Summernats 22 December 31, 2008

The annual Street Machine Magazine Summernats (proudly supported by Rare Spares) is more than a car show; it’s a festival of the street machine lifestyle. The event attracts enthusiasts from Australia and overseas to see, feel and participate.
Exhibition Park offers the opportunity to cruise the kilometres of roadways, and stretch performance to the maximum, in the outrageous Burnout and Go-Whoa competitions on the world’s first and only purpose-built burnout facility. Entrant’s cars, tortured on the Chassis Dyno, search for the Summernats Horsepower Hero, while grass driving events provide the stage to demonstrate those proudly held driving abilities. The Top 60 Show, Car Audio Sound Off, and Miss Summernats combine with entertainment and displays to bring Exhibition Park to life with a high spirited, automotive, New Year atomosphere.

The event for Street Machines built to be registered and driven on the road, a cavalcade of automotive art.
For people who are interested in cars, Summernats begins with an understanding that street machines are modified, customised or restored street cars that were originally built after 1948 and then changed from original to suit the owners taste.
It’s more than a car show. Summernats is a four-day carnival for the enthusiast and spectator alike.
The four day program gets under way with registration and set-up on Thursday, and then from 8am Friday, hang on for the ride of your life.

Closing late each night you can see the best in street machine displays and judging, high octane entertainment and up to 160 retail and trade exhibitors with everything from high performance equipment to collectible art and paraphernalia.
Don’t miss the Summernats merchandise and souvenirs, a reminder of your visit to horsepower heaven.
The Kids Zone amusement areas and the special competitions to enthral kids, both big and little, often surprise family groups.
International tourists also leave dumfounded, after a four-day battering of Australian automotive ingenuity and the high energy, party experience.

Official Website: http://www.summernats.com.au/