This week’s Tire Smokin’ Tuesday clip features a matte black 1979 Ford F-150 powered by a 460 cubic inch big block V8 that is using a posi rearend to destroy both rear tires as the truck wiggles itself along the desolate road.
The burnout starts off a little slow, as the big Ford V8 works to get the wide rear tires spinning, but once they get rolling – the smoke billows out of the rear of this F-150.
During the course of this burnout, not only does the 1979 Ford F-150 destroy the rear skins, but it slowly rolls towards the cameraman as the burnout commences.
As he drives along with the tires smoking hard, you can hear the 460 big block scream as the transmission moves from gear to gear, working to keep the RPMs in a good range to keep the rear rubbers spinning and smoking. In the end, this F-150 smoked the tires for well over a minute and for a distance that has to be close to an eighth of a mile.
This is an awesome burnout performance by a mean looking classic F-150 with the soundtrack provided by the roar of the big block V8 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.
