i took second place in a bournout contest

I really never understood the want too ruin a set of tires just to make smoke. I only wish I had a vid clip of my last outing to the track when on my very first pass I didn't do enough of a burnout before I staged, so when the 3 amber lit I mashed the throtle and ...........................................................thought W T F! It just didnt launch for $h!t and the other guy was just motoring away, till I got out to the 330 ft mark or so and she slid sideways on me and I decided to back off the throttle a little to let the tires hook up, then proceeded to finish out my 18 second run at 90 mph. My bud who builds cars with me and had helped with this one thought I had broke the car when I launched cause he said "it just looked like you were creeping along then the tire smoke started to roll outta the wheel wells" I was able to get the car down to a 15.3@ 90 mph best for that day running on HARD compound street tires at 35 psi, with the shifter in D, thru full exhaust, and a half tank gas. I do believe John Force himself woulda been proud to see that thing smoldering both tires out to the 330 :-)