The key facts
- A jet truck reached 323 km/h in seven seconds at the Night of Fire 202 show in Florida
- The festival took place on November 7 at the Orlando Speed World Dragway racetrack
- Life.ru recalled the death of driver Chris Darnell in 2022 and the tragedy in Popayán with three victims
A fiery run in Florida
A jet-powered semi truck, fitted with aviation turbines instead of a diesel engine, accelerated to 323 km/h in just seven seconds during the Night of Fire 202 show at the Orlando Speed World Dragway racetrack in Florida. This was reported by the organizers on the event's page. The multi-ton truck raced down the track, leaving behind multi-meter tongues of flame ejected from the turbine nozzles.
The festival program and well-known tragedies
The festival took place on November 7. The program featured performances by jet-powered cars, extreme high-speed runs and pyrotechnic displays; one of the main spectacles was the truck, whose performance can rival that of professional dragsters. The outlet Life.ru meanwhile recalled that such performances are not without tragedy: in July 2022, at an air show in Michigan, USA, jet truck driver Chris Darnell died — a tire on the vehicle failed, after which the truck caught fire and exploded. The outlet also reported on the tragedy at a monster truck show in Popayán, Colombia, where a woman driving an SUV lost control during a stunt and crashed into the crowd, plowing through the barriers; three people were killed, including two underage girls, and about 40 more spectators were injured.
