This week’s Burnout video features a third generation Camaro doing an absolutely epic rolling burnout. The 3rd gen Camaro doesn’t get a great deal of respect in the performance world due to the relatively low power levels of the 1980s muscle cars, but this Camaro does an impressive enough burnout and sound good enough doing so that I have to wonder if there isn’t at least a little work done. In any case, that doesn’t matter, as a great burnout is a great burnout whether the Camaro is stock or modified.
As the Camaro blows off into the distance, the guy holding the camera giggles like a school girl meeting Santa for the first time. This is a great burnout, but I’m really not sure if it is “uncontrollable giggling” great. I have to wonder if this person has never seen a burnout like the one executed by this Camaro, as the reaction is similar to that of my kid when he first rode along for a huge smokey burnout in my car, but in any case, this is one amazing burnout 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.
