I ruined someone's car park learning to do handbrake turns, about 5 years before GTA 1 came out. But (coincidentally) only a few miles from Dundee where GTA was developed! I went to university with some of the people who had done Lemmings levels.
I knew about tires prices and cable wear on non hydraulic handbrakes so I really only played with the scandinavian flick or the handbrake on snowy days.