The annual Street Machine Summernats Car Festival is Australia’s biggest horse power party.
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Created by renowned revhead Chic Henry in 1988, the Summernats has taken on a life of its own and become a genuine Aussie icon.
Every year, up to 1800 of the toughest Australian elite street machines descend on Exhibition Park in Canberra.
Coming from around Australia and the world, this incredibly diverse tribe gathers to show off their love of the street machine to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 100,000 people.
The Summernats delivers three-and-a-half days of high octane extreme auto action including Australia’s top street machine judging competition, the world’s best burnout battle, precision driving demos, horsepower heroics, and more.
It’s all set against a backdrop of burnt rubber, rock ‘n’ roll, and one of Australia’s biggest motor retail trade shows as they search for the Street Machine Summernats Grand Champion.
So much more than a motor show, the Street Machine Summernats is a celebration of the street machine lifestyle and the people who live it.
Whether you know nothing about cars, or you can talk about them from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep, the Summernats is Australia’s best place to party in January.
This year’s music line-up features Bliss n Eso, Illy and The Radiators.
The Maitland Mercury has two double passes to give away to Summernats 28.
For your chance to win simply fill out the coupon in the weekend edition of the Mercury and return it to 6/555 High Street, Maitland, by noon on Monday, December 29.