We usually only feature Dodge, Ram, SRT or some other Chrysler Group product here on DodgeForum but this week, in addition to a Dodge Challenger SRT8, our Tire Shredding Tuesday clip includes a Ford Mustang. That is because this video shows a sort of burn-off between a 425 horsepower Challenger SRT8 and a 210 horsepower V6 Mustang. Surprisingly, the V6 Mustang does a fairly impressive burnout as the driver spins the heck out of one wheel…but that pegleg burnout is badly overshadowed by the big, nasty tire killing session turned in by the Hemi Challenger.
While I enjoy a good burnout, I should put some sort of disclaimed with this Challenger-v- Mustang burnout clip. Doing burnouts side by side, this close, is stupid and dangerous. Add to it the fact that these two cars are surrounded by a massive group of people on all sides and the likelihood of someone getting hurt by either the Challenger or Mustang go up exponentially. Based on the license plates, we can guess that this battle didn’t take place in the USA, so at least the green car movement can’t blame American gearheads for the foolishness in the video.
In any case, this Dodge Challenger SRT8 does an awesome burnout, showing up the Mustang both in the amount of smoke created and the long twin stripes charred into the road.
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"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.
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"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.
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