Many of our Black Friday feature pickups are just rolling coal for the purpose of showing off how much smoke they can make but the 2nd generation Cummins powered Ram in this week’s video is participating in a truck pull – with the massive amounts of smoke pouring for the single stack coming as a pleasant consequence of the hard working Cummins.
Even if the Cummins Ram in action in the video below wasn’t hooked up to a sled, this would be a great video due to the heavy dose of diesel soot and the simple fact that this 2g Ram is so great looking but seeing one of these purpose built pulling trucks in action is a thing of beauty. While the stack poking through the hood might make daily driving a bit awkward, this great looking Ram appears to be one that would be as comfortable as a truck show as it is in the dirt while hooked to the sled so it is clear that this sharp looking, coal-rolling Ram is more than worthy of being featured here on DodgeForum.com!
"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.
