Police bust raffle winner after burnout fail

A Sydney man who won a high-performance Mercedes-AMG muscle car faces serious driving charges after an attempted burnout went horribly wrong.

Police say a Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe destroyed by fire during a burnout was worth more than $100,000.

Police have charged a man with dangerous and negligent driving after he was busted on camera attempting a burnout that destroyed his car.

NSW Police said a Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe was destroyed after the vehicle caught fire during “an alleged attempted burnout” in western Sydney.

Police have charged a raffle winner with dangerous driving. Picture: Facebook

Video from the scene shows the driver attempting to spin the car’s wheels several times before smoke and flames erupt from the engine bay.

Images published widely on social media revealed catastrophic damage to the luxury car, which costs about $185,000 drive-away.

Automotive raffle company LMCT+ gave the car away in 2020.

The 25-year-old man appears to have won the V8-powered coupe in a popular online raffle giving customers the chance to win supercars for a fraction of their price.

Automotive raffle company LMCT+ handed the keys to an identical black Mercedes with custom gold wheels to a 25-year-old Sydney man in May last year.

The giveaway car matches the model shown in the burnout video.

The company holds supercar lotteries for high-end cars such as the McLaren 720S, Ferrari 488 GTB and Nissan GT-R.

It is currently offering $30 tickets for the chance to win a second Mercedes-AMG GT R valued at $220,000.

LMCT+ sponsored a wildcard entry to the Bathurst 1000. Picture: Tim Hunter.

The company claims to have more than 100,000 members and rose to prominence after sponsoring a Holden Commodore in the 2020 Bathurst 1000.

Originally published as Police bust raffle winner after burnout fail