BIG revs, blown tyres and a lead-up beer or two. As Summernats 27 draws to a close in the nation's capital, last year's burnout champion, Mark Schwirse, shares his top secrets behind the perfect burnout. First, he insists heading to a private property away from the public to avoid your car being temporarily confiscated by police. "Young guys can give the industry a bad name, but with our cars and the reputation that we've got, we keep it in the right environment," the 36-year-old from South Australia said. I like to go back to friends' houses, we'll have a few cans and do a burnout. It's good fun, it's in your blood. Once your location is settled, the fun begins. To nail that perfect burnout, you'll want some hard revs, followed by a big throw in. "People are a bit scared to stand on it," Mr Schwirse said. But the guys that aren't stand on them hard, throw them in and blow tyres. Schwirse and his car BLOWN won the 2013 Summernats burnout championship. This year he competed in the masters championship alongside the 20 best burnout drivers in the country. And thus it's overcoming the nerves that can lead up to that one furious minute of burning rubber - and often engines - that's essential to pulling off the textbook burnout. "Leading up to the burnout, there's the crowd and the butterflies in your stomach," he said. But when you've got over 1000 horsepower at your feet, you just stand on it, the thing just glides under your feet and off you go.