| Close your eyes and think back to the 60's | | | | artistic statement can be extended by leaving |
| and 70's. Remember the high-spirited drivers | | | | more of the tire on the road and bonding it |
| that bought and drove the muscle cars? This | | | | with the road surface with high heat. High |
| may help - - Donut: Definition - Circular | | | | power and warm weather will allow a large |
| design produced on a road surface by a | | | | amount of Goodyear to remain on display for |
| vehicle's tires when they are rotating with a | | | | extended periods of time. Longevity of a |
| greater angular velocity than the road under | | | | donut on a gravel or dirt road depends on the |
| them. As the name implies, the basic shape | | | | frequency of road maintenance, road |
| is round but many options exist. In fact, | | | | consistency and the perseverance of the |
| even the straight burn out has been called a | | | | donuteer. For example: If a road only gets |
| donut. Spirals, checkmarks, hooks, sweeps, | | | | graded monthly, is lightly packed with |
| etc. have been chosen to make a statement and | | | | limited traffic, and the artist wants to make |
| named "donut" over the years. Whichever is | | | | a profound statement, he can revolve for |
| planted on the road, the car tires must | | | | several rotations and really carve out a |
| revolve faster than the road surface and | | | | beauty. That being said, he will still tip |
| leave a lasting mark. The art of creating | | | | his hat to the chap that put 20,000 miles |
| donuts dates to the caveman following the | | | | worth of tire wear in an expression on a hard |
| discovery of the wheel. Some spirited young | | | | surfaced road. The donut is invariably |
| man got himself a set of wheels and spun | | | | created at some time in the life of every |
| them, making a mark in the dust, thus | | | | young driver with a fair amount of horsepower |
| originating a very simple donut. Later the | | | | under the hood. Some, of course, employ this |
| baker's confection, a doughnut, was named | | | | means of unparalleled entertainment and |
| after the original donut because of its | | | | thrills more than others. Most, however, will |
| shape. Through the years, "wheels" have | | | | grab their initial "chirp" and retire to a |
| become more and more complex so that today | | | | lifelong adventure of sedate driving. Many |
| all one has to do is mash an accelerator to | | | | young, ace donuteers live just for the thrill |
| get the desired effect. All a person must do | | | | of outdoing one another. If Joe Car can go |
| is climb into an automobile with sufficient | | | | around more times and leave more of his |
| torque, cramp the wheels and fully depress | | | | Firestones on the road than Tom Auto, he is |
| the accelerator. One may go with the | | | | the better. The only way to dethrone him as |
| 180-degree turn, or "bat-turn", or one may | | | | King of the fast turn-about is to plant more |
| stay with the usual 360 degree, full turn | | | | rubber on the road with more expression and |
| donut. This is left to the discretion of the | | | | thus the never-ending circle (pun intended) |
| hot rodder. (Note: It was a lot easier a few | | | | continues. This process of getting kicks is |
| decades ago when there were no front-wheel | | | | much appreciated by the auto repair industry |
| drive cars.) These pleasing circuitous marks | | | | and tire manufactures around the world. |
| are most often seen at intersections or on | | | | Donuteering is frowned upon by fathers, |
| wide roads, although the art may be performed | | | | mayors, officials, and elderly people not |
| at any location. The longevity of a donut | | | | accustomed to the ear splitting but beautiful |
| depends on various factors. When left on | | | | scream of tortured rubber being flayed on |
| cement or asphalt, the duration of the | | | | hard surfaced roads. |