Watch as a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 smokes the tires over and over and over again.
This week’s Burnout Friday video features a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by someone who has a personal vendetta against tires. All the tires. We have seen quite a few videos of the new ZL1 smoking the tires, including videos from General Motors and private videos, but none of them show the supercharged Camaro doing as many burnouts as today’s featured clip.
The video begins with a low angle front end shot of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 getting right to business, with the 650 horsepower LT4 quickly creating a small cloud of smoke around the back end of the new muscle car. The camera zooms in tight on one of the smoking rear tires for a few seconds before the view again shifts, this time to the back end. From the rear, we watch the Camaro ZL1 continue to roast the tires as it inches away on what appears to be a race track or some other closed circuit facility.
Next, we see the new Camaro ZL1 in action on what appears to be a twisty mountain road and this time, the car immediately begins to roll down the road as the tires smolder. In this second clip, the camera is on another vehicle, rolling along with the ZL1 for a few seconds before moving to the third burnout.
The third burnout by this Camaro ZL1 also takes place on a mountain road with the camera rolling along for a bit longer, giving us a great look at the supercharged Chevy muscle car as it paints thick stripes on the road.
Finally, the video ends with a random fly-by clip followed by some quick drifting action and although there is a faint musical soundtrack, the roar of the LT4 is a big part of the allure of this video – so crank up your speakers and 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.
"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.
