The Dodge Spirit in the video below does a crazy wooden burnout and if you are asking “what is a crazy wooden burnout,” it is a very simple way to get your not-so-powerful car to do a massive smokey burnout. All you need is a car that would otherwise struggle to spin the tires – like a Dodge Spirit with a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine – and some sturdy, wet wood. It appears as though the owner of this Spirit has pulled his car onto a pair of wet 6×2 boards while someone sprays water at the wheels from off camera.
While this is technically cheating, there is no denying that this 1993 Dodge Spirit does one monster burnout. I am honestly kind of surprised that the Dodge sedan stays so straight on the planks of wood during the 40 second burnout but the fact that the wood is chocked against the rear wheels as the burnout starts allows this innovative system to work.
I should point out that doing a burnout like this can be dangerous so kids at home with a car that struggles to do a big smokey burnout should probably avoid this method but for those of us watching at home – this video is economy car burnout gold. Enjoy!
"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.
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