Why does a car leave tyre marks when it drifts but not when it is driven normally?

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Why does a car leave tyre marks when it drifts but not when it is driven normally?

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Drifting involves spinning the tires faster than the ground can hold onto them. When this happens on hard surfaces like pavement the tires that are softer than the road leave a small part of them behind which appears as a black mark. On softer ground like dirt, the ground that is softer than the tires is kicked up as the tires spin, leaving a trail behind them.

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