The 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 is one wicked machine with 470 horsepower making for one great burnout machine. The owner of this particular has gone a step further in the making of his or her Charger burnout video – adding slow motion and backing the video up to give us a second look at the tire shredding capabilities of this brawny Mopar muscle sedan.
The Charger in this video effortlessly smolders the tires as the ass end of the SRT8 swings around the parking lot before straightening the car and out gently ending the burnout as smoke continues to pour from the rear of the car. The burnout is short but ultra smokey and the addition of the slow motion to the video gives us a great look at the creation of said smoke. You can also see in the slow motion how the aerodynamics of the 2012 Charger SRT8 send air around the rear wheels thanks to all of that smoke. Finally, the sound effects added to the slow motion portions of the video make for one trippy sounding Hemi.
"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.
