This Chevrolet Camaro SS does a massive burnout while sitting at a busy intersection in Germany before drifting off into the distance.
This week’s Burnout Friday video is one of those clips which we will lead into by insisting that you don’t try this at home, as this 5th gen Chevrolet Camaro is doing a burnout while sitting at a stop sign with traffic crossing through the intersection in front of him. Should the car have gotten out from under the control of the driver, the Camaro could have launched forward and hit one of the passing vehicles, but it didn’t and that makes for a high quality burnout video.
We don’t get any details on this bright yellow 5th gen Chevrolet Camaro, but it is clearly a V8 model and based on the license plate, it appears to be located in Germany – although the actual location of this burnout could be anywhere in Europe. Also, this could be a modified Camaro SS (even though it isn’t called the SS in Europe), but without any details – your guess is as good as ours. All that really matters is that this Camaro lays down one crazy burnout.
When the video begins, the bright yellow Camaro has already begun the burnout action and smoke is already pouring out of both sides of the car. Within a few seconds, the smoke is so thick that we can barely see the back of the Camaro, so we can only imagine the cloud of smoke collecting down wind.
After about 30 seconds of brutal tire shredding, the driver lets off the brake and features the throttle to get just enough traction to propel the Camaro out into traffic. Even with other vehicles nearby, the Camaro driver lets the back end hang out as he drifts away from the camera.
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