On December 6 1976, professional and deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil set the land-speed record for female drivers at the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon,. The record hovered around 400 mph; O'Neil's two-way average speed was 512.710 mph. (The rules that govern land-speed records require that a driver make two passes across a measured course, one … Continue reading December 6 1976: Kitty O’Neil new women’s land speed record