Burning Rubber and Breaking Parts
This year's burnout contests were fraught with destruction, including overheating, fragged driveshafts and U-joints, broken axles, and several shredded tires--all in the name of fun. The winners on Saturday and Sunday took home a nice trophy and a $100 gift certificate from Mickey Thompson Tires to put toward a new set of rubber. This year's event featured a runoff between Saturday and Sunday's winners. We've been coughing up rubber since.
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 After being harassed, harangued,...  After being harassed, harangued, and verbally abused for not including their photo in last year's event coverage, we did what was right and made sure that they made this issue. Ron Sloan, and Marty and Kimberly Via brought their nice Mopars out for the show. The Dart, 'Cuda, and Challenger trio all hail from Missouri. |
 Car crafting is obviously...  Car crafting is obviously a family affair in the Root family. Russell and Douglas Root brought their black '67 and '69 Camaros to the Street Machine Nationals. The '69 runs 9.60s! |
 Lee Porter of Barryville,...  Lee Porter of Barryville, Arkansas, and his too-nice-for-burnouts '69 Camaro won Sunday's burnout contest... |
 ...But winning came at a price,...  ...But winning came at a price, as his radiator sprung a leak towards the end of his burnout and some strange sounds emanated from his drivetrain. Lee knows how to burn the skins! |
 Saturday's winner, Brandon...  Saturday's winner, Brandon Duncan of Hornlake, Mississippi, and his 350-powered Chevy S-10, was pitted against Sunday's victor in the ultimate smokefest... |
 ...Brandon clinched the win...  ...Brandon clinched the win with the mother of all burnouts after coming back from a catastrophic tire failure resulting in a gaping hole in the bed of his truck. Brandon promptly reduced his asking price on the for sale sign in the window and added "slight body damage" to the description. |