lay rubberTo accelerate a motor vehicle suddenly from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
lay rubber v. phr.,
slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement.
Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲