While this video could just as easily fit into our Black Fridays segment, this clip of a heavily worked early 3rd gen Ram 2500 blowing away a supercharged Viper AND a Toyota Supra on the quarter mile is just too good to pass up for Truckin’ Fast Wednesday.
This 3rd generation Dodge Ram 2500 is powered by a Cummins Turbo Diesel packing a serious build with a single 75mm turbo – with a whopping 1,185 horsepower and 1,900lb-ft of torque on tap. That is enough power to hustle this beast down the track with a run of 11.07 at almost 121 miles per hour against the silver Viper that is supposed to be supercharged but with a time of 11.81, I have to question that brief mod list.
As an extra bonus, there is also a clip of this same Cummins powered Dodge Ram beating the tar out of a built Toyota Supra (as shown in the image above) followed by another video of that silver Viper beating up on a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. This only thing better than watching a Ram with almost 1,200 horsepower rocket down the dragstrip against the ultimate American supercar is also getting to watch that Ram and that Viper beat up on some Japanese sports cars.
The sound on this video is great so many sure to crank up your speakers and 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.
