A Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat does a wicked rolling burnout.
We talk a great deal on DodgeForum about Hellcat cars laying down record-setting quarter miles and incredible top speed numbers. We often forget that the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger equipped with the supercharged Hemi are probably the greatest factory-built burnout machine ever. Today, we bring you a look at a Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat doing a righteous rolling burnout from the YouTube account of racecougar.
This burnout action was captured near St Louis at a charity cruise event called Rods & Hogs. It shows a stock 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat laying down a few hundred feet of rubber in front of the large roadside crowd.
Monster Hellcat Burnout
The video begins with the Plum Crazy Hellcat Challenger off in the distance. The RPMs rise, the whine of the blower becomes audible and the rear tires begin to spin – instantly creating gobs of thick, white tire smoke. After only letting the tires spin for a second or two, the driver lets off of the brakes and the Challenger begins to creep forward. At that point, the smoke explodes from the rear end as the driver goes through the gears, but even as the brawny Mopar muscle car picks up speed, the burnout really doesn’t fade at all.
The smoke show only ends because the Plum Crazy Hellcat Challenger was quickly approaching a bend in the road, so to err on the side of safety, the driver lifted. The burnout was less than 10 seconds, but this supercharged Dodge covered hundreds of feet and created a tremendous amount of smoke during the course of this short tire-slaying run. Again, this rolling burnout was performed by a factory-stock Dodge Challenger, reminding us once again that the Hellcat Hemi is truly a marvel of automotive technology.
In addition to the copious amounts of smoke coming off of the tires, the sweet roar of this Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is a big part of the fun, so crank up your speakers and enjoy!
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