This week’s Muddy Monday clip features a 1st generation Dodge Ram 1500 digging its way in and out of what looks to be one of the nastiest mud pits we have seen. While it is technically mud it appears to be as thick as wet cement while also being deep enough to bury the huge mud tires on this jacked up Ram. We don’t know anything about the truck, but it has clearly been lifted a bit to add extra ground clearance and to make room for those huge mud tires – while the roar of what I expect to be a big block Mopar V8 suggests that there has been some engine performance work done as well.
At over 9 minutes long, this Dodge Ram mudding video is lengthy but it is a great example of how tough the mighty Ram is and was back in the 1970s and 1980s. During the course of the clip, the driver manages to slowly work that Ram back and forth in the mud, allowing him to creep ever closer to the far bank each time. Unfortunately, the video ends before this old school Ram reaches the other side, but in terms of Muddy Monday videos, it doesn’t get a whole lot muddier than this. 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.
