In Germany there would still be a passat tdi tailgating him

@kangkukang4513

2 жыл бұрын

:-D.. watta joke ! but not impossible, there's a chance, always. it just funny imagine if it could happen what the driver in this 28k hp car would think when he realize it (what the.. (?_?))

@potatoavacadonion1025

2 жыл бұрын

Also those damn Audi drivers, they always are up tailgating people

@giorgisyr1

2 жыл бұрын

@@potatoavacadonion1025 And then the Check engine warning would hit them hard

@romansenger2322

2 жыл бұрын

And he would scream " was'n das für 'n Kombi?"

@lion7548

2 жыл бұрын

@@romansenger2322" wasn mit dem Ding los, das geht ab wie sau! "

I was there that day, when interviewed as to why he couldn’t quite make the 300mph in earlier runs he said “I black out at 298 mph and my thumbs come off the dead mans handles, causing the chutes to open” , after the epic 308 mph run he was again interviewed and asked how he had stopped himself from blacking out, his answer “ I still blacked out but I had taped the handles down so the chute couldn’t open. Absolute hero.

@awesomesauze7

2 жыл бұрын

wow

@awesomesauze7

2 жыл бұрын

incredible

@turboleggy

2 жыл бұрын

No way

@michaellk2254

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit LEGEND. I wonder how he even stopped lmfao

@exploranator

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaellk2254 After you climb Everest in your sleep, what is there left to accomplish? That's what he did, in his drag race, for a drag racer.

Fun Fact: When coming off the line, when the rear wheels reach the spot where the front wheels were sitting, the car is doing 100 mph.

@tuftyterror983

2 жыл бұрын

That likes going 0-60 in at least 0.1 seconds

@jwalster9412

2 жыл бұрын

@@tuftyterror983 probably less.

@tuftyterror983

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 Yeah. That is fast.

@chaztitan6457

2 жыл бұрын

That would mean it's going over 800mph at the quarter. Show the math cause no one should believe this

@jwalster9412

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaztitan6457 it probably closer to 500-600 if you count for drag.

402MPH! That's freakin' nuts!

@davethompson8283

Жыл бұрын

ITS LIKE COMPARING A HYABUSA TO A TRICYCLE... YOU PEOPLE ARE RIDICLESS...LMAO

@s.w.3604

Жыл бұрын

@@davethompson8283 I was just going to say that!

@iamarizonaball2642

Жыл бұрын

You can reach 530 mph easy with more engines.

@neiltitmus9744

Жыл бұрын

@@iamarizonaball2642 what in a quater mile?

@iamarizonaball2642

Жыл бұрын

@@neiltitmus9744 535 miles per hour. 861 kilometers per hour.

Man the curve on that track was almost too close for comfort to be heading towards it at 400 mph! To say the parachute is a must would be a gross understatement.

@likilikiki

3 жыл бұрын

They've turned that into an 18 degree banked turn now for the upcoming F1 events. At the time of the video it was called 'Bosuit' wich means 'out of the forrest' because when the track was built it was actually coming out of the forrest 😁 They later renamed it to the 'Arie Luyendijk' corner. It wasn't as close as it seems in the video though.

@iamlarsen7896

3 жыл бұрын

If the video is from the 80’s then that is the old Bos Uit. The one from the 90’s onwards is even closer. It is also banked now as rikkierikkie said.

@frutt5k

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know whats in the curve? A field with rubble and cobble stones....

@1pcfred

2 жыл бұрын

Rockets and parachutes really don't mix well. Parachute, what parachute? We're just dragging some flames behind us!

@Ozarkprepper643

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. Decades ago the Winter Nationals in Arizona was held at beeline Dragway. At the time this drag strip was far out of town next to the dry Salt River, between Mesa and Fountain Hills. Occasionally cars would overshoot the end of the strip and they would end up in the river bottom which wasn't all sand. Many times the cars came back in pieces after driving over River Rocks 8 to 10 in around. At that time top horsepower was right at around 2500 HP. And of course we had the likes of Don perdone, Tom McEwen, Big Daddy Don Garlits, and Connie Coletta who later had a home three houses down from mine at Stellar Airpark. It was amazing to watch him do vertical takeoffs with his Lear. LOL

Grandson: "how fast did your car go?" Grandfather: "I needed to wear a Gsuit"

@freeagent8604

3 жыл бұрын

... and a diaper.

@EmptyKino

3 жыл бұрын

@@freeagent8604 LMAO good one

@Johan-vk5yd

3 жыл бұрын

It could make your occult aortic aneurysm burst, you know. Did have your ultrasonic scan yet ? I had.

@lerniezifyouadvertiseyouca548

2 жыл бұрын

Gordon freeman

@belialking8647

2 жыл бұрын

Grandson: " .....and how many G's did you reach "? Grandfather: " All OF 'EM!"

Good God, the last half of the quarter mile the car picked up some serious speed. It looked like it was on its way to break the sound barrier but ran out of track and probably fuel next. What an amazing feat of engineering that I doubt not too many people know about, Rest In Peace Slammin Sammy

@Joop.23-2-63

Жыл бұрын

This footage shows an attempt to do an under 2 sec. 300+ mile run over the 1/8 mile.

@mrrolandlawrence

Жыл бұрын

@@Joop.23-2-63 his time was 1.98 sec @ 299 mph on the 1/8th

@bradgriffith4231

6 ай бұрын

There's only been 1 jet car that's ever broke the sound barrier. It was the Brits, on a very long course at Black Rock Dry Lake(yes, the same dry lake where Burning Man happens every year), Nevada on Oct 15, 1997. Jets were popular "Exhibition" cars in drag racing & did pretty well as tractor pullers in the past but technology in piston engines, blowers & power adders have surpassed anything a jet can do on a land vehicle. Jets are much cheaper to run than a blown fuel motor which must be totally rebuilt after every 1,000ft pass.

It still amuses me that the official UK land speed record is 301mph, yet the lap record at Santa Pod, still held by Sammy Miller almost 40 years on, is 386mph 😂

I was looking at it, thinking "where is the engine for 28k HP?" Then I hear that it's a rocket car, and it all made sense...

@bigcannonbtd4428

3 жыл бұрын

Bro it tells you before the video starts

@who_nextwitthaplex6507

3 жыл бұрын

Stupid to even think an engine would make 28k horsepower

@well_as_an_expert_id_say

3 жыл бұрын

@@who_nextwitthaplex6507 It can and did, this isn't your average 350 Einstein

@buca9696

3 жыл бұрын

Big ass container ships have piston engines bigger than a house that can make tens of thousands of horsies.

@air_

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it make thrust and not horsepower?

I was there for that run and video doesn't do it justice. That car sent a shockwave out that is really weird to explain. With the exception of the Saturn V launch at MSD(minimum safe distance)this was something that you had to be there to truly understand the power.

@melvynburchell

3 жыл бұрын

I saw several Vanishing point runs and like you say seeing is believing... Hearing the few little pops and parps for the show does nothing to prepare you for the explosion you hear and feel when it leaves the line!

@Leatherface123.

3 жыл бұрын

I think it shattered the tower windows

@andyfletcher3561

2 жыл бұрын

Due to some work we did on one of the test pads at China Lake, got to watch them test a Saturn V. LoL, it burned up that entire $3million dollar 6 months worth of work in about 10 seconds, spauling the very concrete the project was designed to protect anyway. It was NOT supposed to be sacrificial.

@thomasrobinette3227

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt u were there. This was years ago bro

@andyfletcher3561

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasrobinette3227 Why would you doubt it? I was a teen when they switched from the V-12 Allisons and Merlins in unlimited hydroplane racing. Watched Garlitts several times at SIR when he was still sitting behind the motor. It was the 70's and 80's for crying out loud. Some of us are actually still running around with functioning brains.

Feel very privileged to have seen Sammy run many times at the Pod and also side by side runs with both Al Airedam ? and Allan Herridge in the Oxygen car. Spent a few nights with him in The Hind having a few bevvies and listening to stories of his exploits. What a lovely gracious guy he was. He was well loved at The Pod and it was a sad day when we heard he'd been killed by a freak explosion at his work place in the states. Thanks for the wonderful memories Sammy lad !

Thanks for checking out the video and hitting the like button. Feel free to check out my other channel here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpqKy6WMYr3anJc.html

@guysumpthin2974

Жыл бұрын

Great video ! Also GREAT TRIBUTE !

@Marz-px6vx

Жыл бұрын

So did you ever swap a telsa's running gear into a mini copper yet.

@CrazySpeedYouTubeChannel

Жыл бұрын

@@Marz-px6vx Hey, sadly not. It's still something I'd love to do but I have a lot on my plate right now and no way of getting the ball rolling on the project. Maybe one day!!

@Marz-px6vx

Жыл бұрын

@@CrazySpeedKZreadChannel I hope you get that one day to do it. Good luck

holy shit imagine being thrown back into the seat at like hyperspeed then immediately flung forward again when the chutes deploy, that shit is ridiculous

@DonVideoGuy007

3 жыл бұрын

... and then have to steer the car left around the track after chute deployment, with that "my eyes exploded on me" feeling after the forward then reverse G force pull.

@jackhembree2557

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine what the seat belt looked like

@lucastraman706

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine what would have happened if the shoots didn't diploy

@TheBean42069

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucastraman706 Mans would have disintegrated on the wall

@BuddWolf

2 жыл бұрын

Eyes all sucked back in your head, then thrown back out! Owww😵‍💫😳

Driver runs 3.22 second pass: Announcers on stadium loudspeaker "And that was Vanishing Point, with an e.t. of 15 seconds, a new world record!"

@onefastslimjim

3 жыл бұрын

"Looks like he let off early with a MPH of 94"

@danielstokker

3 жыл бұрын

The 3.22 was done in The netherlands on Zandvoort raceway btw no this rule didnt apply there

@wuppieigor

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielstokker I thought I heard counting down in Dutch

@n3lis94

2 жыл бұрын

@@wuppieigor You did

@ricotheone1g193

2 жыл бұрын

And there will still be people saying... wait till the new bugatti comes on it will be quicker bla bla xD

Not only was it the fastest pass ever, but has to be one of the most planted and least sketchy passes I’ve seen at those kinds of speeds too! Thanks for sharing.

@rleriche5044

5 ай бұрын

I'm sat here wondering how he even steered it. Must have been a lot of experience feeling every move.

The amount of G's that person pulled must've been absolutely crushing!

@JonHop1

Жыл бұрын

He blacked out constantly.. He talks about it in a few interviews.. He is absolutely reaching 8+ G's.. Pretty sure Top Fuel Dragsters reach close to 8 G's so, its probably even higher.

@sheeznutz2254

9 ай бұрын

Literally

@7071t6

8 ай бұрын

total and utter bs, oly about 5 maybe 6 g's at the max, but stopping at over 300+ miles per hour in a top fuel car is around 11 g's its fact people the most g's ever recorded in a drag car jet or top fuel at take off is around 5g's but stopping them is around 11 g's which is why the drivers have to close their eyes to stop them from popping out of their heads its a fact look it up people?

@DoomedBySociety

7 ай бұрын

@@7071t6bro fighter jet pilots literally have to train w 10 g forces n they can’t close there eyes. The eyes popping out of head is bs otherwise we wouldn’t have pilots to fly fighter jets n there r many vids of them training w 10 g forces

@wrinkleneckbass

5 ай бұрын

@@DoomedBySociety I'm not an expert, but fighter pilots experience high positive g's doing maneuvers like turning or pulling back on the stick. They experience high negative g's pushing forward on the stick and diving. I don't think an airplane would ever experience high horizontal g's like a dragster popping it's chute, unless the airplane lands on aircraft carrier or hits something. I know F1 cars can sustain 4 to 6.5 g's in all four directions for an entire race, which must be brutal on the drivers.

Jesus Christ, i could only imagine how the gs would feel like

@jonathanlindgren409

3 жыл бұрын

on a linear scale, that’s an average of 5.7 gs

@alexisjavier84

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlindgren409 god dayum, fighter pilot level.

@AkkiKyo

3 жыл бұрын

HMMMM A *JET*???

@lowlightevangelist9431

3 жыл бұрын

John 17:2-3 (KJV) As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Je'-sus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

@DjDolHaus86

3 жыл бұрын

He was certainly getting up near the rocket sled tests of the 50s and 60s

Hydrogen peroxide is no joke 3.22 quarter mile is blazing. RIP sir and thank you for doing what few could.

@shaiqbutt7871

2 жыл бұрын

Is it combustible ? because I have a bottle of hydrogen peroxide for cleaning purposes.

@Nesten321

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaiqbutt7871 in normal over the counter concentrations its practicaly harmless but in the concintrations used in rockets and such (50%? 10%?) It commands respect.

I personally saw a twin engine rocket car exhibition run once. It was pretty wild. The announcer said the car exceeded the track speed limit. I didn't even know the track had a speed limit. You learn something new every day.

R.I.P. Sammy Miller, only just heard of him, what a performer ! 3.58 Secs in 1/4 mile ? Wow ! Only recently became aware of drag racing, always knew it was there, but didn't take too much notice for whatever reason. Thanks :)

@simonwright6163

Жыл бұрын

3.2

@youtubecensoringcomments7427

6 ай бұрын

3.22 this is a huge mistake you are making

Too bad they didn't have Dragy back then, he would've cemented himself at the top of the leader board!

Did some poking around because I didn't hear why the record runs weren't counted in the video (maybe I missed it?) but it seems like it's because they weren't backed up with another run within 1% which is required by NHRA and FIA rules from what I've found. Still a very cool pass.

@FloridaManRacingChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Sup Jesse?

@ForcedfedFords

3 жыл бұрын

Where've you been?

@pw383426

3 жыл бұрын

Millers rocket car was pure exhibition. Then they were outlawed due to too many deaths

@promodpromod

3 жыл бұрын

the 1% rule did not exist back then, and the FIA did not set the rules for drag racing in europe until many years later, i was fortunate enough to witness the claimed 3.58 at the pod, it certainly seemed quick at the time, but as the years have passed you have to remember that back then drag racing timing data was pretty basic, no timing boards or slips, no 60 foot times or 330 half track times to compare a run, even as a spectator you relied on and had to believe whatever the man on the tannoy told you..........at a time when the track owners were keen to get the sport talked about, hype or fact? maybe both, but many years later i'm still not sure even after seeing it.

@SMD-si7fm

3 жыл бұрын

@@promodpromod with today's technology, and people having a hard time hitting 5's on regular car build, I dont see how 30+ years ago they were able to do it. If that were the case, 30 years of technology would put us in the "0.12" quater range. Shouldn't even take a second.

Beyond amazing! I'm a road racer and dry lake racer with little interest in drag racing except for the technical aspects. I've never heard of this run before, but I find Sammy Miller and this video particularly interesting. Thank you for creating this important production.

I used to watch Sammy Miller at Miami Hollywood Dragway in Florida lots of times. He was very humble and very nice to my son every time he talked with him. When you stood in the stands the shockwave would push you back as Sammy flew past. R.I.P. Sammy.

Spent an evening with Sammy in the Santa Pod Cafe one Artic Easter. An absolute gentleman and someone who was happy to talk cars with a 17 year old and his mates.

@lukefoulds9729

Жыл бұрын

Lucky man!!

@johndumarney1630

Жыл бұрын

Me too 17 yes old ,and he was a total gentleman and funny

That was utterly insane. Life is strange as he died outside of a car 🤔

@jimstenlund6017

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was related to using Hydrogen Pyroxide though.

@jimstenlund6017

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he was using a process invented by someone else that involved hydrogen peroxide to stimulate an oil well, basically fracking.

@barrishautomotive

3 жыл бұрын

Well, think about it. There was so much safety built into the car. Even when he did crash, he survived it. The car was arguably safer than many more commonplace things in life.

@jeremylawson6648

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimstenlund6017 crazy

@MajestyCXV

3 жыл бұрын

What's really insane is he died the day I was born... I had to listen twice to that statement...

"We have a rocket. What should we do with it?" "Put wheels on it!"

I did a quick calculation and he was pulling 5.7 g's *average. That's insane.

@andreasaldal415

Ай бұрын

I imagine all the sweat must have gone back inside during the run 😆

Very cool, thanks

@CrazySpeedYouTubeChannel

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@alancameron2433

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronsmith2587 I saw Al Segreni run at Napierreville Quebec Canada.

@I_Hate_Youtube_Handles

3 жыл бұрын

this pass is cool and all, but nothing will top that 3,000hp mustang pass you uploaded. That shit was fucking nutty

@Mike583

3 жыл бұрын

RIP to all the great legends of the jet cars. I wish I could remember the year it was,but my memory fails me. I was at the U.S. NATIONALS, during a break in rounds, they had a jet car make an exhibition pass. It was the red LAVA car. Each time he burped it,the control tower windows would fluctuate...bad! We kept waiting for them to blow out,but thankfully they didn't! It's tragic when a racer passes away, but to do it working in a oil field...❤😎🏁💔😯😔😥

@buster234100

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome stuff you guys post @urbanhillbilly. Yall have one of the best channels around for racing!

Saw him at Miami Hollywood speedway many times. It was a lunar landing rocket and was incredibly loud!

@chipburns4123

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad nasa didnt use it to land on the moon!!

@Obshowersyndicate

3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap Ron you're on the internet? man what's world coming to Lol How's it going man

@jaggedbrain

3 жыл бұрын

@@chipburns4123 the rockets were supposed to go to the moon but were used on cars and in washing machines instead..

@jaggedbrain

2 жыл бұрын

@King Vegemite 😂👌

@cassius969

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the rocket used in the lunar lander?

Creator: How much G-force you want? Driver: “Yes.”

It’s crazy that still nobody’s beat this record after all these years you think by now someone would have, but nobody has.

@jakesnake8372

Жыл бұрын

They cant, its ilegal to use Hydrogen Rocket cars

@six159

Жыл бұрын

Teslas beat it. I read so on facebook.

@rocklover7437

Жыл бұрын

Sammy chased Kitty O,Neil's record for a long time .I think Kitty was faster at 420 mph but Sammy was quicker .

@unclebob7875

8 ай бұрын

@@six159nope lmao 🤣

@lamydora457

25 күн бұрын

Arent modern top fuel drasgters faster??

according to einstien, he should have been a bit younger by the end of the run

@twitherspoon8954

3 жыл бұрын

False, he would have aged less relative to those who had a slower velocity.

@kgkbuugj

3 жыл бұрын

LOL if einstein was so smart to make this sh*t up about age and stuff then why didn't he invent a thing to make HIM younger??? 🤣😂

@twitherspoon8954

3 жыл бұрын

@@kgkbuugj _"...if einstein was so smart to make this sh*t up about age and stuff..."_ He didn't make anything up; he discovered it. Relativity is scientific fact.

@nateg08

3 жыл бұрын

Lol you need to read up on relativity.

@twitherspoon8954

3 жыл бұрын

@@nateg08 _"Lol you need to read up on relativity."_ OK, I will. Which of my assertions do you believe is factually incorrect?

Never been that into drag racing but really enjoyed the background to this guy followed by the actual footage which is pretty incredible to watch. If it looks that fast on camera I can't imagine what it would be like to actually experience such acceleration.

@CrazySpeedYouTubeChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nowake

2 жыл бұрын

it doesn't really sound like you get to "experience" such acceleration, because when you do, you black out!

@yourmomdx

Жыл бұрын

Dude how do you not like drag racing?? 🏳️‍🌈

@daveshongkongchinachannel

Жыл бұрын

@@yourmomdx I guess it’s all relative. Overall I prefer rally driving with all its twists and turns. Anyway, each to his own. The world would be pretty boring if we all liked the same thing.

@yourmomdx

Жыл бұрын

@@daveshongkongchinachannel that’s a respectable answer. Enjoy your rally racing 👍🏼🏁

I remember some news story on BBC Look East, late 70's early 80's, when Vanishing Point (great name!) appeared at Santa Pod. They quoted, as I remember, that this rocket car did Zero to 100 miles per hour in 0.4 of a second. That is not a typo, I've checked. Sammy reckoned he experienced up to 8g in that admittedly quite brief time, but hey, I believe him! What a hero! Thanks for sharing this crazy stuff. Love and peace.

It makes me happy reading the comments that so many people saw him and knew him, and everyone has great things to say about him.

I was at the pod in 1984 when he ran the 3.58, I can tell you that it was something that’s stuck with me ever since and spurred my love of anything that had an engine (or rocket) ever since.

@MikeSmith-tx2lp

3 жыл бұрын

I was stood there next to you - it was unbelievable! But it definitely happened.

@NoodlesTBograt

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what year I saw Sammy at Santa Pod but DLT judged a wet T-shirt competition and a pro fueller crashed. And I remember the music they played while Sammy was on the line sounded a bit like Tubular bells but it wasnt

@themotorider1

Жыл бұрын

Me too! 👍👍

I was thrilled to see this pop-up on KZread. I was close with Sam and still think of him often. You got it right, he was a gentleman, and a genius, a fierce competitor, a self trained engineer, and did the best Donald Duck voice I’ve ever heard, even better than Donald duck himself. You should hear about the rocket street car he made. That will be a story for another day…

Bit upset I didn’t come across your channel a bit earlier good stuff mate 👍🏼

Ohh by the way Super great video man really appreciate this one

Fun fact: he experienced an AVERAGE acceleration of EIGHT G's over the course of the quarter mile.

@hello_down_there6458

3 жыл бұрын

5.69 Gs

@koekiemonster778

3 жыл бұрын

It's not 8 but indeed 5,69 G

@hippycow1006

3 жыл бұрын

I think 7 gs is when someone dies from gs

@justames5979

3 жыл бұрын

@@hippycow1006 fighter pilots often hit 9g on max g turns, so no, 7g isn't lethal, for a fit person at least

@marco.9900

3 жыл бұрын

@@hippycow1006 Also, certain people have experienced over 50 gs for very small durations of time, albeit with many injuries afterwards.

Sammy was a sweetheart of a person he was married to my cousin God bless him God bless her I love her so much with all my heart and all their children what a beautiful family. Sammy was just a super super cool guy. People need to know who Sammy Miller is he was unbelievable and what he did. One of a kind Father, husband' true gentleman

@jessedelgado1505

3 жыл бұрын

Had not heard of "Slamming Sammy Miller" and the 3.22 1/4 until today. Shared the video with my Son. So Amazing... Thanks

@2wheeleddemon999

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update.

@82NeXus

3 жыл бұрын

I got a hunch that he was something special by the way that car went down the track looking like it was on rails. Insane acceleration and speed, yet the car looks like it's just chillin, out for a Sunday drive ;-)

@stuartstickler6832

3 жыл бұрын

Sammy was indeed a gentleman, once met never forgotten.

@alexm7627

2 жыл бұрын

God bless

That is BADASS! Thanks for the video 📹

Great reaction time on those chutes! He had them deploying immediately after crossing the line! Had to!!

Never saw Miller back in the day but I did see a hydrogen peroxide rocket (same type of engine Miller used) rail dragster make a pass in the early 70’s. It was at Fresno Dragways outside of Fresno, CA. It was a 1/4 mile track with only a 1/4 mile shutdown. I will never forget the total silence followed by a sudden deafening shriek from the engine. As I recall the car ran around 300 which was WAY faster than any nitro powered rails ran at the time. We were all convinced that the car couldn’t stop in time and was going to end up in a field beyond the track. Well, we were wrong and he did stop the car in time. I was so bummed when the No imagination Hot Tod Association outlawed rocket cars. They were really unique and cool.

@G8GTJav

3 жыл бұрын

Raisin City Dragway. Nice! I grew up around drag racing but they had already outlawed rocket cars by then. Never got to see Raisin City or Baylands either. Damn it. Were they louder than Top Fuelers? I can't imagine.

@811lily

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that Fresno county doesn't have a real drag strip is a damn crime

@bendeleted9155

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Vega H2O2 funny car in Sacramento in about 1982. Deafening shriek is a good descriptor. It blew vapor rings out of the titanium combustion chamber and nozzle just before launch. Got to see it from the loud end. 😀

@jimmartin7881

3 жыл бұрын

@@811lily Seems tracks everywhere are shutting down.

Watched him many times at the Pod and he was a Gentleman and had time for everyone.

I remember vanishing point and Sammie back in the day when my dad used to do drag racing. Sad to here he is no longer with us. Thank you for the video, happy memories.

Thanks for sharing! That pass is jaw dropping.

I saw him in Vanishing Point in the late 70s (or was it a few years later?) at Santa Pod. I’ll never forget it. There was a godallmighty bang as the thing (allegedly powered by a rocket from the lunar landing module) took off. Virtually every window in the overhead control bridge shattered. I swear that Sammy had passed the quarter mile post before the glass landed on the tarmac! What a fabulous event to witness.

@jimdickson7953

3 жыл бұрын

That is incredible, that guy had some serious guts climbing in that thing

I feel dizzy just watching the video. How he kept it stable is amazing.

I just wish I could find a video of Sammy's car coming apart at US 30 in York PA, the year before he built the vanishing point. He took off from the line and the body just disintegrated with pieces flying everywhere. I have always wondered if the NHRA used part of what happened that night to be so strict on the rockets for so long back in those days. The vanishing point was a new design, with the more sleek more pointed front end, more aerodynamic then the previous model the "spirit of 76" I have pictures of the car a few hours before it came apart but have never found video of it coming apart in over 40 years.

Love it! Thanks so much.

Sammy Miller was a genius, a guy that saw promise in a couple of local kids who were as dedicated as they could be on the money they had. Tom " Tip " Donahue and I were regulars at Sammy's shop to try to help out and to learn from the master. Sammy could spend an hour with someone and tell if they were racers or should stay with " STICK AND BALL " He saw something in us and he spent a lot of time teaching us. His teaching methods were very basic. When he taught me how to build a 6-71 blower, I stood back while he built one and explained what and why. When he finished he took it all back apart, put the tools away, said " Now you do it. " and walked away. After several hours I came out of the shop and told him i couldn't do it. " There is one spot where the feeler gauge fits very loose and I can't find any damage. " He just about busts a gut laughing. That is an old blower that is for training and seeing how good these "blower experts " are. You won't see any damage because one lobe was hand sanded to be .003 loose in the middle. When you run into that, the first thing to look for is a bent rotor. You did good for the first time. " Sammy was a major factor of our evolving from a pair of motorhead kids to finishing my drag racing career with a B/FD that was Sammy's A/FD in the early 60s. We bought it from a guy that bought it from Sammy, so who better to find out how to run it. One of our first questions was " how do you monitor the engine without gauges? " Sammy said " You don't. After the second yellow, you mash it and go as the last bulb starts to dim, you don't need to be distracted by a tach or temp. The only gauge you need is that oil pressure sticking up from the block. " I asked, " what does that tell you ?" His answer was classic Sammy Miller. " If the needle hits zero, LIFT AND DUCK "

It would be really interesting to do a side by side comparison with a split screen between a modern fuel dragster and Sammys rocket car. The difference would be startling. The NHRA AA/FD record is 3.623 seconds to 1000’. Their 1/8th mile (660’) ET is actually pretty close to the 3.22 ET Sammy ran here meaning Sammy crossed the 1/4 mile (1320’) about the time the fastest NHRA AA/FD crossed the 1/8th mile marker!!

@sandasturner9529

3 жыл бұрын

Twice as fast! Mostly¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@justinhiggins2210

3 жыл бұрын

Sad fact you are right.

@stlchucko

3 жыл бұрын

To give people a “street car” comparison... Sammy’s rocket car vs a Top Fuel would be like a Tesla Model S P100D lining up against a stock 2020 Corolla SE.

@danmyers9372

3 жыл бұрын

I as actually off a little on the estimated 1/8th mile of NHRA TF cars. They typically run the 1/8th mile in 3.0’s. Best ever 1/8th mile by a TF car is around 3.90.

@justinhiggins2210

3 жыл бұрын

@@danmyers9372 ok, but imagine being in a nitro car, on what feels like a good pass and watching that little rocket car get smaller and smaller. I wonder if it would have been quicker in a rail.

A very good documentary...well done.

In 1976 on July 4th I saw the "Age of Aquarius" rocket car lay down a 4.44 at 298 mph in Puyallup. I was standing beside the track about 60 feet from the start line and I'm certain that it left the ground for a second.

Bet the G forces of that launch were higher than those of an aircraft carrier's catapult

@DjDolHaus86

3 жыл бұрын

Considerably more than a Saturn 5 rocket (although sustained for considerably less time)

@82NeXus

3 жыл бұрын

@@DjDolHaus86 How much G-Force has a Saturn V after it's burned through it's thousands of tonnes of fuel?

@DjDolHaus86

3 жыл бұрын

@@82NeXus depends which part of it you're talking about, most of it will be falling to earth at 1G but the capsule will be a little above 0G

@82NeXus

3 жыл бұрын

@@DjDolHaus86 I meant what's the max G that the astronauts feel? It's not much on takeoff of course with all that fuel weighing it down, but as it burns the G just keeps on increasing 😃

@DjDolHaus86

3 жыл бұрын

@@82NeXus the amount of G you feel is relative to acceleration, not mass. As they launch with the full force of the main rockets they are under about 4-6G as the craft rapidly accelerates away from earth. The Saturn 5 rockets accelerate the payload up to about 17500 mph in about 4 minutes in order to get into orbit.

Remember seeing him at Santa Pod a few times. I may even had been to this event. Great bloke, always willing to talk to everyone wandering in the pits. I remember him replying to a question about the g forces and he said " it goes a little grey". Balls of steel

@davefloyd9443

Жыл бұрын

Cool. I know it's not G based greying out but the grey comment reminds me of Joey Dunlop's answer to a question about how he could maintain the stupidly high speeds they run on the narrow 'bumpty' A roads at the Isle of Man TT. "I keep the grey blur between the green blurs"

Looks speed up it’s soo fast ! video great I’m glad you explained the back ground of this man.

I was there at Santa Pod in ‘79. It was one of those moments that if you blinked, you missed it. Absolutely amazing display, sat on the start line, steaming like a kettle and whoosh, we gone !! I’ll never forget that day.

Loved living thru the 70s just brutal race cars everywhere in all sanctions

Very good job👍👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for clearing up this misinterpretation for someone whom was a friend of mine... ...Lots fans had confused the two passes for years but yes, the 3.22 was NOT recorded at Santa Pod ! I still get teary-eyed today when watching, Kinda hard to fantom Sammy's been gone from us almost 20 years now! Still pains me but this sure helps...Total thumbs up to you sir !

@CrazySpeedYouTubeChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Really glad you liked it and I am just gutted I never got to see such a legend in action on the drag strip.

@alancameron2433

3 жыл бұрын

Bless the sacred memory.

Holy hell!!!!! The instant speed. Such a clean start.

Thanks for giving all the background info and passing on his legacy

I saw this car at Englishtown on the Fourth of July in the late 70s early 80s. I will never forget it !

Q: How much horsepower should the car have? A: Yes...

@BarnDoorProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I think the answer would be more like "All of it." :)

In order to reach 402mph in 3.22 seconds, he had to endure an average acceleration of 183.1 ft/s^2. This is about 5.7g (5.7 times the acceleration due to the earth's gravity). If he weighed 200 lbs, the back of the seat would feel like he weighed 1,137 lbs. That is acceleration that is fast enough that it could actually break bones.

😳DAAAAAMMMM!! That was fast! R.I.P. Sam Thanks for the video post and best of luck 🍀

Oh my God that's so crazy, can't imagine doing that with old school suspension and old tires! That's completely crazyy

@ChefofWar33

2 жыл бұрын

The tires a just a suggestion at that point.

It is so fast it really looks like a 1/8th mile

@kdwaynec

2 жыл бұрын

It is an 1/8thmile, 200 meters to be exact. Zandvoort is too short for a 1/4 mile track. The 402 was kph, 249 mph

I Consider my privileged to have been able to witness the “Vanishing Point” rocket car on at least two different occasions at “Raceway Park New Jersey”! ! ! THE Second time I witnessed the car I was determined to see it near the end of the track, at speed! SO I was about at the 5/8-3/4 mark, opposite the pits, if you blinked your eyes, you missed him going passed you!

Nice idea! It would be great to see the process of the conversion and get an insight as to costs as well.

I always believe anything someone with a British or Australian accent says.

How the hell have I never heard of this 😲 Thank you Sr!

@CrazySpeedYouTubeChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome isn't it.. You're very welcome. More cool content on the way once I can get to Santa Pod to do some filming myself this summer!!

@willynebula6193

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrazySpeedKZreadChannel yeah same! You definitely got my sub. I've seen jet cars b4, but never heard about rocket cars.

@jonnasanders7539

3 жыл бұрын

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@jonnasanders7539

3 жыл бұрын

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There is a promenade near me that is exactly a quarter mile long, I find it hard to imagine something being able to travel that far in just over 3 seconds from a standing start - just unbeleivable.

That acceleration truly looked like a jet being launched from a carrier. Maybe faster. Not sure what min flight speed of fighter jets is but wow. And to see this was done 40-50 years ago...

When ever I watch this video I see and like how clean it runs. No huge clouds of smoke. All the energy is directed at thrust. Very efficient.

Glad to see someone do a video on Sammy Miller. Would love to see something longer featuring all 3 Vanishing Point Cars and the 2 Oxygen cars. I was fortunate enough to see him live on a couple of occations. I'll never forget it.

I was there watching as a youngster when Sammy Miller did that run at Santapod! So fab to find a vid mentioning it.

“Slamming” Sammy was a friend through my auto parts business, he lived in Ft Lauderdale and ran with us at Hollywood Dragstrip out in the Florida Everglades. He eventually had to go to Europe to not be harassed by NHRA. RIP my friend, you were a great guy that I miss.

Can’t imagine the strain that chassis went through

@gzuzsavz

3 жыл бұрын

being pushed rly hard and ofc a ton of downforce, then the 'chute popping, yes. far different from the torsional forces on a conventional chassis, with engine driving wheels & tires.

@AV-cc5wl

2 жыл бұрын

@@gzuzsavz far different but also much easier on the chassis

I was stood at the quarter mile at Santa Pod that day, it was crazy to hear that whoosh go past.

@andrewstoffel1170

3 жыл бұрын

@@feydespiel. there was just this loud pop as he started and then a whoosh as he went past at 300mph! Totally weird!

@JUNIOR43950

3 жыл бұрын

Can you please give a detailed explanation of that day please? This looks insane and would definitely like to know more of someone who were there...and never heard of this record.

@andrewstoffel1170

3 жыл бұрын

@@JUNIOR43950 Detailed explanation? It’s over 40 years ago! All I really remember was some strange music being played over the PA system and I think they had a tipper truck with the bed up for a blast shield. There was a lot of vapor like a cloud then this loud pop and 3 seconds later this great whoosh noise as he went past 1/4 mile.

@JUNIOR43950

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewstoffel1170 yeah that was long time ago...guess you forget the details...thanks anyway for taking your time and explain it a bit more, this just boggles my mind how fast it is by just watching a video can't imagine how it was to spectate it in person as you said 40 years ago...and sorry for my English is not my main language.

@oxouk

3 жыл бұрын

I was there that day also. It was hotter than hell. I was 11. I lived in Ipswich.

I was there in 79 he did 2 runs if I remember correctly I was in the stands for the first one and the sound was incredibly loud you felt it in you chest more than heard it! Safety being a lot less important in those days you had much more freedom to wander about so I was standing at the quarter-mile for his second run a few feed from the armco the engin cut just before the quarter and he passed me a few feet away at 300mph in silence..I'll never forget it

@ianparr5899

2 жыл бұрын

I was there too,, was great!

Saw Slammin' Sammy at Miami Hollywood in the late 70's early 80's. What track was the first 3 second run?

Imagine trying to stay conscious at that kind of acceleration with the G force

I remember seeing him at The Pod twice in the mid 90's. His eyes bled after every run I think I remember him saying. It was unbelieveable to watch.

Sammy was a very nice guy! I met him, in Ft. Lauderdale in 78 & 79. He was a regular in the auto parts store I worked at. He had a heck of a sense of humor and loved practical jokes. He came in one day drinking out of a Prestone anti-freeze bottle! We kind of freaked out until he laughed and said it was just lemonade. I got to hang with him in the pits and, yeah, I remember his 3.94 in Fla. Ah, the 70's!

I remember seeing sam at Maple Grove dragway in Reading PA even then they used to say that he was only allowed to go so fast but we all knew the car was going way quicker than what they said

Mothers speed shop shirt at 0:54 brought back some memories Lodi NJ rt46

I watched him at Santa Pod in 81. He ran 2 rocket cars side by side. One was Vanishing Point driven by him (I think). The other was a completely different design like a torpedo with 3 wheels which was driven by a stunt man (who else!). Both set incredible times, from memory well into the 3’ and 350mph. To see these things fly down the track side by side was a sight I’ll never forget. I remember there being no build up. No burn out like a fuel car and no build up of thrust like a jet car, just total silence and then the scream of the rockets when they blasted off. It was one of my first ever drag meetings and I thought what I was watching was normal!

@jacketrussell

Жыл бұрын

I was there as well. Awesome sight!

I well remember watching Sammy Miller complete the 307mph run at Santa Pod - awesome !

Almost cried here, his name still on my mind since 1976, I read it on a magazine called Jet Cars & Rocket Mania, I was a teenager in Brazil and just started to dream to come to America. Now I'm old and I'm here. Mission accomplished!

For the record, @Zandvoort was a 1/8 of a mile dragrace. The dragstrip was on the straight between the mainstands and pits towards a turn called "Bosuit".The straight was to short for a quarter mile dragrace........

That run looks to be at Zandvoort, back when they had those stunt shows in the 80s, as the main stretch looks like the one shown in Car Wars, that DVD that came with MAX Power magazine back in 2005 I believe.

3.22 at 402 mph is a record hold by Kitty Oneil in a track in Mojave desent.

🤩This man should be recognized in the drag racing world much more than seeing it for the first time on this channel. Wow what a legend with the REAL record‼️🏎

402 MPH 3.2 second quarterh mile is mind boggling. I'm excited to be a car that does 5 seconds 0-60 mph. This 402 mph driver has nerves of steel.

@jimmartin7881

3 жыл бұрын

It's insane to think you could pass the starting line at top speed in a Ferrari and he could still take off from a dead stop and pass you, lol. That's absolutely mad.

@justingriffin5895

2 жыл бұрын

You mean "balls"

28,000 hp is just insane. I get in awe when I think 2,000hp is a lot.

@Polarcupcheck

2 жыл бұрын

J58 jet produces 160,000 shafte hp.

I remember seeing Vanishing Point at Santa Pod, awesome spectacle

Has the final run been sped up on this video? I only ask because it seems take under 3 seconds (around 2.6)