The Summernats formula couldn’t be taken all the way to the United States without a few of our headline, big banger heroes there to show the yanks how we get down. Heath Waddington and the boys from the Castlemaine Rod Shop flew their blown WARBIRD XP Falcon over for the weekend, but as you’re about…
Read MoreWinning Summernats Grand Champion is a massive honor, and the past winners list reads like a who’s who of Australian Street Machining royalty. To win the coveted trophy and sword you need an immaculately presented ride, and the will to drive it to the limit, and that’s exactly what Jeremy Gilbert did to win the…
Read MoreWhen burnout driver Bobbie Stevens rolls her wild pink Datsun 120Y onto the pad at Rare Spares & Repco Rockynats this year, it won’t just be another run. It’ll be the latest chapter in a journey that’s reshaped both the car and the driver behind the wheel. The tiny Datto has already turned plenty of…
Read MoreFord’s XD-F models have undergone a massive surge in popularity in street machining circles in recent years, at Dave Waddington’s QUIK E XE FAIRMONT ESP stands as a sterling example as to why. With its two-tone paint, Scheel seats and a thumping Clevo under (and indeed through) the hood, QUIK E retains all of what…
Read MoreSummernats 38 Go to: Meguiar’s Great Uncover | Elite Top 60 | Grand Champion | Horsepower Heroes | Pro Burnout Series | Open-Class Burnouts The greatest show on Earth Words: Liam Quirk & Kian HeagneyPhotos: Chris Thorogood, Ashleigh Wilson, Michelle Porobic & Tim McCormack By nearly every conceivable metric, Street Machine Summernats 38 was a…
Read MoreWe are still recovering from the very first Summernats USA, held last weekend in Floriday at the Freedom Factory and Bradenton Motorsport Park. We’ll bring you our full video coverage next Friday, but for today’s drop, Adam takes legendary US racer Brett LaSala for a strap down Skid Row. And what’s more, we do it…
Read MoreCairns local and Rare Spares and Repco Rockynats 06 Pro Burnout driver, Kev Davis, doesn’t do burnout competitions for trophies. He does them to keep people safe and ensure the future of the sport he loves. Kev was barely old enough to see over the dash of a car when he fell in love with…
Read MoreOur events aren’t just about the builds. They’re about the people who show up after yearwith their cars, their families, their mates, and their stories. Today, we’re recognising the women who are part of the action across all our events. If you’ve ever turned a spanner If you’ve ever stood on the start line If…
Read MoreBundaberg burnout driver Scott Abdy was just three years old when doctors told his parents he would never ride a bike, and yet, here he is decades later, gearing up to return to the Rare Spares and Repco Rockynats 06 burnout pad with precision, power, and an unmistakable passion for skids. Rockynats 2024. Photo: Ashleigh…
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