A girl looks out of a car at a checkpoint set up by Venezuelan security forces in Taguanes, Venezuela, February 21, 2019. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters)

Suzuki's Hanare concept car is displayed during the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan on October 23, 2019. The 46th Tokyo Motor Show will be op​en​ to the general public from 25 October to 04 November 2019. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

The Toyota FCV Plus fuel cell concept car is displayed on media day at the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, September 29, 2016. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A GDR Trabant car drives through the city during the local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Dresden, Germany, December 14, 2020. (Photo by Matthias Rietschel/Reuters)

A motoring enthusiast takes part in the “Race The Waves” classic car and motorcycle meet at the beach in Bridlington, Britain, on May 12, 2024. (Photo by Lee Smith/Reuters)

A local resident helps free a car that became stranded in a stretch of flooding road as Tropical Storm Helene strikes, on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 27, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters)

Three Japanese tourists had to abandon plans to drive to Stradbroke Island off the Queensland coast when their hire car became bogged in mangrove mud, on March 15, 2012 near Stradbroke Island, Australia. (Photo by Chris McCormack/Fairfax Media).

Burnouts became a serious form of competition and entertainment in their own right. Considerable prize money or goods are sometimes involved, and cars may even be sponsored or purpose-built specifically as “burnout cars”. Burnout contests are judged on crowd response, with style and attitude therefore being important factors. Such contests are particularly popular in Australia but often occur in North America as well. Wikipedia