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The Big Picture: Burnout

Nick Lee

Nick Lee of New York City churns up a haze of smoke during a burnout contest in downtown Sturgis, South Dakota, 6 August 2009. Lee won the contest, literally grinding his way all through the asphalt with his rear wheel.

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