The first two generations of Camaro show this foreign crowd why American muscle cars are the best.
Happy Friday! It’s time to celebrate the coming of the weekend with burnouts. This video comes to us from the Cruisers Camera YouTube channel, and it features a pair of Chevrolet Camaros each doing a big burnout on the street. Captured at some sort of event in Denmark, people line the sides of the street, giving these two classic American muscle cars a big crowd for their smoke show.
Muscle cars abroad
Each of the cars in this video have a foreign license plate that we don’t recognize, but in the “About” portion of the YouTube page, the owner explains that he lives in Denmark. He also talks about how he likes American muscle cars and events that focus on that genre of performance vehicle. When we combine this information, the cars on the street and the American flag flying in the background, it is safe to guess that this is an American performance car event in Denmark – and these Camaros do us all proud.
Lots of smoke
As the video begins, the first and second generation Camaros are off in the distance as a classic Ford Mustang passes in the other direction. Once that pony car has cleared, the fun begins. The first gen car starts first, quickly getting the tires smoking before letting the car inch forward.
We can’t see it due to the smoke from the first car, but as the first-gen Camaro is pulling away, the newer car behind it is also roasting the tires. After about 15 seconds, both cars have moved forward enough that the second-gen Camaro comes into view. As the first generation burnout ends, the second generation car continues with a massive cloud of smoke billowing from the rear of the dark blue muscle car.
"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.
