Because it would be a shame to not do a burnout with an 850 horsepower Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.
This amazing burnout video features a 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. As you likely know, the 5G Camaro Z/28 is powered by the LS7 V8, delivering 505 horsepower and 481lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission. The Z/28 was designed to be a road course warrior that can come out of the corners just as hard as they can dive into them, but this Camaro owner is more interested in making smoke than laying down smokin’ fast lap times – at least in this video.
This particular Camaro Z/28 has been fitted with a supercharger which lifts the output from 505 to over 850, making burnouts even easier and when using a line lock system, this 5th gen Chevy muscle car is one wicked tire slayer.
The video begins with a bunch of b-roll type footage and close up shots of the black 5g Camaro Z/28, including an in-car clip of the car pulling hard, and all of this footage is cool (despite the music playing over the video), as we get to see this customized Camaro from every angle. However, the good part of the video starts roughly 41 seconds in, when this Z/28 does a smokey burnout in a commercial-looking parking lot.
Although this car surely doesn’t need line lock to do a burnout, the locked front wheels allow this driver to keep the Camaro Z/28 in place for almost 20 seconds as smoke pours from the rear tires. The smoke show continues as the driver turns off the line lock and speeds off into the distance with the Z/28’s tires continuing to spin.
Although the music playing during much of the video is completely unnecessary, the roar of this blown LS7 is worth sitting through the music.
"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.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"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.
