What better way to kick off our new “Tire Shredding Tuesdays” than with a compilation album of different Dodge Chargers doing massive, smokey burnouts. Included in this two and a half minute video is an earlier LX Charger sedan cop car, a couple SRT8 models, a blurry clip of a newer Charger that is so quiet that I have to think that it is packing Pentastar power, some low quality drifting, the Mopar 11 Charger and even an early 1970s Australian Charger doing a gigantic burnout on a flatbed.
The image at the top of this piece shows the Mopar 11 in action and while I did not take the video, I was present when this burnout took place and I took plenty of pictures. It was at the Mopar Headquarters in Centerline Michigan at the media debut of the new Charger based Mopar 11. They rolled the car outside for pictures so I asked if we could get a big smokey burnout. I asked in jest, thinking that I would immediately be shot down but after the Mopat team checked with the local fire marshal (who happened to be in attendance), they got the green light and laid some nasty strips in the back parking lot. It goes to show that you can never go wrong in suggesting a burnout – you never know when it might pan out!
Anyways, crank up your speakers and enjoy the video below of various Dodge Chargers doing burnouts for Tire Shredding Tuesday!
"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.
