For the Road Warriors: Why are Burnouts in Drive a Bad Idea?

I have been doing the same burnout in my GTX for the past 25 years. Drop it in first, do a 1st only burnout on dry pavement, and ease off when the car starts to fishtail! Never had a problem, just rebuilt the trans after 25 years because the band looked a little thin and I was doing a shifter pivot seal.