Firepunk Diesel S10 Sets New 1/8-Mile Record Under 4 Seconds

World record set in September, broken in February

There is something remarkable about barriers. There was a time when it was deemed impossible for a human to break the four-minute mile time barrier. How it was achieved is a much longer story, but one variable is that competition improves us all. Most interestingly, once Roger Bnanister broke the barrier in 1954 other began to do it. Today, over 1400 runners have broken the four-minute mile. 

This past weekend Firepunk Diesel broke an impossible barrier by becoming the first-ever diesel-powered vehicle to break four seconds in the eighth mile. The Ohio-based Firepunk Diesel team accomplished the feat at the Lights Out 12 in Adel, Georgia.

Lavon Miller has been a builder to watch for many years now, and with Larson Miller behind the wheel, it was a head-turning performance. The Cummins-powered 2000 Chev S-10 whipped out a 3.998-second 1/8-mile pass, reaching a scorching 182.67 mph at the finish.

In recent months the Firepunk Diesel team has been slowly inching toward this breakthrough moment. According to a story in The Shop the established a record at No Mercy 11 with a 4.11-second pass and more recently put down scores of 4.10, 4.04 and 4.00, so they've been eyeing this moment for a while. It's clearly one of those stories of continuous improvement, find new ways to squeeze a hundredth of a second more out of every facet of the engineering.

There are quite few eyes on this cutting edge team, so expectations are always high. No question that what they accomplished at the South Georgia Motorsports Park would have been deemed impossible 20 years ago, or maybe even five.

Here's Monica Gonderman's version of the story at Truck Trend when the news first broke February 25. There's a small squadron of photos worth checking out as well:

They Did It! Firepunk Diesel Has a 3-Second Chevy S-10 Cummins Drag Truck

http://www.trucktrend.com/news/firepunk-diesel-3-second-chevrolet-s-10-diesel-drag-truck

Congratulations to Lavon and Larson Miller, and the whole Firepunk Diesel Team.

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World's Fastest Door Slammer

It’s been an on-again, off-again year for the Outlaw Diesel Super Series (ODSS). However, most recently the ODSS finale event sparked national attention with a new speed record for the Firepunk Diesel S-10 Pro Mod Race Truck.

The S-10 diesel powered pick-up not only retained its title as the world’s fastest diesel door slammer, but it also extended the world record to 4.213 seconds at 178 mph in the eighth-mile at the Hardway Sunshine Showdown at Emerald Coast Dragway. The run also secured another Pro Mod championship for the Firepunk Diesel S-10 Pro Mod race truck.

“We finished the season undefeated without losing a single race and topped it off by setting an all new world record as the fastest diesel truck on the planet," said Kyle Fischer, Hot Shot’s Secret Director of Branding & Promotions and a sponsor of the S-10. “You can’t ask for a more exciting finish to this season. It was amazing to be there and see the results. Congratulations to Lavon Miller and to the entire Firepunk Diesel team.”

Firepunk Diesel purchased the S10 in 2019 and gave it a Hot Shot’s Secret themed wrap at the beginning of the season. The season began at the Suncoast Spring Shakedown where Larson Miller collected gold in the Pro Mod where he pulled off a 4.28-second pass in qualifying and a 4.36 at 173 mph in the semi-finals. Throughout the season Miller, car #3393, never lost a race. He finished the season with 198 points followed by Ben Shadday, #6250, at 98 points. The diesel S-10 will finish racing this year at South Georgia Motorsports Park in October.