A 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…
Read MoreThe 38th Street Machine Summernats got off to a belter of a start on Thursday, with an action-packed schedule of burnouts, show cars and records being broken! We kick off as per usual with the 12pm city cruise through Canberra, showing off our hottest entrants to the locals and punters in a sight not often…
Read MoreDAY ONETHURS 8 JAN Thursday will see Street Machine Summernats 38 jump straight out of the gates and into the thick of it for the opening act of Australia’s greatest car festival. A stack of new stuff is on offer at the ’Nats this year, and a bunch of it kicks off on Day One.…
Read MoreAuckland, New Zealand’s Prowear Chrome Showcase 2025 was a big-arse car show at an exhibition centre. Sure, that may not exactly sound like a bold new concept, but when it’s run by a bloke like Azhar Bhamji and his Premier Events crew, you can always expect a show that delivers beyond your expectation. His job…
Read MoreAmerican gearheads rejoice – Australia’s favourite horsepower party is going global, with Summernats partnering with the Freedom Factory to stage the first-ever Summernats USA! Taking place 12-14 March 2026 in Florida across two world-renowned venues – the Freedom Factory and the neighbouring Bradenton Motorsports Park – Summernats USA will feature all the ’Nats staples we…
Read MoreRCN is celebrating a decade-and-a-bit of drag racing decadence, balls-out burnouts, and a dead-sexy show-and-shine set under the dead heart’s shimmering sun. A lot has changed over the years, but more importantly, plenty has stayed the same. RCN is now long-established as the premier street machining event in the Territory and continues to inspire attendees…
Read MoreThe burnout pad in Alice Springs is set for fireworks when reigning Pro Burnouts champion Chris Smallmon rolls into town for Red CentreNATS, presented by LMCT+, from 5 to 7 September. The 41-year-old from Junee in New South Wales is the defending Pro Burnouts Champion and will once again be behind the wheel of his…
Read MoreFirst published in the February 2008 issue of Street Machine For 15 years, revheads from all over WA have been heading down to Narrogin for a weekend of controlled mayhem and for the first time I thought I’d join them. It should only be a two-and-a-half-hour trip from Perth but thanks to a tank full…
Read MoreA copper bronze burnout machine with 1600 horsepower under the bonnet is heading from Darwin to Alice Springs and it is set to make its first ever appearance at Red CentreNATS, presented by LMCT+, from 5 to 7 September. Darwin local Joe Thring will debut his new VF Commodore ute, known as ORNATE, and it…
Read MorePro Burnout series legends Jake Myers, Warren Gersekowski and Ryan Peason are set to light up the burnout pad in the land of the free this September, hitting the burnouts at the Ice Cream Cruise at the I29 Dragway in Iowa, USA. The Ice Cream Cruise is not a bunch of ice cream trucks parking…
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