This week’s Tire Smokin’ video has a 2011 Ford F-150 pickup that has been tethered to a telephone pole for one incredibly smoky burnout.
This F-150 is powered by a 5.4L V8 that has been fitted with Magnaflow catalytic converters and Pypes exhaust.
Really, I’m sure that this truck would do a very healthy burnout without being tied down, but the tow strap connecting the F-150 to the pole guarantees that it is going to spin the tires without any chance of moving.
At first, this F-150 burnout looks like it might be a bust when the truck quickly shifted itself into second gear, but upon the recommendation of the cameraman, the driver shifts back into first gear – even though the truck is having no problem smoking the tires hard in second.
From there, this burnout reaches epic proportions…only to be stopped less than a minute in. From the sounds of things, the driver didn’t want to blow the tires up (and tear up the truck), but when the cameraman told him that he had plenty of tread left, the F-150 got right back to completing this awesome burnout video.
"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.
