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Motorsports and mullets, skids and burnouts … Summernats, the ACT’s annual car festival, will be back in January.

Bill Stefaniak tells us that an economic impact study following the 1989 Summernats showed “Canberra” benefitted by $5.1 million.

I was interested to see the shemozzle at Summernats this year when things got a bit out of hand and drunken yobbos invaded the track.

Nearly 48,000 light rail passenger boardings were recorded in Canberra over Summernats earlier this month, a big return to public transport for the car festival with passengers surpassing pre-pandemic levels. The light rail...

Summernats 35 was one for the history books, with sold out tickets and having to be called in.

Summernats has made history with the iconic Canberra car festival all but sold out for the first time ever.

With oil running through their veins, the loyal Summernats attendees make their way to Exhibition Park in Canberra each January for four glorious days of engine fuelled fun.

This weekend 6-8 January is the first full one of 2023, CW has compiled a list of things to ease you into the new year.

Some old, some new, some decked with extra trimmings and others bare bones - all the pride and joy of their owners, 500 of the cars to feature in Summernats 35 made their way down Northbourne Avenue this afternoon.

ACT Policing are gearing up to patrol Summernats 35 at Exhibition Park, as motoring enthusiasts roll into Canberra for the weekend.

Summernats 35 hits the capital from 5-8 January and Canberrans are being told to be prepared for delays during the festivities with changes to traffic conditions and public transport options.

Canberra sleepily welcomes in the new year, streets are quiet, and many residents have headed to the coast or interstate. Soon, we’re jolted awake again by the smell of petrol and the revving of engines as the entrants make their way to EPIC for the country’s biggest car festival. To be held from 5 to 8 January, Summernats 35 promises to be the biggest and best festival yet.

The Belco Party mourns the death of Canberra legend, founder of Summernats and inaugural party member, Chic Henry. 

A 27-year-old man from NSW Central Coast has been extradited to the ACT charged with assault following an incident at Summernats this year.

ACT Policing are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man allegedly involved in an assault at Exhibition Park during Summernats on Saturday 8 January.

Summernats co-owner Andy Lopez was thrilled from the moment the street car festival’s 34th iteration kicked off at Exhibition Park last week.