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Super Show
November 1, 2011
| by: Overdrive Staff
The second annual Charlotte Diesel Super Show, Oct. 7-8 at the zMaxDragway at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., put a twist on traditional trucking shows, offering a thrilling mix of truck competition, diesel drags and evening concerts. Photos by Bruce W. Smith
Troy Huddleston of Willow Hill, Ill., pits his 1991 Viper red Freightliner Classic against Millers Creek, N.C., resident David Miller and his 1999 Freightliner FLD120 in the qualifying rounds of the show’s diesel drag races.
The Charlie Daniels Band played a sunset show next to the dragway. Here, Daniels grinds out “Drinking My Baby Goodbye.”
Jet-powered Pete For sights and sounds from the dragstrip — and a short clip of the jet-engine powered truck that broke glass and burned paint off of the track — visit OverdriveOnline.com and find the video player.
Two jet funny cars provided intermission entertainment for the crowd between qualifying rounds of the truck drags. Both funny cars ran the quarter-mile track in less than six seconds and topped speeds of 270 mph.
Pride & Polish Best of Show winners
