"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.
There is playing in the mud and there is muddin’ and this week’s Muddy Monday feature takes a look at a massive modified 3rd gen Dodge Ram powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel in a serious mud hole – participating in what I would consider to be some hardcore muddin’. When the video begins, this […] More »
No matter how many Cummins Turbo Diesel powered Dodge Ram trucks that I see ripping down the quarter mile, it never seems to become any less impressive and when you add a huge plume of diesel soot pouring from the stacks to a smokin’ fast quarter mile time – the video becomes practically impossible to […] More »
This week’s Photo of the Week feature was found in the “Daytona Project” album of DF member mopar78 – who has customized his 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Daytona to look more like a Hemi-powered version of the Ram SRT10 regular car models. Although the Daytona package for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 already had a […] More »
Delivery numbers of the new SRT Viper hit a record low in September with just 45 examples of the modern Mopar supercar reaching the hands of happy new owners – bringing the total number of Vipers sold and delivered for the 2013 calendar year to 426. This is the lowest number of Viper sales (sales […] More »
Do you have a Dodge Durango equipped with a high end infotainment system and you hate the fact that the system won’t let you use certain features while the vehicle is in motion? That is where items like the MyGig LockPick comes into play as with a simple installation process that takes just 15 minutes, […] More »
The modern Dodge Charger Super Bee package is a slightly lower cost version of the Dodge Charger SRT8 with less items that arent needed to go fast in the video below shows one of these Charger Super Bee sedans tearing through the quarter mile with a time of 12.49 and a speed of 114.98 miles […] More »
When performing the research needed to buy a new vehicle, it is tough to figure out the best sources of information but our 3rd generation Dodge Durango owner reporting thread has some of the best information I’ve seen for prospective buyers. This thread has posted by a bunch of new Durango owners with a quick […] More »