Is this video real or fake?

Bronzie

It looks real...................but smoke coming off the guys tyre..........I dunno :?

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bronzie/images/BurnoutinZimbabwe.wmv

Eat My Dust

It looks real enough to me. I suppose if the tarmac was hot enough as well, it wouldn't take too much to make the tyre smoke.

Chris90

Dunno but I laugh everytime I see it!

Yorkshireman

Not sure about smoke, though I have experience as to how hot road surface temperatures get in similar countries. I have seen a fine dust deposit (like talc) on such roads at certain times of the year, could be a possibility though.

proto

In the old days we all used to that. Winter training in the garage. Then I bought a turbo trainer

McBain_v1

I liked his aero clothing, expect to see that making an appearance in next year's TdF

Rob Sallnow

In the documentary about the making of the film Grand Prix they detailed how they got the F2 cars that were mocked up to look like F1 cars to spin/smoke their wheels at the start of races (something which F2 cars couldn't really do) which basically involved putting something which I can't remember on the ground under the wheels....I expect this guy uses a similar trick.

Yorkshireman

Rob Sallnow wrote:

In the documentary about the making of the film Grand Prix they detailed how they got the F2 cars that were mocked up to look like F1 cars to spin/smoke their wheels at the start of races (something which F2 cars couldn't really do) which basically involved putting something which I can't remember on the ground under the wheels....I expect this guy uses a similar trick.

About 40 years ago (how time flies :oops: ) we used to take part in m/cycle standing start sprints and to get the back tyres warm and sticky we would hold the front brake hard on (sometimes there would be someone in front with a block on a long shaft to stop the front wheel going forward), bleach would then be poured onto the road surface just in front of the rear tyre, 1st gear, ease forward onto the bleach, wind the throttle wide open, drop the clutch ... and Bingo ... Spin. Loads of white clouds around the back end, tyre gets very hot, very sticky, very very grippy. Move to start position, wait for timer and ... Blast off . I doubt that that kid would be using that technique though.

proto

Rob Sallnow wrote:

In the documentary about the making of the film Grand Prix they detailed how they got the F2 cars that were mocked up to look like F1 cars to spin/smoke their wheels at the start of races ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

Just so happens that as a lad I went with my dad to the Dutch Grand prix, Zandvoort, 1966 I think. Seem to remember cars with cameras mounted on the front going round (not in the actual race though) filming for the Grand Prix film.

If I remember correctly Jack Brabham won in his Brabham-Repco. Went to the big after race dinner at the Bowers Hotel and met all the stars. Graham Hlll, Jim Clark, Jo Bonnier, Dan Gurney et al.

First time I'd seen a Ford Mustang too. Looked amazing to my young eyes.

Oh them were the days!

broachboy

:shock: Just wish I could do that on my fixie at the traffic lights in front of all the cars, on the commute into / from work

Yorkshireman

Good front brake Andy, Dusty/gritty car park (preferably empty), get your weight right over the front wheel, and ... Practice, practice, practice

broachboy

Yorkshireman wrote:

Good front brake Andy, Dusty/gritty car park (preferably empty), get your weight right over the front wheel, and ... Practice, practice, practice

Colin,

I'll just take out some medical insurance which covers me for said car park activities and give it a go

Yorkshireman

Way to go Andy. Who Dares Wins (and all that) ... Don't forget to post the video link up :roll: I'm not sure if I saw something on You Tube last year (or maybe a couple of years ago) with some USA courier's doing tricks, including doughnuts, had a look around earlier on but no luck finding anything yet :?

jimmythecuckoo

I can't get it to work on my pc... bugger.

broachboy

Yorkshireman wrote:

Way to go Andy. Who Dares Wins (and all that) ... Don't forget to post the video link up :roll:

Colin...

Less of the encouragement :shock: :?

you're making me feel that I ought to really go out and do it... :shock: :? :roll:

..I'm not sure that any passing motorist in Wolverhampton would be willing to video the action though..

more like steal the camera :?

:idea: maybe one of the Wheelers would oblige :?: