Garage-Built NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car Defies All Odds
Nobody told Alex Miladinovich a regular Joe can’t build and run an 11,000-horsepower monster in the NHRA’s premier class, so he did.
Miladinovich garage wall is a Rosetta stone for his career. Eddie Van Halen shot is veiled reference to “Hot For Teacher,” featuring Alex Van Halen’s nitro Funny Car-inspired drum solo intro. Woody Gilmore dragster and Miladinovich’s teacher wife, Marcie, also feature prominently.
Photo: Sherm Porter
Photo: Phil Burghardt
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Miladinovich garage wall is a Rosetta stone for his career. Eddie Van Halen shot is veiled reference to “Hot For Teacher,” featuring Alex Van Halen’s nitro Funny Car-inspired drum solo intro. Woody Gilmore dragster and Miladinovich’s teacher wife, Marcie, also feature prominently.
Photo: Sherm Porter
Photo: Phil Burghardt