hat. It took ten years but he eventually gained entry into the Bonneville 200 MPH Club in 2008 in his stock body ’71 Camaro with a record of 250MPH. He currently holds three records in this car and has a top speed of 260MPH. Gary is passionate about racing, the Bonneville Salt Flats and represents the best of the land speed racing community. 

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Welcome to Land Speed Legends sitting with me today is the man, the myth, the Legendary Shifting Shane Dean…the gear jammer! Shane’s first year at the salt was in 2008. He came out with his girlfriend now wife who happens to be me! It didn’t take long for him to catch the bug and in 2012 Shane & his dad, Ron Dean, bought a 1984 C4 Corvette. Shane set a record in 2018 and gained entrance into the Bonneville 200 MPH Club. Since then, and with Shane’s hard work, that car has put 3 other people in the Bonneville 200 MPH Club! Hang on this is going to be as gratifying as finally getting that car through inspection! 

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