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This nutty burnout video comes to us from the YouTube account of tammie and it features a Holden Commodore VX practicing out in the middle of nowhere. Practicing burnouts might seem unusual to people who live outside of Australia, but their burnout competitions are so popular that the competitors have to make sure that their machines are ready for battle.Aussie BurnoutsIn most American burnout competitions the vehicle sits in a small area, usually at a drag strip and spins its tires for 30 or 60 seconds. In Australia, the drivers have a big, open area where they can toss the car around and do whatever is needed to create as much smoke as possible. Most (if not all) major automotive events Down Under have a burnout area and these competitions are generally a key attraction. For good reason, too, Aussies show the rest of the world how burnouts should be done.Holden CommodoreThe Holden Commodore has long been one of the most popular performance cars in Australia, often featuring a similar powerplant to the Camaros and Firebirds sold in the USA. For example, the 2000-2002 Commodore, known as the VX, is powered by the same LS1 that motivated C5 Corvettes and the 4th generation Camaros. The big Holden sedan is rear-wheel drive, so it offers similar driving dynamics to the American muscle cars, but, more importantly, it does wicked burnouts.With Aussie burnout competitions being so popular, the participants really want to win, so they practice. The video above shows a modified, LS1-powered Commodore VX practicing tire slaying out in the middle of nowhere. The burnout action is great for the first 80 seconds or so, when something goes wrong. The tires stop spinning and the car sounds oddly unhealthy. The driver and passenger both jump out to investigate the problem with the LS1 Holden, but up until that point this Commodore puts on a great smoke show.Once this car is fixed, we imagine that this Commodore will shine in the local burnout events.Join the LS1Tech forums now!Tags: Burnout Fridays, commodore, Holden, Holden Commodore VX, ls1
Date written: April 5, 2018
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ID: 11419
This nutty burnout video comes to us from the YouTube account of tammie and it features a Holden Commodore VX practicing out in the middle of nowhere. Practicing burnouts might seem unusual to people who live outside of Australia, but their burnout competitions are so popular that the competitors have to make sure that their machines are ready for battle.Aussie BurnoutsIn most American burnout competitions the vehicle sits in a small area, usually at a drag strip and spins its tires for 30 or 60 seconds. In Australia, the drivers have a big, open area where they can toss the car around and do whatever is needed to create as much smoke as possible. Most (if not all) major automotive events Down Under have a burnout area and these competitions are generally a key attraction. For good reason, too, Aussies show the rest of the world how burnouts should be done.Holden CommodoreThe Holden Commodore has long been one of the most popular performance cars in Australia, often featuring a similar powerplant to the Camaros and Firebirds sold in the USA. For example, the 2000-2002 Commodore, known as the VX, is powered by the same LS1 that motivated C5 Corvettes and the 4th generation Camaros. The big Holden sedan is rear-wheel drive, so it offers similar driving dynamics to the American muscle cars, but, more importantly, it does wicked burnouts.With Aussie burnout competitions being so popular, the participants really want to win, so they practice. The video above shows a modified, LS1-powered Commodore VX practicing tire slaying out in the middle of nowhere. The burnout action is great for the first 80 seconds or so, when something goes wrong. The tires stop spinning and the car sounds oddly unhealthy. The driver and passenger both jump out to investigate the problem with the LS1 Holden, but up until that point this Commodore puts on a great smoke show.Once this car is fixed, we imagine that this Commodore will shine in the local burnout events.Join the LS1Tech forums now!Tags: Burnout Fridays, commodore, Holden, Holden Commodore VX, ls1
Date written: April 5, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 11419
