SKID ROW!

IF THERE is one thing that gets the crowd going at Summernats, it’s people doing skids on the cruise track. Of course, that type of behaviour tends be frowned upon these days, and it’s not too hard to figure out why. With safety regulations and compliance requirements a big part of any large event, you’ve got to make sure the powers that be are happy, and more importantly, that everyone – entrants and spectators alike – stay safe.

That’s why Summernats 32 introduces Skid Row, a lane off Tuff Street where you can have a bit of fun, safely. At a test run for the new Skid Row, event owner Andy Lopez had this to say: “We’ve been hearing after each event that Tuff Street has been getting softer and softer, so our challenge has been trying to come up with something that’s a little bit sketchier and more fun but in a safe environment, where the entrants can get loose and not have to worry about getting kicked out. We tried to think a bit laterally about how we run Tuff Street. We want guys and girls to go a bit sick in the new Skid Row lane, where they can cut a bit of a skid and have some fun – that’s what the punters want to see as well.”