Pro Burnouts
Rockynats #5 Pro Burnout Field 2025
The Pro Burnout series is ready to light up Rockhampton for Rockynats 5 on 4-6 April, with a bumper field of over 30 cars to throw down in pursuit of three Pro Burnout tickets to Street Machine Summernats 38. Taking place just off the Fitzroy River in one of the most scenic places to hold…
Read MoreMotorvation 39: results and gallery
After last year’s scorcher, which saw the Perth Motorplex literally on fire at one point, it was nice to experience a Motorvation with the temperatures hovering around the low 30s for a change. Sure, it was still pretty warm, but Motorvation 39 was a far more comfortable event than its predecessor, especially if you spent…
Read MoreThomas McManaway’s blown LS-powered Datsun 1200 ute
The standard of burnout cars in Australia has gone through the roof in the past decade or so. Top 60-quality cars are now a common sight on pads around the country, and the stakes are being raised each year. First published in the February 2025 issue of Street Machine One of the guys doing the…
Read MoreRockynats 2025 preview
Queensland’s biggest car festival is set to get even beefier when this year’s Rockynats descends upon Rockhampton, 4-6 April 2025. Those dates place the event during school holidays but not over the Easter break, which means everything will be open and ready to go. Perfect! There’ll be plenty of new additions for this year, as…
Read MoreMotorEx goes big for 2025: Street Machine Custom World, on-site cruising and more!
Meguiar’s MotorEx, presented by LMCT+, is a staple in the Aussie elite car show calendar each year, taking over Melbourne Showgrounds on the first weekend of May for a two-day showcase of Australia’s top-tier show and go machines. This year, organisers have revamped the entire event around a new ‘Worlds’ concept. There’ll be separate worlds…
Read MoreFebruary 2025 Street Machine on sale now!
It’s good to be the king, and no one knows this better than Peter Grmusa, whose KINGXA Falcon graces the cover of our February 2025 issue, having just claimed the coveted Pro Burnout Champion crown at Street Machine Summernats 37. Grab the mag and find out what it takes to win the biggest prize in…
Read MoreSummernats 37 Open burnout final & Ultimate Redemption Round
The final day of Street Machine Summernats 37 turned up the heat in more ways than one. The scorching sun sent temperatures soaring on the burnout pad for the Open-class finals and Ultimate Redemption Round, creating brutal conditions for drivers and plenty of carnage, much to the delight of the diehard fans in the grandstands.…
Read MoreVideo: Summernats 37 day three
What a cracker of a day! The Saturday of Street Machine Summernats 37 brought a continual flow of action right through the day and night. We also presented a stack of awards, celebrating achievements from every corner of the event. The Elite awards were hard-fought, such was the standard of cars in Elite Top 60.…
Read MorePeter Grmusa is the Summernats 37 Pro Burnout Champion
Burnout legend Peter Grmusa is $50,000 richer after taking out the Pro Burnout Championship at Street Machine Summernats 37. The runners-up were Scott Yates in YATESZ and Bryan Smilie in TIPNIN. Peter last took out the big one at Summernats 26, having won the Burnout Championship twice on the trot at Nats 19 and 20.…
Read MoreVideo: Summernats 37 day two
Day two of Street Machine Summernats 37 was one for the ages! The Pro Burnout qualifying showdown was intense, the action on the dyno was thrilling and the Fringe Festival in Braddon was a vibe. Add in drifting, cruising, skid row and a massive concert and we had a day where it was literally impossible…
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