History Main / BurningRubber

* The Norweigan film ''Main/PinchcliffeGrandPrix'' has a variation. The [[CoolCar Il Tempo Gigante]] doesn't leave a trail of fire, but it does cause the asphalt to curl up in strips from the heat.

* ''GhostRider''

* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'' (the sledding scene)

* In ''DiabloII'', the sorceress has a spell called "Blaze" which literally leaves a trail of fire wherever she walks.

-->-- '''ZZTop''', "Burn Rubber"

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* ''BackToTheFuture'': The Delorean tends to leave a pair of these behind whenever it's used for time travel. Including when ''airborne''.
* ''{{Tron}}'': May have been the inspiration for the Light Cycles, which left a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugAdqQHqmqo potentially deadly solid wall behind them]].

* Binky in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' books is described as leaving these trails, probably as a homage to ''BackToTheFuture''.

* ''BackToTheFuture'': The AnimatedAdaptation extended the "two flaming tire trails" to anything that traveled through time, including a barrel sliding down a waterfall.

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* Binky in the ''{{Discworld}}'' books is described as leaving these trails, probably as a homage to ''BackToTheFuture''.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fable I}}'' the Battle Charge spell leaves twin trails of fire behind the hero.
* In ''{{Burnout Paradise}}'', get the Jansen P12 88 Special and hit the boost.

* Road Runner from ''LooneyTunes''. And Wile E. Coyote, in the cartoon where he takes leg muscle vitamins.

* ''[[GodOfWar God Of War 3]]''; Kratos can do this in with the Boots of Hermes.

Can be justified, albeit thinly, in the case of a wheeled vehicle (friction causes heat and tires are flammable -- though in that case only the tires should be burning). Other times the trail of fire isn't caused by tires or indeed wheels, which may make you wonder what exactly is causing those flames. But honestly, when this trope is employed well, you won't worry about such niggling little details. It's ''[[RuleOfCool cool]]''.

In comics and cartoons, a visual illustration of someone running or driving very fast is their leaving a trail of fire behind them.

Technically, this trope is also applicable if the trail of fire isn't caused by tires or indeed wheels.

[[caption-width-right:350:[-That will wear out your tires pretty fast.-] ]]

* Hunter from ''RoadRovers'' leaves one behind him when he uses his super speed. Lampshaded as early as the second episode.

* In the first ''{{Fable}}'' the Battle Charge spell leaves twin trails of fire behind the hero.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Rainbow Dash pulls this off (with rainbow flames, no less) in "May The Best Pet Win!"

* In one ''SpongebobSquarepants'' episode, he's going so fast on a surfboard he leaves a trail of glass behind him (underwater, remember). I think there were a few more that had the usual trail of fire.

* [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] pulls this off (with rainbow flames, no less) in "May The Best Pet Win!"

* ''DoctorWho'': The robot Gadget does this after the Doctor soups it up in the episode "The Waters of Mars".

* In ''Burnout Paradise'', get the Jansen P12 88 Special and hit the boost.

* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'' (the sledding scene)

[[quoteright:350:[[BackToTheFuture http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/back_to_the_future.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[-That will wear out your tires pretty fast.-] ]]

-->''I never ever had a love\\

In comics and cartoons, a visual illustration of someone running or driving very fast is their leaving a trail of fire behind them.

Technically, this trope is also applicable if the trail of fire isn't caused by tires or indeed wheels.

!!Examples:
[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* ''TheFlash''
* ''GhostRider''
* National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (the sledding scene)

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* The Delorean tends to leave a pair of these behind whenever it's used for time travel in ''BackToTheFuture''. Including when ''airborne''.
* May have been the inspiration for the "Light Cycles" in ''{{Tron}}'', which left a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugAdqQHqmqo potentially deadly solid wall behind them]].

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Binky in the ''{{Discworld}}'' books is described as leaving these trails, probably as a homage to ''BackToTheFuture''.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* The robot Gadget does this after the Doctor soups it up in the ''DoctorWho'' episode "The Waters of Mars".

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* I recall that in the Spiderman video game for the Gamecube, when using the Green Goblin as the player character, one of the available attacks was to run into enemies, leaving a trail of fire in your wake.
* In Diablo II, the sorceress has a spell called "Blaze" which literally leaves a trail of fire wherever she walks.
* Kratos can do this in GodOfWar 3 with the Boots of Hermes.
* In the first {{Fable}} the Battle Charge spell leaves twin trails of fire behind the hero.

[[AC:WebComics]]
* [[http://www.octopuspie.com/2009-09-04/326-just-one-wheel/ this strip]] of ''OctopusPie''

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* Road Runner from ''LooneyTunes''.
** And Wile E. Coyote, in the cartoon where he takes leg muscle vitamins.
* In one ''SpongebobSquarepants'' episode, he's going so fast on a surfboard he leaves a trail of glass behind him (underwater, remember). I think there were a few more that had the usual trail of fire.
* In the Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog this was how Sonic's speed was frequently shown.
* The AnimatedAdaptation of ''BackToTheFuture'' extended the "two flaming tire trails" to anything that traveled through time, including a barrel sliding down a waterfall.
* Hunter from RoadRovers leaves one behind him when he uses his super speed. Lampshaded as early as the second episode.
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[[caption-width-right:350:That will wear out your tires pretty fast.]]

-->I never ever had a love\\

On me
-->-- ZZ Top, "Burn Rubber"

[[BackToTheFuture http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/back_to_the_future.jpg]]
[[caption-width:448:That will wear out your tires pretty fast.]]

* Hunter from RoadRovers leave one behind him when he uses his super speed. Lampshaded as early as the second episode.