"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.
This week’s Tire Shredding Tuesday feature takes a look at a 2012 Dodge Challenger R/T that is owned by a cute young lass named Jess Singleton. I don’t have any idea who she is but she has one hot Challenger with a slick matte black wrap and a long list of other aesthetic modifications that […] More »
Today’s Cool Thread feature takes a look at one of the longest and oldest threads on DodgeForum.com – our 2nd generation Ram section thread entitled “What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?” This thread is as simple as it sounds, with Ram owning members posting whatever they did to their 2nd generation […] More »
When the 2014 SRT Viper Time Attack was introduced at the 2013 New York International Auto Show earlier this year, it was expected that the company would only build 33 of these top performing Vipers and all of them would be painted the awesome TA Orange shown here. A report from Allpar indicates that there […] More »
This week’s Muddy Monday feature looks at a 2013 Ram 1500 that is described as being “brand new” in some deep, muddy water that would definitely not be on the list of places I wanted to take a brand new truck…even if it was a Chevy. In fact, the muddy water is so deep that […] More »
Last week we talked about the rumors that the Chrysler engineers were considering a Pentastar V6 for the Dodge Dart as that would unquestionably solve the complaints about the need for more power. That extra power could come with some downsides like the car weighing more, costing more or getting worse fuel economy but the […] More »
Many of our Black Friday features show a heavy duty Ram powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine either racing, pulling or doing a big smokey burnout but this week we look at a first generation CTD Ram rolling coal as the owner is trying to get the beast to start in a cold winter […] More »
This week’s Photo of the Week feature looks at a gorgeous lifted 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT owned by DF member Bighorn_4_Life. This Ram features matching black wheel flares over a set of bright chrome rims wrapped in some serious offroading rubber while a lift kits provides tons of ground clearance while also giving this […] More »