Flashback Friday: Dodge Creates Modern Road Predators

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This week’s Flashback Friday video doesn’t go all that far back in time, but this short trip to June 30th is worth a few minutes of your day, as we are featuring the newest Dodge ads for the Hellcat Challenger, Hellcat Charger and Dodge Viper. This commercial titled Predators talks about how there are no natural predators left in the world, so Dodge has created a trio of beasts to be feared with the 2015 Hellcat Challenger and Charger along with the mighty Viper.

This commercial is really just a minute and a half of a Hellcat Challenger and Hellcat Charger raising some series hell on public roads, with tons of tire shredding and high speed highway fun before the two brawny Hemi cars come upon a new Dodge Viper. Together, they all go racing off into the night – presumably to hunt down Corvettes, Camaros, Mustangs and pretty much every other performance car in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCxehjcYwlc

 

"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.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com


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