Street Machine Australia — January 2018

Happily, there will be no changes to the dyno at
’Nats 31, with the boys from MPW Performance
running the show. They were able to crank out
more cars on a single dyno at ’Nats 30 than in
previous years with two dynos, so well done
to them.
Summernats 31 will also see Farmtruck and
AZN from Street Outlaws returning, this time to
actually compete in the Last Chance Shootout
in a wild C10 pick-up with a camper-back,
powered by a Magnuson-blown 6.0L with a
Haltech ECU. It’s a real Farmtruck-looking deal,
with all the mumbo fitting under the bonnet. At
the time of writing, the truck wasn’t finished, so
it should be an interesting thrash to the end.
The other Yanks getting a start in the burnouts
will be the 1320Video guys, who will be running
a tunnel-rammed LS-powered Corolla called
Thelma (named after the original owner of the

mint-condition car). They will need to have

their big boy pants on if they hope to make an

impression amongst a field of big hitters.

So what’s up for grabs? Well for the Burnout

Masters winner, it’s a cool $15K, but as you

survey the current field of qualifiers, it’s clear the

event will be harder to pick than a broken nose.

Crowd favourite Andrew Lynch in his mighty

Corolla is famous for his awesome wheelwork,

but history has shown that it takes more than

that to land in the top spot. With the build cost

on many of the top cars exceeding $150K,

drivers need to be lucky as well as good. It

is really the burnout Olympics, where just the

slightest hesitation, dip of revs, or touch of a

wall can mean automatic elimination.

Last year’s winner Steve Nogas will have his

work cut out for him in his KILLA-B Camaro,

although his engine builder, Brett Niddrie from

MAIN: ’Nats 30 Burnout

Master Steve Nogas in his

KILLA-B Camaro will be

back to defend his crown at

the 2018 event

TOP RIGHT: His wild

driving style has made him

possibly the most popular

competitor in the sport, but

Andrew Lynch is yet to nab

the Burnout Master crown.

Will 2018 be his year?

BOTTOM RIGHT: Dave

Cufone has his Wildcard

entry and will be looking

to give the Masters an

almighty shake in the

1FATRAT Chevelle at ’Nats 31

AS YOU SURVEY THE

CURRENT FIELD OF

SUMMERNATS 31

BURNOUT MASTERS

QUALIFIERS, IT’S

CLEAR THE EVENT

WILL BE HARDER

TO PICK THAN A

BROKEN NOSE