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EPIC Summernats Moments

Here’s some moment we just can’t ever forget about.

Summernats goes Troppo!

The NTI Townsville 500 Supercar meeting (11-13 July) is going to be a ripper, with everything from Pro Bull Riding to Pro Burnout Series legends providing a massive dose of extra entertainment for FNQ race fans. A cracking line up of Pro Burnout drivers will be joined by a team of gun drifters multiple times…
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Red CentreNATS 11: What’s new for 2025

Red CentreNATS 11, presented by LMCT+, is coming up fast, 5-7 September in Alice Springs, and this year there are a stack of new features and improvements to the program to make the show even more epic for spectators and entrants alike! The big news for entrants is that the cruising ‘red zone’ for approved…
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Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop: qualifiers 2025

The world’s biggest burnout competition, the Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop, is back for 2025, boasting an epic lineup of 19 tyre-frying events spanning Australia and New Zealand. The 2025 series will culminate with the Grand Final at the Street Machine Summernats 38, where competitors will battle it out for a staggering…
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Northern Nats 9: burnout results

The heat was once again brought to the Springmount Raceway burnout pad for Northern Nats 9, with three classes of tyre-killers hitting the pad over three days for bragging rights and big cash prizes. Combatants were divided into Pro Burnout, Open, and Development classes. Unlike other events, Northern Nats runs a system of combined points…
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Phil Kerjean’s epic man-caves and Smokin’ Roo Bar

When it comes to producing heavy-hitting street machine icons, the Illawarra region of New South Wales has always batted far above the average. Stalwart burnout competitor Phil Kerjean and his family have called the Illawarra home for decades, but that’s about to change as they seek a tree-change in the Riverina. So, what better time…
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LMCT+ Powers Up the NT: Presenting Partner for Red CentreNATS & Nitro Up North

In a major boost for motorsport fans in the Northern Territory, Australia’s ultimate shopping membership program, LMCT+, is putting pedal to the metal in support of community motorsport in the Northern Territory, as they were today announced as the presenting partner for two of the territory’s most iconic automotive events – Red CentreNATS and Nitro…
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Summernats goes Troppo!

The NTI Townsville 500 Supercar meeting (11-13 July) is going to be a ripper, with everything from Pro Bull Riding to Pro Burnout Series legends providing a massive dose of extra entertainment for FNQ race fans. A cracking line up of Pro Burnout drivers will be joined by a team of gun drifters multiple times…
Read More

Red CentreNATS 11: What’s new for 2025

Red CentreNATS 11, presented by LMCT+, is coming up fast, 5-7 September in Alice Springs, and this year there are a stack of new features and improvements to the program to make the show even more epic for spectators and entrants alike! The big news for entrants is that the cruising ‘red zone’ for approved…
Read More

Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop: qualifiers 2025

The world’s biggest burnout competition, the Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop, is back for 2025, boasting an epic lineup of 19 tyre-frying events spanning Australia and New Zealand. The 2025 series will culminate with the Grand Final at the Street Machine Summernats 38, where competitors will battle it out for a staggering…
Read More

Northern Nats 9: burnout results

The heat was once again brought to the Springmount Raceway burnout pad for Northern Nats 9, with three classes of tyre-killers hitting the pad over three days for bragging rights and big cash prizes. Combatants were divided into Pro Burnout, Open, and Development classes. Unlike other events, Northern Nats runs a system of combined points…
Read More

Phil Kerjean’s epic man-caves and Smokin’ Roo Bar

When it comes to producing heavy-hitting street machine icons, the Illawarra region of New South Wales has always batted far above the average. Stalwart burnout competitor Phil Kerjean and his family have called the Illawarra home for decades, but that’s about to change as they seek a tree-change in the Riverina. So, what better time…
Read More

LMCT+ Powers Up the NT: Presenting Partner for Red CentreNATS & Nitro Up North

In a major boost for motorsport fans in the Northern Territory, Australia’s ultimate shopping membership program, LMCT+, is putting pedal to the metal in support of community motorsport in the Northern Territory, as they were today announced as the presenting partner for two of the territory’s most iconic automotive events – Red CentreNATS and Nitro…
Read More

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