Are burnouts cool.

[waynne]

Saw a noob today in his mums 1.0 nothing in the wet managing to pull a burnout in the carpark. I'm sure he imagined he looked really cool but I thought he looked rediculous.

Do people really imagine that burnouts in the wet in mums shopping car are cool?

Then I started thinking - when does a burnout become cool? If there was a burnout competition how would you judge it?

[fingers]

Hmmm tough debate this. Here's what I think....

Any small car doing a burnout regardless of weather conditions and amount of bhp under the bonnet is just not cool. Nope sorry, but thats just silly and embarrasing.

Proper car with big engine, in a controlled enviroment, with the ability to lock the non driven wheels (if RWD with a brake line lock or FWD just put the hand brake on), just sitting on the spot, spinning the wheels and smoking everyone out. Now thats cool.

Hre's an example. Citroen Saxo VTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaU1V21xgTo
I'm sorry but its just too silly, Almost like a small weedy bloke trying to be "hard"

And Heres an australian Chrysler Valient.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0myzGAqcECM
Now thats cool. Big muscle shouting "come and have a go if you think you're hard enough".

But this is cooler than cool, its just sub zero. and I ake my hat off to the lad doing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNB7xT3rNE

[Freddie]

SAXO'S ARE COOL TOO

[waynne]

Oops Fingers - you just upset Freddie.

That'll teach freddie not to upload his movies to YOUTUBE though!!

[blacklineninja]

Saxos are cool, but burnouts in public areas, whatever you're driving, aren't. Unless you're filming an action film in a Camaro with big power and a shotgun...

Stick to b-road thrashing and track day excellence, that's what Saxo's rock at

[fingers]

Sorry freddie, never ment it like that. What I was trying to say is that I think small cars look silly doing burnouts. But thats just my opinion. The saxo just appened to be the first clip I came to.

[Freddie]

Hehe, it's okay, completely agree.. However wheelspin and torque steer from a boosted Saxo is defo cool.

[fingers]

I cant argue with that one. But thats putting the shoe on the other foot. While a fight with a FWD on launch is good fun, a fight with a RWD thats trying, and usually succeeding in getting away from you is proper brown trousers time.

[StevieDB9]

i think burnouts qualify as car abuse!

[poboyle]

When i see a big burnout video, i usually cringe thinking of all the tread disappearing from the tyres (and probably fear of the engine going pop in my car)... although i do like a little wheelspin every now and again