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[yel327]

Is it just me or are wheels getting uglier every year?

[rexy]

Made the top 60 despite presumably getting zero points for paint?

 

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I wonder if all the wogs hang out together?

 

 

The sign appears to be defective

 

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This should be a rapid Blue Meanie

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Carolyn out and about.

A wog in a wog car being admired by wogs? It could almost be Melbourne!

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Who says you cant have a nice to drive 9 second street car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rexy]

I found the perfect ride for many of our forum members

 

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Frank from Dandy Engines was lurking about all weekend

 

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And was lucky enough to get to sit in the Top Fuel car during one of the startups

 

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For those that haven’t been up close to one of these, this is how much front tyre they have steering at 540kmh at the end of 1000feet of racing.

 

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So much for shortening the race distance slowing them down.

And for those that dont know, the current  word record of 3.62 seconds at 338 miles per hour is owned by Brittany Force. Who says women cant compete in elite racing?

 

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[rexy]

Cops cops everywhere

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Good thing the bait is safe inside the compound

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Nice shoebox with too many doors

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This car has been around a while looking fab.

Imagine how well it would go if he ditched the F**d boat anchor and went TT LS?

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A surprisingly compact yankee

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This was celebrating its 30th year anniversary 

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What time is Ford time?

Tin past Tin 😂

 

 

 

 

[Hot mustard]

Great coverage. Better than Street Machine.

[rexy]

A sled is on my list

 

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Sparkly is not

 

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Nice fake patina on the Honey I shrunk the Chevy

 

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Two questions arise

 

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Why paint it such a god awful colour and why leave the engine bay white?

 

Van is nice though

Edited by rexy, 11 January 2024 - 09:27 PM.

[rexy]

This is the greatest of the land yachts

 

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Summernats is not a quiet event, part of its charm.

 

Some things are very loud, such as being on the fence at the burnouts with the big cars pinned to the floor.

 

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This was the Top fuel car measured while standing six feet in front of its nose. Even with earplugs it was deafening standing a few meters to the back and side of the car inline with the pipes. Totally worth it though. 130+ db will rattle your brain.

 

 

Number 1 daughter had no problem getting to the front of the fence at the burnouts. I have taught her well!

 

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Saturday crowd was a big step up from Friday.

 

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Edited by rexy, 11 January 2024 - 09:44 PM.

[rexy]

Sadly Saturday was the end for us what with stupid Monday work and all.

 

With only a couple of hours left we caught the last Top Fuel start of the day and visited Skid Row for a bit.

 

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Caught a few late burnouts

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Including the Gray’s mighty black Camaro

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God that car makes a cloud quickly

 

 

The kids wanted to stop by the Dyno hall on the way out and wasn’t our timing good😃

 

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Nice shiny dunnydore with scissor doors - how 1990s 😱

 

It did pretty good.

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And sounded magnificent doing it.

 

 

Somewhere in recent times while no one was paying much attention, the world has worked out how to make LS engines sound real good. And not just the blown burnout monster versions. Me likely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rexy]

So we wandered towards the gates, passing a traditional hoon mobile with an appropriate plate.

 

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Waved goodbye to the large round security lasses and wandered off to the car park.

 

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Cant wait for next year!

 

[Ice]

Cheers for all the pics Rexy 

top work as usual 

Sparkly is not on your list  cmon 

You can come out you know 

[Heath]

Cheers for the coverage, Rexy.

 

Missing this one was bittersweet but always good seeing your experiences of it shared.

[Chips]

I got along from Perth.

2 cancelled flights to Melbourne and then a Train change to Bus to Canberra.

 

Was a late arrangement - all just arranged 2 weeks before the event.

 

Worth every bit of what I had to go through. Have been to 2 before - about 5 years ago and in the mid 2000's and is still as good as it ever was and there's nothing to compare it to.

 

Saying that top fueller makes some noise is a bit of an understatement! We were standing a little bit away at the corner where the laps where happening and was stunned and ear pain when they did a demo start!

 

next year is on the list...

[rexy]

A small follow up.

 

My father has a delightful lifelong habit of writing physical letters to me every couple of weeks. He likes to include clippings out of the newspapers that he thinks I might find interesting. He had always been an extremely conservative man and has become more so as he approaches his 90s.

 

So of course this weeks letter included many Summernats based clippings from the Canberra times and his local paper from the NSW coast where he now lives. In his letter he expressed “much concern about what he had read”. He has never been to the event despite living locally for many years.

 

The articles and letters to the editor had much the same content as they do most years after the Nats but the one below is a gem.

 

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An unfortunate episode of domestic violence involving two men with an apparent long history of similar events in their relationship.

 

A not uncommon event in society but this was no barrier to Summernats inclusion in the headline and a further three times in the article! Without the opportunity to smear the Summernats I doubt this event would have been considered newsworthy.

 

 

For those that are forming their views on the Nats from the media this is the bias you are exposed to.

 

 

Below is the 98% reality check.

 

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Crowds of all ages enjoying a pretty unique day out.

Much closer to reality but doesn't sell copy!

 

 

[RallyRed]

Reckon I'll be there in 2025.
Do I need to start looking for Accom. now?, or is Canberra big enough to swallow all the visitors?

[Ice]

Reckon I'll be there in 2025.
Do I need to start looking for Accom. now?, or is Canberra big enough to swallow all the visitors?

Jesus Col these blokes will eat you up for breakfast at the Summernats 

Its not  T Fest you know 

[RallyRed]

Jesus Col these blokes will eat you up for breakfast at the Summernats 

Its not  T Fest you know 

ha ha...Love it!

[Shiney005]

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