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 MoreQueensland’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 MoreMeguiar’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 MoreIt’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 MoreThe 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 MoreWhat 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 MoreBurnout 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 MoreDay 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…
Read MoreTyres meet a violent demise at the hands of the country’s best burnout drivers, competing for $50K. Friday’s Pro Burnout qualifying lit up the Castlemaine Rod Shop burnout pad in textbook conditions – a blue, blazing Canberra sky and still air that allowed plumes of smoke to linger over the EPIC complex and engulf the…
Read MoreThe Rod Shop burnout pad transformed into a battleground during the first day of Street Machine Summernats 37 as 27 hopefuls took to the pad during the Wildcard Shootout on Thursday afternoon. Competition was fierce, and rightfully so, with three spots to the Pro Burnout series up for grabs. Securing a win puts drivers into…
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