Misbehaving in a Mustang: How NOT to Do a Burnout on the Street
We see it all the time. The new Mustang owner who’s proud and shows off the powerful 5.0 by doing a celebratory burnout. That’s fine and dandy if you do one standing still or have done a few before. If you’re going to do one in motion like Nitto/Monster Energy driver Vaughn Gittin, Jr., you may want to have a few under your belt in a closed environment before you do one on the street.
Burnouts and smoking rear tires are just as American as the Mustang and they’re God-given rights, but that doesn’t mean that you’re an expert at either of them the moment you purchase your new S197 or 2015. Especially if you turn off the traction control in a car you haven’t tried driving at even 7/10ths before. So, for you new Mustang owners out there, let the following video be another lesson on what not to do with your brand new car.