There is just something awesome about watching a Cummins Turbo Diesel powered pickup roar down the quarter mile with diesel soot pouring from the stacks and in this video – we get to enjoy a custom built regular cab/short bed 1st generation Ram fitted with a CTD and build specifically for drag racing. The result is an RCSB half ton old school Ram that rockets down the drag strip in the mid 11 second range with trap speeds nearing 120 miles per hour.
There are quite a few videos of this awesome 1st generation Dodge Ram 150 in action on the drag strip with varying results from the high 12s to the mid 11s. Unfortunately, the video quality is pretty awful in most of them with a camera operator who has a very hard time keeping track of the action – or standing still while doing so. In any case, along with being one of the best videos of Ken Porcher’s diesel powered Ram in terms of quality; it is also one of the fastest.
In this run against what appears to be a 1974 Dodge Dart, Ken runs an impressive 11.55 at 118.68 miles per hour and while he does lose the race, his truck is an awesome sight to see running side by side with the classic Mopar muscle….with diesel soot pouring from the single exhaust stack all along the way.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
