Street Machine

SURVIVAL GUIDE

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THIRTY-TWO. Apart from being a fairly ideal waist size and the best model-year Ford to build a hot rod out of, it’s a rather nondescrip­t number – except when you’re talking about Street

Machine Summernats, of course, because every year keeps topping the one before it.

This year will be no exception, with a bunch of new improvemen­ts as well as some updates to the regular happenings to make our favourite car festival even better.

Summernats 32 may well be remembered as a record-breaking year, not just in regard to crowds and entrants, but in many other areas as well. There are a record number of cars being unveiled, it’s a pretty big certainty that the dyno cell will see the biggest numbers ever, and we’re going to bring back the burnout world record to Australia where it rightfully belongs.

One of the integral parts of Summernats has always been the cruising element. In recent years, with horsepower numbers climbing and safety becoming a major concern, there has been a bit of a clamp-down on some of the more exuberant behaviours, but what’s Summernats without a big dose of crazy? To bring some of that back, you’ll now be able to turn off Tuff Street and into Skid Row, where no amount of fluoro vests will stop you having a little bit of fun.

After all, the best way to enjoy Summernats is behind the wheel. Whether it’s cruising, skidding, show ’n’ shining, or all of the above, the ’Nats is the best participan­t event in the country in terms of the amount of things you can do with your car there. It’s the wildest car festival in the world and it’s in your backyard.

You don’t need a million horsepower and mountain of metal hanging out of the bonnet to have fun. Being a spectator is great, but entering your car and becoming part of Summernats history – that is truly epic.

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