So Summernats 21 swept through ACT like cyclone Tracy, promoters enjoyed great success with spectator numbers reaching 105,000. But are changes needed for Summernats to stay on the straight and narrow?

Should changes be made? It seems to me the answer is a resounding YES! Alcohol, burnouts and security would have to be the most talked about negative points of Summernats 21. How about we address each of these issues separately with suggestions on how to rememdy them.

Alcohol

Posted By: AJ , On: January 12th, 2008
Posted In: Events, Other, Summernats

The ACT was saturated with revheads as Summernats 21 came to town, 105,000 spectators walked through the gates and i’m guessing there was many a sore head to nurse too. All this adds upto an estimated $12 million cash injection into the ACT’s economy, pretty amazing what the car community can do.

Bigblocks, smallblocks, turbo, twinturbo, supercharged, twin supercharged, bagged, lowered, airbrushed, you name it Summernats has it in the modification stakes.

Victor Bray brought along his very first race car, a 57 Chev complete with new brodix headed bigblock and blower.

Victor also brought along one of his newest toys, a Datsun 1200 ute!

Posted By: AJ , On: January 9th, 2008
Posted In: Events, Other, Summernats

Summernats 2006 / Summernats 20

Can anybody say CARNAGE? That’s basically what Summernats 20 was, a huge number of competitors in the burnout comp had flames popping out of their bonnets, engines saying good night and flames flying out the back! Crowds were huge and plenty of alcohol consumed by all who attended.

This was my first Summernats and was a little unsure as to where it was held, but upon reaching Canberra, driving down Federal Highway and there it was - massive plumes of smoke SUMMERNATS!

Posted By: AJ , On: January 12th, 2007
Posted In: Events, Other, Summernats