laying rubber
Aggressive vehicle acceleration
Laying rubber is accelerating a vehicle so fast that the tires spin against the pavement, leaving dark skid marks.
The phrase evokes drag racing and muscle cars—aggressive displays of speed and power: He laid rubber leaving the parking lot.
Also called burning rubber or peeling out.
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- dragResistance through fluid
- tire wearGradual rubber degradation
- wheelspinTires turning without grip
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
friction · hot rods · drifting · muscle cars · skid marks · lowriders · revving · horsepower · lay · traction control · drag racing · quarter mile · car clubs · peel out · street racing · torque · pedal to the metal · tire tread
acceleration intensity
laying rubberslow start
Weak initial performance
rolling start · soft launch · coasting · crawling · decelerating
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