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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…

Paul Butler’s NANA TX Holden Gemini has taken victory for the third time in the street drags at Rockynats 5, the SR20-powered no prep monster machine proving itself as the car to beat on the challenging no prep surface of Quay Street. For those unfamiliar, the on street drags at Rockynats are an eighth-mile affair,…

The Pro Burnout and Open classes at Rare Spares Rockynats went gangbusters, with around $30K in cash on the line across both classes, and 20 cars throwing down in Sunday afternoon’s Pro-class final. Torrential rain leading into the event had us all guessing if any rubber would be blazed at all next to Rockhampton’s Fitzroy…

Rare Spares Rockynats 5 has already been the biggest one to date, and after a huge Street Parade of over 1100 cars burling through the centre of Rocky infront of a packed crowd, we got stuck into the elite unveilings at the showgrounds. Covers were pulled off seven cars, seen in public for the very…

For those of you who don’t know who Peter Grmusa is – all three of you – the man is a pre-eminent figure in the Aussie burnout world, with a list of wins as long as your arm. He’s also a prolific car builder, turning out everything from clean streeters to mental pad-pounders. With a…

First published in the February 2009 issue of Street Machine Go to: Elite | Burnout Mayhem | Hero Horses SUMMARY Scott Taylor Shaking off the spectre of economic doom and gloom, almost 1300 of Australia’s toughest streeters made the annual pilgrimage to Canberra for a wicked weekend of screaming horsepower and bodacious bodies. This year’s…