Burnouts

      We have all heard or seen a burnout or at least an attempt at one sometime during the course of our lives. Ever since cars wheels began to turn, somebody with enough of the right stuff has been trying to smoke the tires.  Whether it be on a dirt road in an old one wheeled wonder pickup (a car that will only break one tire loose) or a massive dragster prepping the tires before a race, they are fun as hell.  The only question is, when is too much of a good thing a bad thing? Well i'm no expert on the topic but I can still offer my opinion on the matter.

      A good sign that you maybe want to take a break from burning rubber is if you aren't actually burning rubber any more.  What I mean by this is that once the tire bursts from too much wear and you continue to do them on the rims, you aren't impressing anybody any more.  You are just giving the bystanders more reason to believe the claim that you didn't finish your GED.  Crazy thought, huh?   Another sign you might be addicted to burnouts is the fact that you can no longer see outside your windshield due to all of the tire smoke blocking the way.  Not only does it begin to smell really bad inside your car, but it makes things dangerous.  The driver cant see where he is about to go after his burnout and the bystanders can't see where the driver is and where he is going to go.

      Now, a burnout happens when so much power is applied to the drive wheels that there is a break in traction and the tires begin to spin.  As they are spinning they begin to put off smoke and this is what consists of a burnout.  If you have a manual and are doing a burnout, be sure to not burn out the clutch because not only did you fail at a burnout, but you just cooked your transmission and will have to fork over some serious dough to get it fixed.  *clutch smoke means STOP.  it is not tire smoke if there are no tire squeals, please save the clutches!*

      Just be sure to enjoy these automotive fun spins, but to be sure you do it correctly and smartly to avoid looking like a fool without a tool to fix the mess you just got yourself into.