Diesel drag truck ready for East Coast Truck Nationals

Last Saturday, the truck traveled to Beaver Springs Dragway in Snyder County for a pre-event test and tune – “just one last ‘workout’ for the transmission to relearn its shift parameters prior to the Numidia event,” Sones noted.

“Special thanks to our industry supporters Antrim Diesel, Limitless Diesel & Repair, Bergey’s Truck Center, S&J Tire, Penn Power Group, Kenworth of PA, Apex Diesel and several faculty wallets. Without sponsors, we would not have made such great accomplishments,” Sones added.

Numidia Dragway gates open at 9 am Saturday. Activities, including a truck show, dyno, drag racing, sled pulling and vendors, run throughout the day. Event details are available on the dragway’s website.

Following the Numidia appearance, the next anticipated competition for Accelerated Learning is at Maple Grove Raceway’s Keystone Truckin’ Nationals on Sept. 21 in Mohnton, just south of Reading.

For more on Penn College’s diesel trucks, heavy equipment and power generation majors, call the School of Engineering Technologies at 570-327-4520.

For more on the vintage Mack road tractor, enjoy this Fall 2023 article and this Spring 2024 video created by diesel technology student and club member TJ Buck, of Warminster: