Posted on September 30th, 2009 by Stunna BEN
Categories: StreetTalk
Camo hatchbacks are a rarity, but even more on the unicorn status if they set the traps on fire with passes like Miller just did 2 weeks ago in Maryland. Screaming down the track, Miller passed through the traps running an 8.75 @169mph, setting the new World Record in the Outlaw Turbo class!
Millers 8.75 pass…
The outlaw class, which is possibly one of the most exciting classes to watch lately, is where NRG Tech resides. Miller is the Co-Owner of NRG Tech Racing out of West Babylon, NY and they do everything from what it seems at the shop. Check out their site over at NRGtechracing.com but make sure when you go you check out the C5 Vette with the custom twins in the trunk which is a 200mph car too!
In car vid!
Nyce1s.com on the Miller Tribute video!
Tuesday night Julian from Nyce1s.com and I were catching up on our nightly negro-chat, I was interested in getting in touch with Miller. It just so happened that Julian had to text him up anyways, so within about 3 hours I had a text with Millers celly saying to call him. When I called today, I got him for just a few minutes, but we just caught up on some current news and we wanted to go over some information before I emailed over the questions to him. Here is the interview uncut!
1. First is first, how did you feel when you ran that World Record Setting pass of 8.75 @169mph in Maryland at the IMSTAR event a few weeks ago?
I knew the moment I shifted the car into 3rd gear it was a .7x pass. The first 3 passes that day prior to that the car felt lazy uptop due to me changing the fuel system around and I was taking fuel out all day. Even on those lazy passes the car went 8.9x each pass. As soon as I clicked it into third I was dancing in the car cause I knew it was a .7x pass.
2. Earlier when I called you at the shop you were extremely busy. Is NRG Tech playing host to some of the out of towners for the event?
I guess you can say that, the past few weeks we have been doing everything in our power to help anyone out who has needed it for this event. Last week we were testing with Shawn Ramey who is running the outlaw turbo class based out of virginia and Tommy Berdet out of Deleware who is running sfwd and on the dyno with Kevin Van Natten based out of Jersey who is also racing the turbo outlaw and should be testing with both of them this upcoming friday again.
This week has been a little more hectic, and we are not even close to done. I have closed the shop and didnt take on any regular customer based stuff unless they were taking part of the fall nationals event. This week we had Pepsi’s stage 2 all motor outlaw car here for a chassis setup, some fabrication work and dyno tune and as soon as I finish writing this email I am off to etown to go test with him and his team. We just finished up working with Ed Woosley Owner of Force Fed Engineering and their team on the chassis setup and hope to see that VW start to knock the numbers down this weekend. Ed and his team have put alot of effort to get to this race and put on a good showing for the VW crowd, hopefully all the late nights at FFE will pay off for Ed, Steve and Kevin Black from team FFE. Now for what is currently here we have Rob Mapps car here who is running the sfwd class for a complete checkover from chassis setup to dyno tune, Danny Smith’s Spec Clutch sponsored car which is running the outlaw turbo class and is here for a trans and dyno tune, Alberto Rodriguez’s sfwd car out of Albany NY which is here also for a dyno tune and chassis setup among other light fabrication touch ups. We also have team 1320 racing out of houston texas which just called me and they should be pulling in the parking lot any minute which means before I finish this email to dyno tune and go over the chassis setups on both Jose “Junior” Jiminez’s and Aldo Mireles’ cars. We also have Franklin Vu out of good Canada ehhhhhhh who should be hitting the road this evening to be here for sun up tomorrow morning for a chassis once over, tranny install and yet another dyno tune. To top all of this off we might have yet another car on the dyno here tonight from Mr. Darren Barone and Dave Fry. These 2 guys have hustled their ass’ off to make this race, well not like everyone else didnt but these guys have put in the late nights like everyone else and hopefully tonight we shall see it all come together. Ontop of all of this I still have to go over my car, lol. I am sorry if I missed anyone my brain is fried right about now. I am willing to help anyone else who needs it, just give me a call. If we can help in any way just please let us know
3. What do you think about the anticipation of this event? Do you think this will possibly put the buzz back into drag racing for next year?
I think this weekend will be the shock to the heart that will bring this damn sport back to a full swing. It has never died to us who do it day in and day out but the fans need to be at this event. I think this weekend at etown will crush the attendance records of sport compact events from the years past and with OGS behind it who can doubt that. Eveyone who has had a hand in this from Brian Ballard, Jake Gavio, Roger Downes, Javier Ortega, NYCE1′S and anyone else I have forgotten I say THANK YOU.
4. NRG Tech is seen all over the tube right now with Nyce1s videos, running over 170mph numerous times, is there a chance we could see a higher mile per hour at the Fall Nationals?
Only time will tell. I have one mission and that is to do the best I can and to have my cleints do the best they can. I dont care so much about the check as it is cool and all but I just want to continue on the great season my team and I are having. If I win this event I will put $1500 of my winnings right ontop for next seasons bounty to make next seasons race even bigger then it is already this year. I will put $750 ontop of the turbo and $750 ontop of the all motor payouts.
5. What has been the key to breaking past the 8-second barrier in terms of team work? Have you guys had to do much more to the car body itself or is it just management tuning that took you from the 9.2-9.0 into the 8.8-8.7 territory?
Hard work and never being satisfied. I am never satisfied, i want to break cert and that means I need to go 8.49 and I truly believe I can get this car to do it. Will it take time yes but I will do it.
There is so much that goes into it. Alot of it is about DATA, as I say it all the time DATA is KING. The more data you have the more you understand what just happened and why it is happening. I see alot of guys go fast but not consistanly and they dont know why they just did what they did. Nor do they know why the car just slowed up by a few .10’s.
Maintenance, this is sooo Important i cant even begin to express it. Check, double check and triple check everything. Dont wait for stuff to break, stay ontop of it so it doesnt break. Yes there are the occasions where stuff happens but alot of things can be avoided.
6. Would you guys attend an event in the mid states if it were an all country shootout? Do you think that the support is around now for that?
If a race has what seems to be killer competition I am in. I think after this race alot of eyes will be opened in the industry that this new “outlaw” thing might just be something.
7. Is NRG Tech campaigning more cars and planning to run more events in 2010?
Among helping out all of our customers there are a few things in the works. I will make sure that Greasy Blocks is the first to know the inside scoop.
At the end of reading these replies when I recived the email back from Miller, I knew that these guys posess the family motto I saw with the Jerrybuilt camp. On a few forums I went to, I saw many posts acting as if the east coast guys dont have this same helping spirit that the cali guys share. I am here with the proof that those posts and comments were incorrect. I am glad to have guys like Miller around to be able to help in this movement to push our industry into 2010 and beyond with a new outlook on our sport!
Jeff Blumenfeld and Sean Bradford on the pics throughout the post BTW!
Check out the NRG Tech guys at and also check out their blog at
TOV1k2 I want to say – thank you for this!
Great Article and very Nice site. Respects also to nyce1.com
big ups too nrg-tech for wining the outlaw sfwd class this past weekend. keep doing ya thing