Ford’s XD-F models have undergone a massive surge in popularity in street machining circles in recent years, at Dave Waddington’s QUIK E XE FAIRMONT ESP stands as a sterling example as to why. With its two-tone paint, Scheel seats and a thumping Clevo under (and indeed through) the hood, QUIK E retains all of what…
Read MoreSummernats 38 Go to: Meguiar’s Great Uncover | Elite Top 60 | Grand Champion | Horsepower Heroes | Pro Burnout Series | Open-Class Burnouts The greatest show on Earth Words: Liam Quirk & Kian HeagneyPhotos: Chris Thorogood, Ashleigh Wilson, Michelle Porobic & Tim McCormack By nearly every conceivable metric, Street Machine Summernats 38 was a…
Read MoreCairns local and Rare Spares and Repco Rockynats 06 Pro Burnout driver, Kev Davis, doesn’t do burnout competitions for trophies. He does them to keep people safe and ensure the future of the sport he loves. Kev was barely old enough to see over the dash of a car when he fell in love with…
Read MoreBundaberg burnout driver Scott Abdy was just three years old when doctors told his parents he would never ride a bike, and yet, here he is decades later, gearing up to return to the Rare Spares and Repco Rockynats 06 burnout pad with precision, power, and an unmistakable passion for skids. Rockynats 2024. Photo: Ashleigh…
Read MoreThe world’s biggest burnout competition, the Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop, is back for 2025, boasting an epic lineup of 18 tyre-melting events spanning Australia and NZ. The 2026 series will culminate with the Grand Final at Street Machine Summernats 39, where competitors will battle it out for a staggering $50,000 first-place prize—part of…
Read MoreThe Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemain Rod Shop has locked in a massive 2026 season with 18 events spanning Australia and New Zealand, culminating in a grand final showdown at Street Machine Summernats 39. Each of the 18 events offers competitors a shot at qualifying directly into the Pro Burnout Series Grand Final, while…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats 38 concluded yesterday with cooler weather ushering in a chilled, but action-packed atmosphere. In the Open Class burnouts, Brett Battersby in BLWNLUX took home the chocolates. MORE All Summernats stories Jono Kelly was stoked to take out the Pro Burnouts Redemption Round in his VK. A record-breaking year to remember in the…
Read MoreThe Saturday of Street Machine Summernats is always the most hectic, with a sellout crowed, jam-packed schedule and history to be made. Before we got to the evenings awards, daytime hours saw the Haltech Horsepower Heroes dyno record fall once again, Dan Szabolics twin turbo, big-block Chev HQ Monaro thumping out a scorching 3786hp! He’s…
Read MoreWest Australian Chris Orchard is your 2026 Pro Burnout series champion, his BALLISTIC VL Holden taking out the top honours and $50,000 prize money in the top 10 final here in Canberra on Saturday afternoon. “It feels like a long time coming, and after finishing second, coming second sucks! I put a lot of work…
Read MoreA record-breaking day at Street Machine Summernats 38 saw bumper crowds, big heat and plenty of action across all corners of the EPIC precinct. The biggest news of the day was Daniel Szabolics’ twin turbo, big-block HQ Monaro scorching the current Summernats Haltech Horsepower Heroes dyno record with a whopping 3682hp run. You can read…
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