Burning Up The Highway

[Raistlin]

Powered by three jet engines and hitting speeds close to 400mph, this is one lorry you wont get stuck behind on the motorway.

This is Shockwave, the worlds fastest jet-powered truck.

The four-tonne vehicle generates 36,000 horsepower and can cover 400m (a quarter of a mile) in just 6.5 seconds.

Shockwave, which could outrun a Japanese bullet train, holds the world record for the fastest full-size truck at 605kmh (376mph).

Fitted with three Pratt & Whitney J34-48 engines taken from US Navy jets, each one produces 12,000 horsepower, prompting Mr Darnell to call Shockwave the baddest, most impressive jet ground vehicle on the planet.

It burns about 180 gallons (680 litres) of fuel in each performance.

Mr Darnells son, Chris, who also drives Shockwave, said: On acceleration, the driver experiences about 6G. We stop it by using two 40cm ring slot military parachutes, which produce an impact of up to negative 9G. It is some ride.

Mr Darnell bought the 30-year-old lorry in 2012 and races it at airshows in the US and Canada.

[FROSTYBALLS]

Bet people behind would keep their distance on the motorway ....

[Mike169]

Does it come as in Hybrid format?