The 2008 Summernats - photos

[whiteballz]

Held every year for twenty one years - every summer this event always provides a great start to the year 2008 for the Australian UCP Community - who regularly gather from across the eastern coast at car events such as the international motor shows at Sydney and Melbourne, The Easter weekend Races at mount panorama (bathurst), Phillip Island Classics and many more smaller events around the year. A great attendance was had for the largest bogan/burnout festival this side of the sun. The attending UCP members were (in no order of awesome) Clutch, IB4R, Bluie, Cyco and myself.

The event itself features heavily on V8 muscle where 440C is considered the "normal" engine capacity. (its possible to hear the oil tycoons screaming with delight at the amount of fuel burnt during the three day event). However this year there were far more imports than previous, which was a good showing for the minority of us that enjoy imports.


Enjoy the photos!
(click to enlarge)


262297

262298

262299

262300

262301

262302

[whiteballz]

Lot 2

262303

262304

262305

262306

262307

262308

[whiteballz]

Lot 3

262310

262311

262312

262313

262314

262315

[whiteballz]

Lot 4

262316

262317

262318

262319

262320

262321

[whiteballz]

Lot 5

262322

262323

262324

262325

262326

262327

[whiteballz]

Lot 6

262328

262329

262330

262331

262332

262333

[whiteballz]

Lot 7

262334

262335

262336



Thats it from my camera for now.
Later I will ad the burnout competition photos.
All Images can be had at request in larger sizes.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Still annoyed that I missed it. But at least I saw a fair few of the higher end cars, they were coming into work as Summernats and a bunch of magazines use our studio for shoots.

[SlickHolden]

Great shots Ballzie:)..

You had great fun i see.. LOL At the winged Monaro.

[clutch-monkey]

was great fun. MOAR PICS

[IBrake4Rainbows]

MOAR pics.

Sunburn sucks :p

[PFdesign]

Here's a few more pics for the pot!

http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5604.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5606.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5646.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5648.jpg

World's smallest jet car
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5658.jpg

http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5663.jpg

1200 Horses!
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5771.jpg

http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5938.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6082.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6237.jpg

[PFdesign]

Holden vs concrete - a burnout gone wrong on the cruise strip shunted the concrete block about 4m. Noone injured, just a bruised car and a very bruised ego...
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6176.jpg

Airbrush demo on Territory. Craig Fraser - painting, also Steve Van Deman, from Orange County, CA, USA.
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6020.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6021.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6022.jpg

http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5812.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5851.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5885.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5902.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5905.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5943.jpg

[PFdesign]

Stupid 10 image limit!!!!

http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC5945.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6072.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6143.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6185.jpg

Some of the renowned Saturday night fireworks over the remnants of Lawrence Legend's stunt - driving a '75 Silver Ghost Rolls Royce up a ramp, through a bus and into a pile of VN Commodores...
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6218.jpg
http://www.prdriven.com.au/pf/200801sn/_DSC6247.jpg

Some 'spare' pics from the upcoming feature in PF mag, out January 23.

[nota]

Still annoyed that I missed it. But at least I saw a fair few of the higher end cars, they were coming into work as Summernats and a bunch of magazines use our studio for shoots.
I couldn't make it either. But my friend did enter in his lime green Charger, it got some weird reactions

His interest centered on the Dyno Shootout where he observed a Holden HZ wuntun with full ACT street rego pump out 1700 rwhp :eek:

[pat_ernzen]

The Australian automotive scene is so weird. And that Beetle is pretty horrible... well, the camber anyway. But nice pics. :)

[clutch-monkey]

Some of the renowned Saturday night fireworks over the remnants of Lawrence Legend's stunt - driving a '75 Silver Ghost Rolls Royce up a ramp, through a bus and into a pile of VN Commodores...


ah, so that's what they were for...damn i missed that.

The Australian automotive scene is so weird.
how so? seems normal to me. ;)

[macka02]

great pics man