How cool is it that Aussies actually build hot rods for the simple yet noble purpose of creating glorious clouds of tire smoke? Not only do they build cars just to be burnout machines, but then they take it to the next level and hold huge events centered around the burnout competitions. This video we discovered on YouTube features an LS1 powered Datsun boiling the hides at one such event; the Rylstone Kandos Street Machine and Hot Rod Show, held in Kandos, Australia at the end of last month.

The Datsun’s short wheel base, rear-wheel-drive platform and super-lightweight rear make it a natural choice for a burnout machine, and when you mix in a healthy dose of LS1 power, you’re talking some serious smoke action. All we really know about this bright-blue-burnout-buggy is that it has our favorite powerplant under the hood, and that the driver has a minimal amount of respect for both the rev limiter and the rear tires. Watch around the 1:15 point where the Datsun starts overheating and puking coolant, but to the credit of the driver, he only shuts the Datsun down when the right rear tire finally blows. Bolt on a fresh set of cheap burnout tires, and the Datsun is back in action in round two, with an even more glorious smoke show.

So, on a scale of one to ten, what score do you give the LS1 Datsun from Down Under?