No one has ever gone quicker and faster down a 1/4 mile strip than Sammy Miller in his rocket dragster. We're talking 3.50's @ 380 mph kinda stuff...and like 30 years ago to boot!
The rockets were one heck of a sideshow act at their peak, but when the market of ultra pure hydrogen peroxide dried up and the cars were banned virtually everywhere but Europe, they faded off into the sunset, but Miller kept on to become the quickest and fastest guy ever.
This is a vintage video of one Sammy and a record attempt at Santa Pod.
Spidey...he was a Jersey boy. Must be a hero of yours!
Considering that this thing weighed 1000 (maybe a shade over) stopping was not a huge issue, also the fact that there's no chance of a stuck throttle because it only gets enough fuel to make it down the track.
That is some AWESOME stuff right there.
Dieselgeek...I don't care how good you are, you ain't mega-squirtin' that thing!
Brian
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