Just about all of us wish we could’ve completed the dream vision for our first cars, but usually they end up crashed, stolen or sold before the wild and outlandish ideas our young minds concoct come to fruition. After an intensive labour of love for nearly nine years, 28-year-old Mathew Hughes finally got to live…
Read MoreSussing out the winners in the highly-coveted Tuff street, PPG and Show & Shine Standout awards at Summernats 38. Tuff Street Champion Winner: Timothy McDonald – 1971 Ford XY Fairmont Second: Daniel Souvleris 1976 Holden HJ Show n Shine Standouts – Overall Top 6 Ashley Bell – 1972 Ford FairmontVictor Yeghoyan – 1964 Chevrolet BelairJere…
Read MoreWinners are grinners! See who scooped the pool at Summernats 38 Street ChampionDave Darcy – 1975 Holden HJ Premier Top Judged StreetDean James King – 1985 Holden VK Street – Top ExhibitionJason Wincote King – 1946 Holden Bedford Street – Top Engine BayWinner: Dean James King – 1985 Holden VK2nd: Younan Khazi – 1982 Ford…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats 38 was a whirlwind for Michael and Matt Ellard and their Image Vehicle Manufacturing crew, with the covers coming off Matt’s insane Toyota Celica (below) on Thursday night and several customer cars entered across the Top 60 and Street class. Michael Ellard’s own BEAMS-powered Toyota Corolla wagon did particularly well in the…
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 MoreA record-breaking year to remember in the Haltech Horsepower Heroes has come to a close, with Darren Portelli’s HQ Holden romping home to victory with a best run in the finals today of 3697hp. It backs up his original record-breaking run on Thursday of 3513hp, a run that’d already broken the previous year’s record set…
Read MoreStreet Champion is an opportunity for genuine and regularly street driven vehicles to get their name in lights at Summernats 38. Unlike Grand Champion where the scene’s most expertly detailed and refined vehicles vie for the top gong, Street Champion is more relatable to the average punter and the field at Summernats 38 was incredibly…
Read MoreTHE Meguiar’s Pavilion is the place to be at Summernats if high end custom cars are your thing. In recent years we’ve noticed a shift away from dedicated showcars built for the sole purpose of winning trophies, in favour of cars that are engineered to be driven once their show days are done, and that…
Read MoreOz’s biggest horsepower party has partnered with a veteran Kiwi promoter to extend the smoke show’s international reach It’s been a whirlwind few months for the Summernats family, announcing their first ever venture off Australian shores with Summernats USA happening at Cleetus McFarland’s Freedom Factory March 12-14, 2026. In front of a packed grandstand in…
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…
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