Array of wicked high performance Chevrolet vehicles roast their tires at a no-prep drag racing event.
The video above comes to us from the Drag Addicts YouTube channeland it features an impressive lineup of high performance vehicles cleaning off their tires before a quarter mile blast. There are a few non-GM vehicles, but for the most part, the likes of the Pontiac Firebird, the ChevroletCamaro and a Chevy S-10 put on the most impressive display of tire-slaying.
No Prep Burnouts
We don’t have much information on the event in the video above, but the details explain that all of these burnouts were captured at some sort of No Prep race at Kansas International Raceway. If you are not familiar with No Prep racing, it is intended to loosely simulate street racing by skipping on the track preparation. At a normal drag strip on a normal day, the track workers will lay down traction compound, lay down fresh rubber with the tractor and do other things to make the track stickier whereas with No Prep racing they don’t bother to do any of that.
As a result, the track surface is slicker than normal, making the burnouts that much more important. On a prepped track, a driver can rely on the surface to assist with launch grip, but in a No Prep race, you have to make sure that your tires are good and hot before attempting a run. This leads to some awesome burnouts, as we see in the video above.
Burnout After Burnout
The video begins with a gorgeous metallic orange 4th generation Pontiac Firebird starting the show off right, with a nice, smoky burnout accompanied by the whistle of forced induction. Next, a 1st generation Chevrolet Camaro and a Nova from the late-60s to early-70s follow up with great smoke shows of their own.
Next, a Ford Mustang smokes the tires alongside what looks to be a Chevrolet LUV truck, followed by the orange Firebird from the beginning of the video. After that wicked Pontiac, one of the more unusual vehicles lines up in the form of a twin-turbocharged Chevrolet S-10. After a solid burnout, it seems like we might get to watch the little truck make a pass, but as soon as it stages, the video moves on.
The footage ends with a Plymouth Roadrunner, a couple Mustangs and another 1st generation Camaro roasting the rubber as they head to the starting line. 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.
