This week’s Black Friday feature takes us to Finland (based on the Finnish in the details) where we get to watch a 2nd gen Dodge Ram powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine rollin a little coal and then doing a big, nasty burnout. At first, it appears as though this Cummins Ram will just keep us entertained by the thick black puffs of diesel soot that he ejects with each rev of the engine, but that only lasts a little over a minute into the video.
Just when you think that maybe the action is winding down, the driver of the Ram stops just revving the engine and cranks into the throttle enough to get the tires spinning- and Im not talking about spinning a little. Within the first few seconds of the burnout, this big Ram is creating just as much tire smoke as it is diesel smoke and after a short time, the small area between the two buildings is so thick with the mixture of grey and black smoke that we cannot see the truck, the cars in the parking lot of much of the buildings.
In other words, this video is a great display of a Cummins Ram spewing some soot before showing off how to do a proper burnout. Crank up your speakers and enjoy!
"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.
