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EXPLAINED: Summernats - The Real Truth

Bogans, burnouts and bad mullets: must be Summernats

Bragging rights for Australia's best mullet and a $50,000 burnout prize are up for grabs as car enthusiasts gather for a premier petrol-fuelled festival.

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Magnificent motors and mullets to star at Summernats

A vintage Holden Torana, Stephen Barrie's pride and joy, is one of a fleet of classic cars set to draw tens of thousands of revheads to Canberra for Summernats.

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'Do some magic things together': Billionaire buys stake in Summernats

The car festival is using the backing to expand even further.

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Half-a-million dollar reward to catch missing mum killer

Appeal to Summernats fans to come forward with any information they may have.

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Summernats car entries sold out for next year: organisers

Around 3000 car entries have been sold

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Police car T-boned by tram during Summernats

The car was thrown sideways during the dramatic incident.

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Canberrans vent about Summernats on social media

There were only 20 official noise complaints over the four days.

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Summernats 'not for everyone', but the Greens back it

Greens leader says the event would be better if cars were electric powered.

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Your say: What Canberrans have said about those police Summernats comments

Here's what readers had to say after an officer voiced his opinions.

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Police slam Summernats illegal burnout 'subspecies' as 'morons' who haven't 'evolved very far'

Officer suggests setting up IQ testing station to reduce bad behaviour.

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Police drone spots burnout with kids in the car

Police deplore 'hoon driving' during Summernats weekend.

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Police investigate Summernats brawl involving security

Social media footage showing what appears to be a brawl involving security guards and punters at car festival Summernats has prompted a police investigation.

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Roaring engines, modified street machines converge on Braddon for fringe festival

Parts of Braddon were transformed into an modified vehicle showroom.

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Departed friend 'with us in spirit' at Summernats

Goldy's mates almost made the call to withdraw from Summernats.

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Police swoop on burnouts, hooning at Summernats

Revellers at the Summernats car festival have been warned not to engage in anti-social behaviour after several vehicles were seized for hooning.

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'Let them go': Summernats crowd erupts after police escort car from Fringe Festival

Police seized three vehicles on Friday night.

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Mullets and revheads descend on capital for Summernats

High-octane vehicles and low-hanging mullets are underpinning car festival Summernats as tens of thousands of revheads descend on the nation's capital.

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A mullet is just an upside down hipster beard: Surviving Summernats in the inner north

If you live in 2602 it's time to open our hearts to certain visitors.

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And into Canberra they roll, ahead of massive Summernats car festival

Around 2700 cars will be processed at scrutineering

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Braddon businesses brace for good and bad of Summernats' fringe festival

Several traders look forward to a boost, but not everyone is happy.

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Drunk rider detection tests set to stamp out 'anti-social' e-scooter riders

The technology will be installed in time for Summernats.

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Summernats bans 120 people as 2024 entry slots 'sell out'

More than 100 trouble-makers have been struck out from the next event.

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How the stuff of dreams emerges from a quiet Queanbeyan back street

The much-coveted Summernats grand champion prize for Real Steel came after the Queanbeyan company's car finished in first place at Motorex.

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Footage reveals Summernats road blockages, burnouts and fireworks

The Summernats event owner Andy Lopez described the individuals in the footage as "not our type of people".

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