Sharp 1972 Camaro blazes rubber for the better part of three minutes.
This video features a great looking 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 roasting the tires on Mare Island in Vallejo, California. There are no details on this Camaro included with the video, but we can see that it has a custom paint job and a set of larger, modern wheels wrapped in low profile tires. We can also tell from the healthy roar of the exhaust that this Camaro is powered by a V8 engine. Likely one with more power than any stock 1972 Camaro, which makes smoking the low profile tires a breeze.
The video begins with the black and bronze 1972 Camaro off in the distance, sitting on a big, open piece of pavement. Rather than get the tires spinning while stopped – which is the easier way to go about doing donuts – the driver begins by getting the car moving and then whipping the rear end out. From that point on, this Camaro smokes the tires for the duration of the 2 minute and 43 second video.
The driver does a great job of keeping the Camaro going around the outside of the circle while smoking the tires. Occasionally, the car spins around to head in the other direction, but even when the driver changes direction – the rear tires continue to roast. He makes big donuts around the outside of the parking lot and he makes small donuts, almost spinning in place, but the driver of this 1972 Camaro puts on one hell of a smoke show.
Even as the video ends when the burnout/drifting exhibition ends, it looks like the Camaro could have kept on smoking the tires had the driver not lifted. Unfortunately, the video quality isn’t the best, but the content is excellent.
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