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 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 MoreUpdate! 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 MoreCan 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 MoreThe 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…
Read MoreAfter sweltering through a 37 degree day here in Alice Springs, the Red CentreNATS army marched out to Alice Springs Inland Dragway for the first time this weekend to witness some serious burnout action. The open class burnouts were up first, with a bumper field contesting the still-hot conditions. Plenty of radiator overflows suffered as…
Read MoreCars and punters are already flooding into Alice Springs for Red CentreNATS #10. You can check out the program here and read on below for a few select highlights: The party kicks off in earnest tomorrow with a cruise hosted by the Aces & Eights car club , followed by the Fringe Festival in the…
Read MoreIt wasn’t just the heat that was blazing at Hidden Valley Raceway during Gazzanats Darwin; hundreds of smoking tyres fell victim to the burnout pad as a massive line-up of 52 pro skid cars stormed the NT capital in June for two days of play. Superskids, roll racing and go-to-whoa driving events were among the…
Read MoreBrashernats has long been Sydney’s premier burnout party and one of the biggest crowd-pullers at Sydney Dragway each year. The event began in 2013, inspired by a shed-warming party at burnout legend Mick Brasher’s house the previous year. First published in the August 2024 issue of Street Machine Since then, Brashernats has grown enormously, with…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats 37 will rock Canberra into the new year with Jet headlining two huge nights of horsepower-infused Aussie rock and party action. Jet Friday night’s kicks off with Sydney rock stars Thirsty Merc. With a stack of hits including In the Summertime and Someday, Someday, there’s more than 20 Good Reasons to head…
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