Sammy Miller (engineer)
Sammy Miller (nicknamed "Slam'n Sammy") was a dragster and funny car builder in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
Miller was responsible for the "Miller Wedge" digger in 1974 and the rocket-powered Vega FC in the 1980s.[2]
The Wedge was allegedly a product of Miller's dislike of repeated funny car fires. It featured bicycle front wheels, a low-mounted, front-sloping rear wing, and a mid-mounted engine (placed further ahead of the rear axle than most similar dragsters).[3]
Miller was killed in an accident on Tuesday 29th October 2002 whilst working in the Texas oilfields for his company Applied Force.
Notes[]
Fastest quarter mile run ever. 3.22 @402 mph.
Sources[]
- Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp. 30–43.
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