Check out the cool rides waiting for their time in front of the camera.
Race Service Media is a new company based in Venice, California that specializes in making the kinds of videos that gearheads want to watch. Using cameras mounted on high performance machines and droves hovering above the track, the team of videographers capture all sorts of the hottest performance cars and trucks in the world.
We recently had a chance to stop by the shop to see what kinds of vehicles Race Service Media had on hand for filming and we were not disappointed.
Race Service Media Clientele
This new film company curiously does not seem to have a website, but they have a Facebook page and that social media channel reveals that the team has worked with some of the biggest names on modern motorsports. In flipping through the company’s posts, we can see that they have worked with the likes of Ryan Tuerck, Chris Forsberg, Tanner Foust and Vaughn Gittin Jr.
In working with those folks, the Race Service Media team has spent time at a variety of drift venues around the United States, but they have also traveled to the Nurburgringin Germany to film with Gittin.
In the Shop
When we stopped in at the Race Service Media headquarters, there were three interesting vehicles on hand that really offer an interesting look at the scope of their coverage. This includes Chris Forsbergs Nissan 370Z from the world of Formula Drift that was parked alongside a slick classic Nissan 280Z with a custom body kit.
Race Service also had one of the cars from the Roborace series, similar to the self-driving car that became the first autonomous car to complete the Goodwood Hill Climb. Check out more shots from the coolest thing to hit Venice, California, since skateboarding and Suicidal Tendencies.
"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.
