{"id":513128,"date":"2016-11-07T01:23:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T09:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=513128"},"modified":"2016-11-06T10:36:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T18:36:19","slug":"2016-cynthiana-rod-run-burnout-contest-cars-and-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-galleries\/2016-cynthiana-rod-run-burnout-contest-cars-and-action\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Cynthiana Rod Run Burnout Contest Cars And Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and\u00a0photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The 2016 Cynthiana Rod Run pretty much wrapped up with the burnout contest that partly took place during a light shower.\u00a0 It had been a steamy, humid day with only a few clouds for intermittent shade right up to the burnout contest.\u00a0 I think there were a couple handfuls of competitors with a definite leaning towards the Mustang crowd.\u00a0 Concrete barricades and fencing were in place to keep onlookers safe and competitors \u2018on track\u2019.<\/p>\n

Pretty much everyone got to tag the pavement twice and for some that helped their standing with the fans.\u00a0 Since crowd applause\/noise determines the winner rankings can be hard to discern.\u00a0 When the smoke finally cleared though it was very clear who won.\u00a0 The V6-powered square-body S10 in the lead photos took home the gold.\u00a0 Pretty much the least-powerful machine there managed to create the largest plume of opaque tire mist.\u00a0 We\u2019d thought for sure one of the boosted Mustangs (which sounded quite nice), the V8-swapped S10, or the big-block Chevy-powered Regal were the odds-on favorites.<\/p>\n

It seems what it took was the absolute reckless abandon exhibited by the little truck that could to solidly trounce all comers.\u00a0 After awards were passed out and the gathered dispersed an older fellow in a Buick Roadmaster made his way in to the box.\u00a0 One of the volunteers was hosing the big chunks of rubber off the roadway and decided to help this gentleman out with his \u2018burnout dreams\u2019.\u00a0 As the wheezing Buick was trying to get things going a steady stream of water aided the progress and after a bit there was a hefty cloud engulfing the car.\u00a0 Mission accomplished and smiles all around.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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