This is one of the best angles of burnout coverage we have ever seen.
This nasty burnout comes to us from the YouTube channel of vlogger Kasey Nesselrotte, who happens to own a C5 Chevrolet Corvette. In this particular video, Kasey and his Corvette are visiting a local tire store for some new rubber, but before getting rid of the old tires, he wants to send them off in a grand fashion. Of course, there is no better way to say goodbye to old tires than the cook off the remaining tread with a high performance car and the good people at Wildwood Tire Co gave Kasey permission to do a massive burnout right in front of their shop.
After a short introduction, the burnout action begins with a slow-motion, close-up view of the right rear tire of the Corvette beginning to smoke. The camera pans out and the video resumes full speed, showing the C5 Corvette cooking the rear tires and creating a massive cloud of smoke. It is hard to tell how long this first burnout lasts, as there are clearly multiple cameras at work and the footage jumps around, offering us different angles of the dark green Corvette in action. However, the amount of smoke created during this initial burnout is incredible – filling the car, the parking lot and maybe even part of this Florida town.
After the first burnout is complete, Kasey and his Corvette reposition for another smoke session as what appears to be a Nissan drift car pulls out of the garage in the background. That other car is spinning the tires as well, but the Chevy sports car burnout is far more impressive in every way.
The video ends with a look at the tire remnants in the parking lot and a quick clip of the C5 Corvette getting its new skins.
"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.
