Thousands of car enthusiasts have flocked to Australia’s capital city to celebrate the annual Summernats festival on the weekend.
Canberra was flooded with people from all over the country as they descended on the city to watch revved up cars take to the streets for the yearly horsepower party.
The festival, which runs from January 4 – 7, brings car enthusiasts and their polished supercharged machines to Exhibition Park in Canberra for a weekend of burnouts and music.
Thousands of car enthusiasts have flocked to Australia’s capital city to celebrate the annual Summernats festival on the weekend
Race girls pose with a Rare Spare car, sponsors of Summernats, as thousands descend on the capital city for the festival
The festival, which runs from January 4 – 7, brings car enthusiasts and their polished supercharged machines to Canberra’s Exhibition Park
Day one kicked off on Friday with a last chance shootout to enter the burnouts competition, sending fans wild as turbocharged cars covered them in smoke and soot.
Australian hip-hop group Thundamentals wowed crowds on Friday night as well, getting festival goers ready for a weekend of burnouts, music and tattoos.
Plenty were happy to add some new ink at the car show, with the event launching the first Summernats Body Art Nationals Awards.
Australia’s top ‘street machine’ will be awarded to one lucky winner at the end of the festival, as well as champion of the burnout battle.
Despite the heat, many were still keen to watch tyres burn as drivers gave their best shot at the burnout competition
Dressed down in singlets and bras, many women made the most of the sunny day to capture a selfie or two
With a stockpile of beers, the owner of this ute is sure to be having a fantastic time cooling off at the Summernats festival
The sweltering heat appeared to be too much for one fan, who took to parading around with a T-shirt, bum bag and not much else
Festival goers were sure to be melting on Saturday however, with temperatures in Canberra expected to reach 36C and climb to 38C on Sunday.
Described by some as the ‘Bathurst of burnouts’, Summernats is a streetmachine festival started by renowned local rev-head Chic Henry in 1988.
More than 1,800 cars take part in the annual festival supported by hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts.
Festival goers were dressed in a collection of clothes, ranging from muscle T-shirts and short shorts to barely anything as the temperature climbed in the afternoon.
Despite the heat, many were still keen to watch tyres burn as drivers gave their best shot at the burnout competition.
Justine Mott (pictured) is the only female driver in the masters Summernats burnout competition in Canberra
Australia’s top ‘street machine’ will be awarded to one lucky winner at the end of the festival, as well as champion of the burnout battle
The annual festival brings together car enthusiasts from across the nation to celebrate all things muscle and supercharged
Covered in soot and no doubt melting in the heat, this bunch of friends appeared to be in good spirits at the festival
Private tents were set up for patrons to get their tattoos at this year’s festival, as one woman prepares to see her Elvis inking