It was just announced that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat would offer more tire shredding power than any American production car ever with 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque, so it seems fitting to show off the current SRT V8 products doing some big, smokey burnouts side by side. This video was captured at the launch of the 2012 Charger and Challenger SRT with the 392 cubic inch Hemi, with both Mopar muscle cars laying some serious rubber as they move along the pit road of Willow Springs Raceway.
Thanks to the automatic transmission, the Dodge Charger SRT is able to do a quicker rolling burnout after jumping ahead of the Challenger SRT from the start, but that doesn’t take away from the awesomeness of the 470 horsepower Challenger that is the second vehicle to go down, around a cone and back to the finish line without the burnout ever stopping. The Hellcat Hemi will likely afford the 2015 Challenger SRT the capability to do a burnout like we have never seen before from a stock American muscle car but for the time being, enjoy this clip of the Charger and Challenger SRT392 roasting the rear tires!
"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.
