This week’s Truckin Fast Wednesday clip features a Dodge Ram SRT10 regular cab pickup in action on the 8th mile drag strip against what appears to be a 1970 Pontiac GTO. We don’t know anything about the GM muscle car in the right lane, but we do know that the Ram SRT10 in the right lane is powered by the 8.3L Viper V10 engine which makes 510hp in stock form…although this Ram likely makes significantly more power than that with a short mod list that includes long tube headers, high flow catalytic convertors, Magnaflow exhaust, a K&N cold air intake and an SCT tune that helps these components to all work together smoothly.
The result of these modifications – which also include a smaller set of rims wrapped drag radial tires – is a Dodge Ram SRT10 that really screams down the quarter mile. In fact, this truck hooks and pulls hard enough to soundly pummel the old GTO by almost a full second – with the Ram running a 8.34 at 86 miles per hour while the Pontiac ran a 9.31 at 74 miles per hour.
In addition to a great sounding 8th mile run, this Ram SRT10 sounds awesome while doing an incredible burnout so make sure to have your speakers cranked up when you watch this GM muscle car beating at the hands of a full size Dodge Ram pickup.
"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.
