A car was reduced to a blazing wreck after its owner revved the engine for 20 minutes in tribute to tragic Fast and Furious film star Paul Walker.
The black Ford Focus caught fire during a memorial event for the 40-year-old actor, who died in a car crash in Los Angeles on November 30.
Last night, the driver’s actions were widely condemned by fellow car enthusiasts and local councillors.
Track and Street Grampian, the group behind the tribute event in Aberdeen, branded the stunt “stupid” and said it would give car enthusiasts a bad name.
Local councillor Andrew May said it was “extremely fortunate” that no one had been hurt.
The councillor for the George Street-Harbour area added: “I cannot understand the mentality of a person who would do a thing like that.
“It is extremely fortunate that whoever was doing the revving was not harmed.
“I just cannot understand why anyone would do such a thing.
“If the car belonged to the person who did this, then good – maybe they will have learned a lesson.”
The incident happened at the Beach Boulevard Retail Park car park at 10.20pm on Saturday.
One fire engine went to the scene and extinguished the blaze. Police also went to the scene.
Last night, a spokesman for Track and Street Grampian said hundreds of car enthusiasts in and around Aberdeen would be “embarrassed” by the driver’s actions.
He said: “We do not condone this behaviour but sadly there are people out there that think it’s appropriate to act like this.
“The person involved sat on the rev limiter for 20 minutes, which is an inexcusable thing to do in any car. Due to excessive heat and stupid behaviour on his part, this car sadly went up in flames. It was his fault.”
Councillor Nathan Morrison added: “It is pretty ridiculous that someone was revving their engine for so long.”
The Fast and Furious films hold cult status for many drivers, inspiring them to modify their motors and attempt to emulate the fast cars from the film.