Everyone knows the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is the current king of the stock pickup crowd world. Those who lived under a rock until recently will quickly find out at their own cost. But then again, there is always a solution.
It's called the aftermarket realm. After all, both Ford and GM – not to mention other full-size pickup truck makers – have no measurable OEM response to Ram Trucks’ 702-horsepower Hemi V8 engine madness. Yes, we know there’s a Ford F-150 Raptor R in the V8 making, but it’s anyone’s guess when that one is officially coming out, not to mention the long road to first deliveries.
Right now, in stock form, the limited-series 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is the high-performance pickup truck to beat. Period. Many have tried – and failed – in various situations, including at the dragstrip. But that doesn’t mean its supremacy won’t be contested anymore. After all, practice makes perfect.
Besides, there’s an entire realm of additional possibilities when one opens the tuning Pandora’s box. And it turns out the Ram TRX owners also know that. Hence, they can also come equally aftermarket-prepared for the quarter-mile battles.
Case in point, the good folks over at the Drag Racing and Car Stuff channel on YouTube show us an action-packed trio of battles taking place at the Bradenton Motorsport Park. And one of them involves a small wheel/tire-equipped 2021 Ram TRX, which also casually hides a little nitrous surprise for anyone unaware of its might.
But the actual focus of the video (embedded below) is a much lighter (it’s a Crew Cab, after all) Whipple supercharged Ford F-150. The Blue Oval truck is of the 4x4 variety (most likely), as well. So, traction shouldn’t be an issue for both. Hence the lack of a traditional burnout during the initial preparation stage...
Surely, they must have felt the entire action should only go down during the race itself. And they must be right, given the cool surprise. As one fan humorously said, the expertly-driven Whipple F-150 managed to blow (“bluu”) past the tuned, nitrous TRX and snatched a 10.47s to 10.56s victory for the ages. And that’s not all, because the Whipple F-150 also lined up with a turbo Lexus SC300 (from 1:08) and a big-tire, original Chevy Camaro next.
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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