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A muscle car disappearing into its own tire smoke captures one of the automotive world’s oldest traditions, the burnout. What started as a practical way to heat tires before a drag strip run has become a judged spectacle in its own right, with big-block torque, line locks, and sacrificial tires all playing a part. Read on to find out what separates an ordinary smoke show from a legendary one.
Two hundred miles per hour is not a horsepower problem, it is a physics problem, and drag gets exponentially harder to overcome the faster you go. Hennessey took a brand-new sixth-generation Camaro SS, added a supercharger and a long list of supporting hardware, and came back with a verified 202.1 mph. Here is what went into the HPE750 package, why the number was so hard to reach, and how a factory Camaro ended up in company that used to belong exclusively to exotics.