Burnouts are just part of the automotive industry, whether you’re at a race track, car show, or in your front yard. It definitely takes some true skill to get on the best burnout lists across the country and these folks featured in the Best of Hot Rod Burnouts video from 24/7 Videos certainly have the skill.

Check out this compilation of some stellar burnouts done by some sick hot rods above.

Whether you’re into factory classics, souped up rods, or crazy customs, burnouts can take any vehicle from meh to yeah! in one fell swoop. That’s because there’s nothing better than a cool looking ride throwing down some rubber in a smokey show of power. After all, if you can’t use and abuse them at least once in awhile, what’s the point of shoveling your hard-earned cash into them?

While no one quite knows where the first burnout took place, the practice can be traced back to drag racing, where the action of burning out held a purpose.

Nowadays, burnouts are not just found at the starting line of the drag strip and certainly aren’t always done to heat up your tires for traction purposes. In fact, we’ve found that burnouts serve quite a unique purpose of instantly melting away the other type of burnout–the kind that results from long stints of work or stress. Of course, the more smoke the better!

No matter the reason behind them, burnouts are just downright fun to both do and watch. So which burnout from the video above do you think was the coolest?

Let us know and we’ll certainly be on the lookout for more killer hot rod burnout videos to share with you in the future!