A big part of serious offroading is showing off how far you can push your Dodge Ram but this week’s Muddy Monday reminds us of the risks associated with mudding. No – I don’t mean having to ask a Chevy guy who avoided the mud altogether to pull you out. As you will see in the video below, hot dogging in mud pits with sudden elevation changes could put your Ram on its roof..although the driver of this Ram truck was able to get it back onto all fours.
We don’t know much about the Dodge Ram offroading in the video below but based on just what we can see – this appears to be a 1979 Lil Red Express D150 pickup. Realisictially, there are probably very few components of an original Lil Red road truck but the direction of whoever built this truck is very clear. Thanks to the massive lift kit and huge mud tires, this Ram effortlessly pushes through the deep mud but as the driver gets to what looks to be a jump, he drives up onto the side of the dirt mound and slows to a stop. When he does that, the Ram begins to roll onto its right side but just as the driver’s side wheels begin to lift – the driver throttles it up and pulls away to keep the Ram from rolling onto its roof.
"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.
