Rough Idle-V-8HotRod-Startup-Idle-and Burnout-editedDR082.wav

Ambiance in field-recording with Tascam DR-05 at a V-8 horsepower festival Jan 2014. Here, we have a V-8 supercharged burnout elimination contender whose engine has a pronounced rough idle. But, when opening the throttle for the burnout in makes a smooth screaming howl lasting a few minutes before both rear tyres wear out and explode, followed by the cheers of approval from the massive crowd of spectators and the excitable PA announcer.

Remarkably, the engine did not explode. The tyres however after giving up all that smoke were not so lucky and were reduced to shredded cords and smoking chunks of rubber and sidewall shreds on the now blackened burnout track.

A good time was had by all (except the race-car and the two rear tyres).