Patrick Rall

"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.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

Jeep wins award for Call of Duty billboards in LA, NY, Chicago

The Chrysler Group was recently awarded an OBIE from the Outdoor Advertising Association for America for their advertising campaign featuring the Jeep Wrangler in cooperation with the makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The OBIE was awarded specifically for the billboard portion of the campaign which also included an in-game appearance by the […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 21, 2012

Dodge Journey flourishing overseas as Fiat Freemont

The Dodge Journey is the fourth most popular vehicle in the United States, moving over 18,000 units through the first three months of 2012 and the sporty crossover is seeing similar success in Europe – where it is sold as the Fiat Freemont. During the first quarter of 2012, Fiat has sold 6,498 Freemonts and […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 18, 2012

Chrysler covers their HQ with a 70 foot tall Dodge Dart

Over the past few years, the Chrysler Group has used the side of their Auburn Hills headquarters building to feature company products and most recently, the 2013 Dodge Dart accompanied by a massive American flag are covering the side of the Chrysler HQ facing Interstate 75. Roughly 200,000 people pass the HQ on I75 each […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 17, 2012

2013 SRT Viper featured on cover and in 1st screenshot of Forza Horizon

Microsoft has just dropped the first in-game screenshot of Forza Horizon along with the cover artwork for the new driving simulator – both of which feature the 2013 SRT Viper. Little is known about the next step in the evolution of the Forza series that current rules the racing video game industry with Forza Motorsport […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 17, 2012

Check out this gorgeous 1994 Viper RT/10 for sale

CollectorCarNation.com has a great spread of Dodge product on their virtual pages and today, we take a look at the pristine 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 shown in the image above. The Viper is the kind of car that comes off of the assembly line as a collector’s vehicle so we typically see these American supercars […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 16, 2012

Dodge teams thrive at Darlington on Friday, struggle on Saturday

This past weekend the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup teams took to Darlington Motor Speedway for the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 and the Bojangles’ Southern 500. As opposed to the shorter Nationwide race running Saturday and the Sprint Cup race running on Sunday, the two leagues shifted their events a day earlier […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 15, 2012

SRT to have major presence at 2012 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology division has announced that they will have a major presence at the return of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix next week – including an exclusive area for SRT owners to park their vehicles and enjoy the race with other Mopar diehards. The SRT fan package costs $150 and includes […] More »

By: Patrick Rall | May 14, 2012