A few months back we featured a video of a Ramcharger beating up a Nissan 350Z on the quarter mile and I have found another video of that same Ramcharger – this time nearly running in the 12s. This video was posted by a different YouTube user than the clip of this brawny Dodge SUV beating up the Z and as was the case last time, there is no available information on what makes this Ramcharger so quick. However, it is clear that something has changed as the awesome two tone Ramcharger in this video has gone from running high 13s to 13.0s since we last saw it in action.
In this week’s Truckin’ Fast Wednesday feature video, the quick Ramcharger is bracket racing against a 90s Chevy cop car. The Ramcharger has dialed 13.23 to the Caprice’s 12.35 so the full sized Dodge SUV gets almost a full second head start but when the Chevy red lights (you can see the win lights are on for the Ramcharger before his time shows up – indicating that he won before crossing the line), the Ramcharger gets a free wide open run. He technically breaks out, running a 13.08 on the 13.23 dial but the red light start by the Chevy allowed this RC to get the free pass to the next round.
Regardless of who won the bracket race, this Dodge Ramcharger is a big heavy vehicle to be running so close to the 12 second range and that is pretty impressive – and pretty truckin’ fast.
"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.
