This week’s Burnout video features a 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro powered by what is very obviously a monster built, supercharged V8. We don’t know anything about the engine in this Camaro, but based on what we can see above the hood and the way that the car sounds, this is a serious drag racing engine that has been placed in a rather pedestrian Camaro for nothing but monster, smokey burnouts – and it does its job very, very well.
The video starts off with the blown Camaro off in the distance and over the course of the 2+ minute video, the driver doesn’t a series of burnouts…stopping from time to time only to prevent the car from hitting the walls that separate the action areas from the fans.
Based on the damage to the rear end of the Camaro, I am guessing that it has kissed a wall or two and blown apart a tire or two – which inevitably tore apart the body of the car in the process.
Take notice of the size of the tires when this burnout ends, as it looks like the rear tires on this Camaro would be more appropriate on a V6…a V6 Malibu.
However, it does one righteous series of burnouts and that is what Burnout Friday is all about 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.
