World's Fastest Semi! 1/4 mile in 7.5 @ 236mph, top speed 376mph

UNCjigga

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This is prolly a repost, but the quick search didn't find it so I'm reposting guddammit!
Anyways, I watched this old episode of Extreme Machines on TLC and they had a few clips of this semi named 'Shock Wave' built by Kent and Les Shockley. This thing is powered by 3 (yes, three) Pratt&Whitney jet engines producing a total of 36,000 horsepower. This thing's raced cropduster planes (planes 'start' at 180mph, truck starts at 0) and won!
I wanted to find more info/pics/movies of this thing in action. Anyone got any links?

Here's one to start
 

HansHurt

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No convoys w/ that truck, that's for sure. Man that's fast..it must shake the ground to w/ 36,000 hp.
 

Tripleshot

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I have seen this truck at shows close up. Built strictly for speed. Nice to know its going that fast now.I saw it 3 years ago at the TA truck stop in Ontario ,Ca. It wasn't that fast then.