What is Summernats?

Living three hours west of Rockhampton in Emerald, QLD, opportunities to compete at this level and across so many disciplines in one place don’t come around often, which is something local entrants like Mat Stachurski have come to appreciate over the event’s six-year history. Whether it’s pushing the pace down Quay Street’s 1/8th mile drag strip or…

Right now America is going through a burnout resurgence that has started with Cleetus and Freedom Factory, and it’s spreading all across the continent, attracting a new breed of fans; like young gun Jake Nolan. This is no ordinary Chevy Cavalier, Jake and his father Brian attached the front-wheel-drive Cavalier shell to a S10 pick-up…

Last year saw Meguiar’s MotorEx get a welcome breath of fresh air, with the introduction of a new ‘Worlds’ concept to better showcase the vast automotive variety on display. This, combined with cruise sessions, the LMCT+ live stage area, a mammoth dyno comp, and a stack of elite unveilings, made the 2025 event one for…

Amsoil Summernats USA 2026 After almost 40 years as Australia’s wildest automotive celebration, Summernats has finally gone global. The inaugural Amsoil Summernats USA was a three-day bash held at the Freedom Factory and the adjacent Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, where the idea was to export the real ’Nats festival feel, with cruising, show cars,…

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…

Winning 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…