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Joe Kurtovic’s long-term love affair – or perhaps love-hate relationship – with his ’33 Ford coupe has spanned more than 25 years. The Sydneysider purchased the ’33 as a stalled project out of Melbourne, after heading down to attend the Victorian Hot Rod Show. “I was going to build a simple hot rod cruiser, but…

Fresh off his first Pro Burnout event win at Northern Nats, the Charters Towers driver is packing up his all-iron, built-bottom-end VX Commodore ORWHAT and heading to the Red Centre. Ryan “Bubba” Lofts had a good weekend at Northern Nats. A really good one. He took out the Pro Burnouts and Power Skids in ORWHAT,…

It is incredible to think that this year marked the 10th anniversary for Northern Nats, one of the best car festivals in Northern Queensland. Entrants from all over Queensland and even interstate made the trek to the tablelands and the beautifully scenic Springmount Raceway, enjoying the cooler Queensland winter conditions to blaze rubber all weekend…

Winning Australia’s biggest burnout title is the ultimate high. And last year’s champion, Chris Orchard, has been chasing that high ever since. After steering BALLISTIC, his methanol-fed blown VL Calais, to victory in the Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop at Summernats 38, the West Australian had finally climbed the mountain. Years of…

Ryan ‘Bubba’ Lofts in OR WHAT has won the top $20,000 cash prize and a Pro Burnout series ticket to Street Machine Summernats 39, after three chaotic and testing days on the Springmount Raceway burnout pad for Northern Nats 10. Along with just under $35,000 in total prize money up for grabs across the competition,…

Summernats Goes Troppo Go to: Burnouts | Drifting | Program Street Machine Summernats will bring burnouts, drifting, show cars and cackle sessions back to North Queensland when Summernats Goes Troppo returns to the NTI Townsville 500 from 10 to 12 July 2026. The three-day program will transform the Supercars weekend into a huge celebration of…