What 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…
Read MoreWhat a day! From the moment the City Cruise convoy hit Northbourne Avenue, Street Machine Summernats 37 was looking like an absolute belter. Things ramped up several notches during the Last Chance Wildcard burnout comp, with Chris Orchard in BALLISTIC, Bryan Smilie in TIPNIN, and Brad Kilby in HAMMERTIME set to join the other finalists…
Read MoreEarlier this year, Street Machine Summernats launched the new Pro Burnout Series, which has been going off at events all around the country, now brought to you by the Castlemaine Rod Shop. Thirty-four drivers have qualified for the Pro Burnouts at Street Machine Summernats 37 at events all over Australia and NZ during the year,…
Read MoreLike thousands of other enthusiasts across the country, the Street Machine team are flat out preparing for Street Machine Summernats, which hits Canberra in the ACT, 2-5 January. We have a big team heading to the ‘Nats this year, including Shawn McCann and champion Summernats dyno winner Bubba, who will be cruising in Shawn’s trusty…
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that us Aussie revheads love, it’s a burnout comp. And our brand-spanking new skid comp, Rods Out, brought that in spades. In fact, it doubled down! Two Rods Out burnout comps were added to the Street Machine Drag Challenge program for 2024, with the first taking place at Dragway at The…
Read MoreDay One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four Day ZeroWednesday 1 January It’s that time of year again when all roads lead to Canberra, where we’ll get to let our hair down, grab a slushie and ring in the New Year at Australia’s greatest horsepower party, Street Machine Summernats 37! Before we…
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