Who invented the Burnout (at the drags)

Billybobdad · Mar 20, 2008

C9 said: ↑

About 1963 wrinkle wall slicks came out.

Racers learned that the wrinkle walls worked well if they spun em up in a puddle of bleach.
Hence, the name: Bleach Box.

No big long burnouts, the idea was to clean the tire, roll to the line and race.

First time I saw bleach used was at Irwindale where Dyno Don's Comet and Stone-Woods-Cook were having a match race.
Rumor went they were running fuel.
The cars were cranking off 9's at around 165 mph.

Sox & Martin ring a bell for me as the first team to use rosin.
They did a bit of a burnout, others picked up on it and it became a showmanship thing.

Most time, burnouts are pretty boring and it holds the race up due to cars that don't need to heat the tires sit in the water and spin the tires.

Best one I've seen there to date was a Quad at the recent airport drags.
He spun the knobby little tires until the four wheeler was enveloped in smoke.
His moment in the sun I guess.

If you're running a treaded street tire, no way you need to do a burnout.
Drive around the box and make a p*** . . . there's more to it than simply nailing it and hanging on . . . finesse is what counts here.
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BINGO...I think this one nailed it.

29bowtie · Mar 20, 2008

One reason the "Big Boys" do a burnout past the start line,is they then try to launch in that same rubber. Our(TA/FC) team were advised by Goodyear,and some of the best teams in the business,that a good indicator was to read the sidewall lettering paint.If it's scorched and burnt looking,it's getting too hot on the burnout.

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