Pro Burnouts
Do it in the dirt: Chopped 2024
Chopped is back! When it began in 2008, the Chopped Rod & Custom festival was designed as a low-key event for traditional rods, customs and bikes. The first Chopped was held as a static show on a footy oval in the tiny Victorian goldfields town of Newstead, before moving to the Newstead Racecourse. Dirt drags…
Read MoreVideo: Drag Challenge 2024 day four
After a herculean 600km trek from Dragway at The Bend in South Australia to Central Victoria’s Heathcote Park Raceway, we got underway for the fourth day of racing for Drag Challenge 2024. Given that the final road route takes even the most capable of cars well over six and a half hours, we gave entrants…
Read MoreTesting ramps up for Drag Challenge 2024
It’s that time of year again! Spring is in the air, and with it comes the fever around Drag Challenge, and this year is shaping up to be one of the biggest and fastest yet. Entrants who are on the ball enough to have their cars running (there are many who still don’t!) have been…
Read MoreRods Out entrant list update!
When we announced that we were adding two Rods Out burnout comps to the Street Machine Drag Challenge program for 2024, we had high hopes that we could put on a couple of great shows. The response, however, has far exceeded our expectations! RODS OUT TICKETS ARE CHEAPEST ONLINE! GRAB YOURS HERE AND SAVE For…
Read MoreGallery: Burnout Showdown
Sydney was treated to an extra dose of Brashernats action this year, with the crew running the Burnout Showdown event yesterday at Sydney Dragway. As usual, the field was star-studded, with the likes of Rick Fuller in LSONE, Wal Gersekowski in 1TUFHG, Mark Schwarz in HANFUL, Chris Smallmon in BLOWNVY and many more. MORE Rods…
Read MoreJono Kelly’s 3FIVE5 NASCAR-powered VK ready for Rods Out #1!
When it comes to high revving, screaming burnout machines, Jono Kelly’s 3FIVE5 VK Commodore is up there with the best and most well known. The South Australian tours the country belting off rubber at just about every pad he can get to, and he’ll be one of many top tier burnout machines to lay rubber…
Read MoreRods Out: The Grind
Rods Out is a new concept in burnout events that we’ve integrated into this year’siconic Street Machine Drag Challenge drag-and-drive spectacular Rods Out sees the absolute cream of the Australian burnout scene going head-to-head at two competitions held in conjunction with Drag Challenge. That means spectators at Dragway at The Bend (1 November) and Heathcote…
Read MoreDrag Challenge five-day passes available now
Update! Pssst! Want to attend Street Machine Drag Challenge 2024 for all five days? Then grab a week-long pass and save! These give you armbands to get into every track over five days AND a Drag Challenge T-shirt. Only 50 five-day passes with the Drag Challenge T-shirts left, so grab yours here! The story to…
Read MoreThe wrap-up: Red CentreNATS 10
Can you believe it’s been 10 years already? Time really does fly when you’re having fun, and the 10th birthday of Red CentreNATS was a shindig we couldn’t wait to be part of – even if it was going to be stinking hot! For those late to the party, Red CentreNATS descends upon Alice Springs…
Read MoreRed CentreNATS 10 burnout results
The 2024 Red CentreNATS burnout finals are run and done with Pro Burnout series, open class, wildcard tickets and over $20,000 of prize money on the line across the classes. The open class was up first in the sweltering heat, with 20 competitors from Friday’s qualifying duking it out in the final. Justin McKinnis and…
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