What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? I have driven Corvettes from high school until my 2005 C6 convertible. My husband and I restored my uncle’s 1968 Ram Air GTO convertible, and we still own and enjoy it. When the modern muscle cars came out I purchased a 2010 Camaro that had an aftermarket Magnuson supercharger. It had about 690 hp and was a blast to drive. As soon as I heard about the Hellcat I knew it was going to be my next car. I was going to get a green or blue 2015, but when I found out about the PCP color, I held out for that.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? I love this car, and the only mods are mid muffler delete and 10-inch-wide wheels for the rear, with drag radials. My favorite thing about the car is the horsepower. I always go higher with every vehicle I buy, so I’m pretty much at the limit of my bankroll!
Jean Milton
Year & Model: 2018 Challenger Demon
What you do with it? I’ve been racing it as soon as the motor break-in period was up. I now have 3,200 miles on it — 1/8 at a time.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? My previous car was a 2015 Dodge Hellcat. My husband and I have been involved with racing for 27 years. I’ve always been a spectator until Dodge came out with the Hellcat. It’s been a love affair ever since. I upgraded to the Demon because as a bracket racer, in my opinion, the best ET to be at without having to deal with roll cages, etcetera, is a low 10-second, quarter-mile car. The Demon was perfect!
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? My favorite thing about the Demon is putting those purpose-built race cars on the trailer in my street car. We travel all over the country racing together, and we use the Demon as our get-around town car. It’s AWESOME!!!
Karen Davis
Year & Model: 2019 Challenger Hellcat Redeye
What you do with it? Car shows, cruise around.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? The pride you feel when you’re driving it.
Heather Rink
Year & Model: 2018 Charger Hellcat
What you do with it? Summer car, half-mile head-to-head race.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? 2016 Dodge Charger Scat pack.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? I love the speed, and it is family-friendly!
Keri Jones
Year & Model: 2015 Challenger Hellcat M6
What you do with it? It’s purely for fun and was apparently my midlife crisis.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? I drive a 2008 Chevy 2500 Duramax as my main daily driver.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? My favorite thing about the car is the speed, and the look, and the comfort, and the whine of the supercharger! I have hundreds of favorite pictures, and you can check out my IG account @krakentorred if you want more pictures!
Linda Toutkoushian
Year & Model: 2015 Charger Hellcat
What you do with it? I drag race and daily-drive my Hellcat, known for being the 1st Hellcat Charger into the 9s. (Linda also owns “TopCat,” the record-setting Hellcat Challenger that was owned and driven by her late husband, John.)
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? Prior, I drove a 2010 Furious Fuchsia SRT8 Challenger. My daughter, Kate, now races it. Has a D1 Procharger race build by High Horse Performance. I also drive a Dodge Ram 1500 dually diesel, which I also use to pull my trailer to the track.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? My favorite thing about my Hellcat Charger is to be able to race and daily drive. The first time I raced down the track was very exciting, and I remember thinking: “Ahhh, Dodge built this right!” My Hellcat has been a really fun car to own. After all the excitement of the videos from the track, I have had many people say to me, “I saw your video and I had to buy a Hellcat.” My grandsons love to tell people, “My grandmom drag races a ‘Hell’ cat — they love to say “Hell,” especially at school. They think they are getting away with cursing. (laughs.) I’ve been parked at a mall and have had people waiting for me to come out to see if it was the Hellcat in the video. I just love everything about my Hellcat Charger: It is an exciting, fun, fast car! My husband really knew how to have a great time together and always had me involved with our or his cars!
Michelle Day
Year & Model: 2015 Charger Hellcat
What you do with it? I wish I could daily it, but because I live in Florida and the weather is so temperamental, I try to drive it at least three to four times a week. And I drag race the hell out of her. My best run was at Orlando Speed World back in March with a 9.43, 1.36 60ft. @ 144.62 all on the stock block, internals, and blower!
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8. I needed more POWER!
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? That would be everything! The pure adrenaline rush from accelerating!
Pam Hilliard
Year & Model: 2019 Charger Hellcat
What you do with it? This car is my DD during summer/nice days. I also drag race at my local tracks.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? I started racing in my 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme almost 30 years ago.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? This is my third Charger. I have upgraded each time. I love the body style on the Chargers. I can’t complain about the 707 hp.
Tara Graves
Year & Model: 2018 Challenger Hellcat in Pitch Black. 1-of-1 in Canada.
What you do with it? Summer driven, drag racing, car show events. Stored during the Canadian winter months. My best ET to date is a 10.86.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? 2016 Challenger R/T Plus M6, which was also summer driven and drag raced.
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? Other than being blessed to have one, is the aggressiveness of power and the pull with zero hesitation of shifting.
Mary Elizabeth Dryburgh
Year & Model: 2016 Challenger Hellcat
What you do with it? It’s mainly used for joy/cruising.
What did you drive before your Hellcat/Demon? 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Favorite thing about your Hellcat/Demon? My favorite thing about owning this car is the community it brought me to. My local Mopar group is full of awesome people. I’ve made some really good friends over the years. My daughter and I are known well in our local group and we look forward to every cruise we do.
Women of the Dodge Red Key Show Off Diabolical Hellcats continued…
"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.
