Mullets, rats tails, mohawks and patriotic tattoos: Car enthusiasts show off their best looks during the 33rd annual Summernats festival
- 100,000 people attended the annual rev-head festival was held at Exhibition Park in Canberra on the weekend
- One attendee even shaved the back of his hair to look like a giant rat on his head, complete with a tail
- There was a sea of mullets, Southern Cross tattoors and mohawks at the festival, which is now in its 33rd year
- Among the festivities was body art and mullet competitions and ‘celebrity modified lawn mower racing’
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From foot-long mullets and rats tails to Southern Cross tattoos and mohawks, the trends at this year’s Summernats car festival have been captured on a dedicated Instagram account.
The annual rev-head festival was held at Exhibition Park in Canberra over the weekend, where car-loving revellers showcased their hairstyles.
The event, which holds burnout competitions among its street machine events, is now in its 33rd year.
One man even shaved the back of his hair to look like a giant rat on his head, complete with a tail
An attendee bearing a Southern Cross tattoo watched on at the burnout competitions
Among the sea of mullets was a man with a 10cm-tall mohawk
The annual rev-head festival was held at Exhibition Park in Canberra over the weekend
One man even shaved the back of his hair to look like a giant rat on his head, complete with a tail, while most stuck to more traditional mullets for the event.
Created in 1987, Summernats features more than 2,500 modified cars being exhibited against a backdrop of burnt rubber and rock and roll to a crowd of about 100,000 people.
Among the festivities at the three-day event, which concluded on Sunday, was body art and mullet competitions, ‘celebrity modified lawn mower racing’, and drifting and burn-out competitions.
Some attendees incorporated face masks into their outfits to protect themselves from exhaust fumes and thick smoke from bushfires on the NSW South Coast.
The event, which holds burnout competitions among its street machine events, is now in its 33rd year
more than 100,000 revellers showcased their questionable hairstyles
Among the festivities at the three-day event, which concluded on Sunday, there was body art and mullet competitions, ‘celebrity modified lawn mower racing’, and drifting and burn-out competitions
Created in 1987, Summernats features more than 2,500 modified cars being exhibited against a backdrop of burnt rubber and rock and roll to a crowd of about 100,000 people