A while back we featured the Superbird-like Dodge Challenger SRT8 that had been stolen in Southern California. Fortunately, that car has been recovered by the police but the attention garnered by the shop who was robbed of that incredible Mopar muscle car – Spankin Time Racing – has an impressive collection of high performance Mopars in their stable. This week’s Mopar Muscle Thursday takes a look at one of those sick Mopars, showing a 5.7L Hemi powered Dodge Charger R/T roaring down the quarter mile in the 9 second range.
While the vast majority of very fast modern Mopars featured here on DF are SRT products, this 9 second Charger is powered by a fully forged 5.7L Hemi topped by a 3.6L Kenne Bell supercharger with 18-22 pounds of boost creating enough power to push the brawny 4-door muscle car down the quarter mile in the high 9 second range. To be exact, this Charger R/T ran through the traps with a time of 9.836 seconds and a speed of 143 miles per hour. Crank up your speakers when watching as this boosted Charger sounds awesome. 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.
