2006
Baja 1000 MillenWorks vehicle
MillenWorks , known as Rod Millen Motorsports until 2005, was an American automotive technology company started by
Rod Millen in 1980.
[2] The company began by preparing Millen's
rally cars , and evolved into designing and building them.
[3] The company developed vehicles,
high performance auto parts , and technology for racing,
concept cars , and the
US military .
[4]
MillenWorks was acquired by
Textron in 2011.
[1]
Race cars
Some of the first cars designed and built by the company were the Pikes Peak
Toyota Celica and
Toyota Tacoma which Millen drove to overall victories in the
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
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Other cars include the
Championship Off-Road Racing Pro 4
Toyota Tundra and the
SCORE
Toyota FJ Cruiser which competed in the
Baja 1000 .
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Concept cars
MillenWorks was often contracted to develop technologies for upcoming concept cars. They developed the revolutionary drivetrain seen on the
Jeep Hurricane , which allows it to spin in place using independent
four wheel steering .
[11] They also developed the
hybrid electric
four wheel drive system seen on the
Ralliart
Mitsubishi Eclipse concept car, and many of the mechanisms seen on the
Scion
FUSE .
[12]
[13] Other projects included the
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve ,
Lexus IS 430,
Porsche Carrera GT Concept, Toyota Ultimate Celica, Lexus Streetrod, and the Toyota Retrocruiser.
[14]
Military vehicles
MillenWorks also developed manned and
unmanned ground vehicles and technology for the
military , such as the
MillenWorks Light Utility Vehicle .
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[16] With
Lord Corporation , they also developed an active
magneto rheological suspension for the
U.S. Army 's
Stryker , which was tested at the
Yuma Proving Grounds .
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[19] They teamed with
Lockheed Martin on several other projects, including the
RST-V ,
Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle ,
Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle , and the
Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) Vehicle.
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[21] They also developed
diesel-electric drivetrains for the
HMMWV , which were tested at the
Aberdeen Proving Ground .
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Performance parts
It also developed automotive performance parts for the
Mazda Miata , and cooperated with
Toyota Racing Development on parts for the
Toyota Celica and
Lexus IS300 .
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References
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sold to Textron June 9, 2010; archived 14 July 2011
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"News channel" . Motorsport.com. Archived from
the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"RallyBase" . Rallybase.nl. 1951-03-22. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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MillenWorks Wins $313,331 Contract | Company Activities & Management > Contracts & Bids from AllBusiness.com [
dead link ]
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/ch/Rod%20Millen%20Career%20Highlights.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Driving Innovation" . MillenWorks. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"Driving Innovation" . MillenWorks. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"Driving Innovation" . MillenWorks. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"Driving Innovation" . MillenWorks. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"COMMENTARY - The Online Motorsports Authority. NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Racing, Moto Racing, Cars, Bikes, PINKS and more!" . SPEEDtv.com. 2007-01-15. Archived from
the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/news/MillenWorks_Jeep.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/news/MillenWorks_Ralliart.pdf
Archived 2011-07-14 at the
Wayback Machine [
bare URL PDF ]
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/news/MillenWorks_Scion_Fuse.pdf
Archived 2008-11-20 at the
Wayback Machine [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Driving Innovation" . MillenWorks. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2007-10-14 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link )
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Defense Tech: A Little LUV for the Future Military Jeep
Archived 2007-10-15 at the
Wayback Machine
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/news/Stryker_Test.pdf
Archived 2007-11-29 at the
Wayback Machine [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Lord Corp. inks agreement with MillenWorks.(News) Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations" . Goliath.ecnext.com. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
^ Wray, Andrea C.; Jimenez, Alexander R.; Anderfaas, Eric; Hopkins, Brian; Lenoach, Peter (2006-04-03).
"Magneto-Rheological Fluid Semiactive Suspension System Performance Testing on a Stryker Vehicle" . SAE Technical Paper Series . Vol. 1. Sae.org.
doi :
10.4271/2006-01-1379 . Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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http://www.millenworks.com/html/aboutus/news/Lockheed_SBA_Award_2006.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Lockheed Martin Reaches Major Milestone For The Mule Robotic Vehicle Engineering Evaluation Unit" . Spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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"Running on Empty—Hybrid-Electric Technology Offers Viable Fuel Options" . Almc.army.mil. Archived from
the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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MX-5 Miata Tuning/Rod Millen
Archived August 19, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Neobyte - www.neobyte.sk.
"Toyota Celica Ultimate – Rod Millen & TRD Tuning !!! | car tuning magazine" . Tuningmag.net. Retrieved 2011-11-27 .
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