How do cars do the burnout thing?

Question

I have seen plenty of videos on youtube with cars, usually more powerful ones, that can do burnout. Some explain that, to do such, you have to apply acceleration and press slightly on the breaks pedal, not the handbreak. How do the wheels from one axle keep spinning if the brake pads apply pressure to the discs for them too?

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Answer 1

Because all four wheels have brakes.

But in cars that do burnouts, only the rear wheels are getting driven by the engine, they are rear wheel drive cars.

So, when you press the brakes, the brakes close on all four tires. But when you press the gas, only the rear wheels start spinning.

So the goal is to press the breaks enough to keep the car from rolling forward, but not too hard that you lock up the back tires from spinning in place and burning out.