This week’s Muddy video features an 11th generation Ford F-150 tackling what looks to be a very wet and very soupy mud pit. It starts off like any other mudding video, with the jacked up F-150 easing down to the edge of the mud.
We get a look at how slick this pit may be as the truck slides independent of the direction of the wheels and as videos go, this mud pit appears to be particularly sloppy with enough water to almost be a pond, but enough mud content to make it a whole lot thicker than any shallow pond.
What is the most surprising is the fact that the Ford F-150 eases into the mud and continues to creep through the mud. As he gets deeper and deeper into the mud, I found myself thinking that this pace is a recipe for getting stuck and the fact that the cameraman is standing in front of this mudding F-150 leading me to believe that the driver won’t be charging through the mud.
However, as the mud gets to be its deepest, the driver of this F-150 puts the hammer down and begins slinging mud high into the air as this jacked up Ford rushes to the other side of the mud. 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.
