When you talk about Modern Mopar Muscle, there is no way that the Dodge Viper can be excluded so when you combined a Dodge Viper SRT10 Roadster with the incredible Viper powered V10 Dodge Tomahawk – it really can’t get much more Mopar Muscular than that. This week’s Mopar Muscle Thursdays feature is a short segment copied from Discovery HD Theater that highlights these two awesome works of automotive art side by side on a big open tarmac.
Now, the original piece on Discovery HD Theater aired several years ago so there is a good chance that you caught the program (I think that it may have been Modern Marvels? It is the same guy doing the voiceover) but it is a great, short piece quickly detailing the Tomahawk. Plus, is there really a limit on how many times you can watch a short video talking about a 500 horsepower Viper engine in a bike? I don’t think so.
The video explains that the Viper and Tomahawk are similar in the V10 engine, the fact that they have four wheels and the level of testosterone oozing from each. They also acknowledge that this four wheel, Viper V10 powered motorcycle is theoretically capable of reaching a top speed of 400 miles per hour. Finally, the video talks about how there has not been a Viper versus Tomahawk drag race…then showing the two in an area that would allow them to race …only to end the video by showing the two taking turns surging ahead. No race…but still awesome to watch. Right around the 1 minute mark, the rider of the Tomahawk guns it – showing how quickly this little monster gets up and goes.
(Sorry about the quality of the picture…it is a screen shot from the video)
"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.
