Mopar mudders come in all shapes and sizes so for this week’s Muddy Mondays feature – we have a clip showing a couple 4th generation Rams, a 2nd generation Dakota and even a little Jeep action. This clip was captured at the 2013 Pleasant Valley Mud Bogs in Nova Scotia and thanks to the newness of this video, it is available in high definition.
The video starts with late 90s Grand Cherokee skirting the mud bog but when a big black Ram with hot pink stripes hits the pits – the mudding gets serious. This stock looking Ram 1500 blows through the mud and water with almost no effort and makes a hell of a mess in the process. Next up is a bright red 4th gen Ram 1500 that is actually going backwards…watch the video..its tough to explain.
Finally we get a look at that same 4th gen Ram that looks to be sitting a little higher than stock going through the mud front first followed by a 2nd gen Dakota ripping through the shallower area of the mud pit. The video is accompanied by some country music that I could certainly do without and since there is no engine sound – this is a Muddy Monday feature that you can enjoy at work with your speakers turned down. 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.
