How do burnouts work?

Solution 1:

Maximizing respect from burnouts can be fairly difficult. The reason for this is:

Your score is determined by the number of people cheering for your burnout.

Yep, you read that right. The more people you have clapping, shouting, and fist-pumping at your burnout, the higher your respect bonus will be.

Solution 2:

It is the number of people who are around and witness you doing the burnout.