This week’s tire Smokin’ video features a 10th generation Ford F-150 taking part in a burnout competition in Capac, Michigan. This F-150 is packing an unspecified V8 engine and, most importantly, a manual transmission that forces the driver to bang some gears while doing a monster burnout.
The burnout starts off strong as this 1997-2003 era F-150 quickly gets the back tires spinning and smoking hard, but as he shifts into 2nd gear and then 3rd gear – the burnout really gets serious.
Once in 3rd gear, this orange and black -F150 continues to absolutely blow away the rear tires as smoke pours away from the rear end of the truck. After a solid minute of roasting both rear tires, it sounds like one of the tires begins to come apart – at which point the driver stops spinning the tires.
However, he puts a great exclamation point on his attempt to win the burnout competition by smoking the tires a little more as he drives away.
We don’t know if this F-150 won the burnout competition, but there is no question that he put forth a heck of an effort so 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.
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