Burnouts Ruining Tires

[npalen]

Probably not a typical thread title in a tractor forum and I can't say that I've ever seen a tractor do a "burnout". With today's high horsepower vehicles, I see a lot of videos where guys lock the brakes and do extended burnouts until the vehicle is no longer visible in all the smoke.
My question is what are they trying to prove. I understand that it takes torque to break the tires loose and power to keep them "burning" and I can understand also the need to exhibit this power but why burn up the tires with extended burnout? I admit the fun of "peeling out" as a kid but a short squawk was the maximum my '54 chevy 3-speed was even capable of.

Another popular gig nowadays is "drifting" and I'll admit to doing this on a gravel road as a teenager and its a wonder I never rolled a vehicle. Doing it on pavement, however, appears to be a whole new ballgame to me at least and I've seen organized races where they are constantly "drifting". The cars could get around the track much faster driving straight so what is the point other than entertainment?

 

[sandman2234]

Apparently tires are much cheaper today than they were when we were young, or maybe their parents are paying for them?
David from jax

 

[blee03]

You said it, entertainment. It's fun, exciting, whatever you want to call it.

Not a big drifting fan but I grew up roasting the tires... I previously owned 4 Camaros and a Corvette. (All LS1 powered) Man it was fun! Could be at any random stop light or while running in the Woodward dream cruise.

It was an adrenaline fix for me, nothing like putting it in 2nd gear and bouncing off the rev limiter until the tires finally got traction. Driving has always been something I looked at as fun. (I refuse to own anything that isn't fun to drive, I ain't dead yet)

You only live once, have some fun while your here

 

[Cougsfan]

Some people have a weird definition for things that are entertaining, fun, and exciting. To me things like that are a sign that someone may severely lack maturity.

 

[blee03]

Some people have a weird definition for things that are entertaining, fun, and exciting. To me things like that are a sign that someone may severely lack maturity.

The ones that lack maturity are usually the ones that crash at the end of the burnout...

 

[npalen]

"You could get away with burnouts if you do them the right way, but be aware of the repercussions, including 20,000 miles (about 32,000 km) less on the overall lifespan of tires for every twenty seconds of tire burning."

 

[2manyrocks]

Attention seeking.

 

[npalen]

So I need to install brakes on the front of my Bota so could do burnouts? Not sure about drifting, however.

 

[2manyrocks]

On a tractor that would be flipovers.

 

[Rustyiron]

Just watched a program on (streaming somewhere) where this English guy was into setting speed records in many different categories of things. He teamed up with JCB and they built one of JCB's Fastrack tractors. 130 something MPH Guinness record.