Revealed: How van Gisbergen's driverless burnout worked

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Revealed: How van Gisbergen's driverless burnout worked
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How did Shane van Gisbergen's car do a burnout when he wasn't even in it? The secret has been revealed 🤫 RepcoSC

The Kiwi celebrated his third Supercars title in spectacular style following the final race of the season in the South Australian capital.thanks to a drive-through, van Gisbergen thrilled the crowd on the home straight with a flamboyant burnout display.Then he nosed his Red Bull Holden against the wall and started a standing burnout – which continued even when he got out of the car to go and grab the trophy.

Van Gisbergen then hopped back in the car, which was still spinning its rear wheels, with the trophy and performed several more donuts on his way to the post-race media zone.Van Gisbergen was coy about the driverless part of the celebration when asked post-race, declining to explain how he did it. "I think what he's done, if you study the footage you'll see that he's missing one boot," said Dutton.

"They got in there and wedged a boot and checked out some throttle percentage to see if it would work.When asked about the celebration van Gisbergen said his inspiration was Russell Ingall's iconic efforts when he wrapped up the 2005 series title for Stone Brothers Racing.

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