If you are going to do a big nasty burnout, the safe confines of a burnout competition is the best place to do it. In this week’s Tire Shredding Tuesdays feature video – this Dodge Neon SRT4 is putting on one hell of a show in a burnout competition.
We don’t know much about the black Dodge Neon SRT4 destroying its tires in the video below but we do know that this SRT4 is fitted with a stock turbocharger that helps the compact Dodge sedan make 300 horsepower and 325lb-ft of torque at the wheels. All of that TURBO POWA equates to a Neon that does one fantastic burnout… and I would bet that it can move down the road pretty quickly too.
In the course of a 28 second burnout, this SRT4 destroyed a set of brand new (probably not the best choice) Toyo T1R tires and in exchange for his tire shredding efforts, he took home the title for the burnout competition against all other competitors. This video really serves as a stark reminder of just why the Neon SRT4 was so awesome and why so many Mopar enthusiasts want to see more of that greatness in the new Dodge Dart SRT4. 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.
