After sweltering through a 37 degree day here in Alice Springs, the Red CentreNATS army marched out to Alice Springs Inland Dragway for the first time this weekend to witness some serious burnout action. The open class burnouts were up first, with a bumper field contesting the still-hot conditions. Plenty of radiator overflows suffered as…
Read MoreCars and punters are already flooding into Alice Springs for Red CentreNATS #10. You can check out the program here and read on below for a few select highlights: The party kicks off in earnest tomorrow with a cruise hosted by the Aces & Eights car club , followed by the Fringe Festival in the…
Read MoreHow good is this! From Brute Horsepower 2, we have coverage of the go-to-whoa competition at the very first Street Machine Summernats in 1988! Local hero Peter Fitzpatrick came into the event as the winner of Go-to-Woah at the Street Machine Nationals in 1987, behind the wheel of his ‘Broomstick’ HK Holden Brougham. The are…
Read MoreIt wasn’t just the heat that was blazing at Hidden Valley Raceway during Gazzanats Darwin; hundreds of smoking tyres fell victim to the burnout pad as a massive line-up of 52 pro skid cars stormed the NT capital in June for two days of play. Superskids, roll racing and go-to-whoa driving events were among the…
Read MoreBrashernats has long been Sydney’s premier burnout party and one of the biggest crowd-pullers at Sydney Dragway each year. The event began in 2013, inspired by a shed-warming party at burnout legend Mick Brasher’s house the previous year. First published in the August 2024 issue of Street Machine Since then, Brashernats has grown enormously, with…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats 37 will rock Canberra into the new year with Jet headlining two huge nights of horsepower-infused Aussie rock and party action. Jet Friday night’s kicks off with Sydney rock stars Thirsty Merc. With a stack of hits including In the Summertime and Someday, Someday, there’s more than 20 Good Reasons to head…
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