Mullet madness as bogan festival kicks off in Canberra

About 120,000 people who find themselves on no account overcompensating are anticipated to attend the four-day automotive pageant in Canberra, which can showcase 2700 modified autos starting from classics to supercharged.

Beers have been flowing, camper chairs have been arrange and servo pie provides have been working dangerously low earlier than noon forward of 500 suped-up vehicles parading down the principle street into and thru town.

Revheads will put their engines to the check on the burnout masters occasion and the 1000’s of vehicles can be whittled right down to a few dozen who will vie off for the last word prize of being topped the grand champion.

The grand champion can be awarded to the most effective automotive and has a number of standards, together with a judging panel choose, individuals’s selection and two driving elements.

“Burnouts are Australia’s homegrown loopy motorsport – we’re the most effective at it on the earth,” Summernats co-owner Andy Lopez advised reporters on Thursday.

“It is emulated however by no means equalled.”

Mullet growers can be judged in quite a lot of classes together with grubby, classic for these silver foxes over 50, excessive, ranga and rookie for many who’ve had a mullet for beneath a yr.

“An excellent mullet represents you are Australian … and also you’re proud to put on your hair the best way you adore it,” Mulletfest co-founder Laura Johnson stated earlier than the group whipped their majestic manes within the air in unison.

Bucko Jackson was vying for the ‘excessive’ class together with his ‘skullet’, a mullet with a shaved head on the entrance.

Two dozen uniquely crafted vehicles constructed from scratch may even be unveiled at this yr’s occasion, together with makes which have taken many years to construct.

Daryl Braithwaite will rouse the gang together with his hit tune The Horses, whereas Grinspoon and Sizzling Dub Time Machine may even rock the stage after Jimmy Barnes pulled out because of a medical emergency.

Whereas the occasion brings in tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} for the native economic system, with 85 p.c of attendees being from interstate, it is not in style with all of the locals who complain of burnout smoke and loud revving late at night time.

Police have warned any unhealthy behaviour can be punished, with 1000’s of spots within the confiscation lot able to be full of quick vehicles.

“We do not wish to seize 1000 autos however we’ll if we have now to,” ACT Policing Appearing Superintendent Rod Anderson stated.