DAY FOUR SUNDAY 05 JAN

SUNDAY is when it all comes together for those fortunate enough not to have damaged themselves by overindulging earlier in the weekend. Champions are crowned as entrants put their cars on the line in a chance to bask in Summernats glory.

After two days of qualifying, the MPW Dyno Cell presented by Mainline will host the finals of the Haltech Horsepower Heroes, as punters smash the Page Up keys on their laptops trying to best each other’s power figures. Not too far from there, in Central Park, you’ll have the chance to gaze longingly at the cars that qualified for the PPG Supreme Entrant award.

Around lunchtime, the burnout pad will be hosting presentations for the winners of the driving events, PPG Supreme, and the big one: the exalted Grand Champion. Deemed to be the ultimate all-rounder, requiring Elite car build quality, popularity among punters with Peoples’ Choice, and the ability to perform in driving events, the Grand Champion is one of the highest honours to take out in Aussie car culture.

However, from 1pm, Sunday at Summernats is all about belting tyres, as the finals of the Burnout Championship kick off three hours of non-stop skidding action. The Top 10 National Burnout Masters hit the pad from 3pm, before it all comes to a close at 4:30pm after the last tinware for the Burnout Champs and Masters is handed out.

When 5pm rolls around, the gates close on another Street Machine Summernats, and the preparations for the 34th ’Nats will begin.

GAME ON!

THE Summernats Burnout Masters is without doubt the toughest tyre-shredding competition on the planet, and now you can skid like a pro with the all-new Burnout Masters mobile game – the official game of Street Machine Summernats. Buy, test, compete, upgrade and win in a huge selection of cars, with tracks including the legendary Summernats Burnout Pad. There’s also a special tribute to one of the kings of the sport and a thumping Aussie rock soundtrack. Burnout Masters is available right now free from the App Store, with an Android version to follow soon.

SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH CLEETUS

SINGLE-DAY attendees will have more fun than ever on Sunday with a special Cleetus & Cars show. Available to enter with a separate ticket purchase, it will pack all the fun of Cleetus’s events back home in the USA with a static show on the oval, plus access to drive the cruise route, including Skid Row. Keep an eye on the ’Nats website for more info on how to purchase your ticket to this Sunday-only event.

GET IN GEAR

THIS year we’ll have a bumper crop of merch on the Street Machine stand. This will include a wild Charger shirt by acclaimed artist Marty Schneider, and a tribute tee to the late, great John Peterson.