This week’s Tire Shredding Tuesday video once again looks at a vehicle that is anchored down during a burnout and while some might considering that to be cheating – this video of a 4th gen Cummins Ram obliterating all four tires is just too awesome to pass up.
The vehicle in action this week is a 4th generation Ram 3500 powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel. While this truck packs more than enough torque to easily smolder the rear tires, the gooseneck hitch has a tow strap hooked to it with the other end connected to a big, heavy dumpster. Why the need to anchor this powerful Ram?
To turn all four tires into a four piles of rubber and a massive plume of thick smoke without any possibility of the Ram HD moving during the burnout. Not surprisingly, the project was a total success as this is one of the nastiest four wheel drive burnouts I have ever seen…anchored down or not. At the end of the video, the cameraman pans to the sky to show the huge cloud of smoke before panning down to show us the loose rubber scattered around the area of the burnout. We also get a good look at the damage done to the tires which serves to remind us all that great burnouts come with a big price when you end up replacing all four skins.
"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.
