Here they be! Every car and driver combination to win the ultimate prize at Street Machine Summernats. Originally dubbed Top Street Machine Overall, the award became known as Grand Champion at Summernats 6 in 1993. Who will take the title in 2026? You’d better stay tuned! Every Summernats Grand Champion Go to: Summernats 30-20Summernats 20-10Summernats…
Read MoreFirst published in the January 2008 issue of Street Machine The notebooks are long gone, discarded between moves, marriages and regrettable bouts of mayhem. But the images remain vivid and unforgettable. Some of those never-forgotten Street Machine Summernats images are on the slides — mostly Ektachrome — I shot back back then. Remember slides? The…
Read MoreGo to: SUMMERNATS 2 (1989) | 3 (1990) | 4 (1991) |5 (1992) | 6 (1993) | 7 (1994) | 8 (1995) | 9 (1996) | 10 (1997) Have you ever got home from shopping for a barbecue at your place and wondered if you’ve bought too many snags? Sure, 30 people have said on…
Read MoreDAY ONETHURS 8 JAN Thursday will see Street Machine Summernats 38 jump straight out of the gates and into the thick of it for the opening act of Australia’s greatest car festival. A stack of new stuff is on offer at the ’Nats this year, and a bunch of it kicks off on Day One.…
Read MoreThe Great Meguiar’s Uncover is always a highlight of the Street Machine Summernats, and the 2026 edition is set to be massive, with 30 brand-new rides set to be revealed on the evening of Thursday 8 January. Summernats chief steward Owen Webb says the fact that so many high-end cars are being produced each year…
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