Sammy Miller, the great Sammy Miller behind it
It is difficult to accelerate below three seconds in the 0-62 mile per hour (0-100 km per hour) range. However, there are many cars that can do it. A quarter-mile run in under 10 seconds in a production vehicle is difficult. Only a few hypercars can do it. What does a quarter mile run in 3.22 second look like?
We are not talking about a production vehicle. Sammy Miller drives the dragster, which is 28,000 horsepower (20,879 kilowatts) and it’s not a production car. He is the man who still holds the record for fastest quarter-mile with 3.58 seconds. This was recorded at the Santa Pod Raceway in 1984.
This run is faster. Although we don’t know why it wasn’t ranked as the fastest quarter mile run, it is really impressive. The sprint was performed at Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands. It took just 3.22 seconds and a speed of 402 miles an hour (647 km per hour). To fully comprehend what was happening, we had to see the video multiple times.
It is important to note that there is no video evidence that the car actually hit 402 mph (647 km/h). There’s also no footage that shows Miller’s performance. We have read a lot about this run, and are certain it is real.
Sammy Miller is still considered one of the most fast men in the world with his drag runs dating back to the 1970s and the 1980s. Miller, who had been on a career hiatus from 1995 to 2002, returned to track in 2002. His last appearance on the track was at Santa Pod Raceway’s Speedfreaks Ball in May 2002. In October 2002, Miller was also killed in an accident unrelated to his work. He holds quarter-mile records in Canada and Mexico, as well as England, Sweden, England, Sweden, and Sweden.