Good solution (not), move it south side? Wow, was enjoying reading your writing until this immature statement.

Let’s move Floriade also. It brings no money to Canberra and is supported by the Government

Summernats entrants are artists. They spend sometimes years creating their art, no less valid than a musician or sculptor. Their art creates a 5 senses full body experience. Some artworks make no noise or smell and are trailer queens, some artworks assault the senses like an ACDC concert or a chef cooking with kimchi.
Some artworks skid down the burnout pad like an 800 hp figure skater, spinning and screaming to the crowd’s delight, giving spectators a feel, smell, sight, taste and aural experience of the art. Full body!

Not every artist has the skill, time or money to enter their works in Summernats. Those souls cruise the highways and back streets of Canberra seeking an audience and yes, sometimes breaking the law with a burnout. But I bet most of those artists are locals.

Instead of spending your energy trying to suppress these artists and budding artists, promote a motorsports complex.

That their art and culture are distasteful to you is of no consequence. We live in an eclectic world, not everybody wants to see a Monet exhibition or go to Floriade. Be thankful that you have an opportunity to experience that form of art for free.

Wow, I can’t believe what has been written in this segment, obviously the writer has no concept of car culture or just basic fun. I have been coming down to Canberra since 1987 for Summernat’s and eventually moved here in 1999. I have been an entrant, a spectator and supporter of this event since Chic Henry (RIP) got this event happening, not to mention legends like the late Raymond Mason (NSWHRC). I didn’t attend this year as I am disabled, but I went out cruising with my wife on a date night and watched the cars from the left lane, so cool. I could be like you and tell you what I really think about your article, but I have more class than that.

Growing up in Canberra and watching the Summernats Since 1990, there has been alot changing and toleration from the Canberra Locals over the years, this year was by far the most out of control ever, 1st off the event, Day 1- Fantastic Day for everyone including the spectators seeing all the amazing customised cars and some old fashioned Australian purebred muscle cars, no trouble makers anywhere and the atmosphere was amazing, plenty of opportunities to talk to car owner/builders or even the burnout masters. Was not over crowded or anyway close to out of control. Day 2- Another fantastic day, weather was great, atmosphere was also awesome, started to see some trouble makers arriving around 1pm onward, some encouraging bad behaviour inside the grounds on tuff street. Day 3- very very very poorly organised, traffic was backed up for 3 hours in every direction, including blocking entrances for the summernats cars, traffic control was disgusting, if my friend from NZ didn’t wait 3 years to come for the 4 days we would have gone home, the amount of people attended saterday was double the other sold out days, we heard people bragging they just wore last year’s wrist bands and didn’t get pulled up inside the event, this really upset us as we beleive in supporting the amazing car enthusiasts car culture because we grew up in these Aussie cars. Day3 was so disgustingly out of control we watched the burnout masters then left. Biggest waste of money Day 3. Never again. Day 4 was also sold out but took 5 minutes to get in, crowds and most troublemakers had left, for a sold out day there was the same levels of day 1 and day2. Overall I would not pay the money to go to thesummernats if they are not going to keep the trouble out, as Canberra’s residents know the morons continued the stupid dangerous behaviour at Braddon and eaglehawk, and several other places through out Canberra evernight. 5 plus years ago the police would warn once then remove and arrest the trouble makers. The size of these groups now are more than dangerous, they are Riot sized events with over 300 trouble makers throwing bottles and fireworks at police. The event could be run so much better with no Alcohol allowed until 4pm, more covered areas to stop heat related problems with people, 2x skid row areas to prevent turf street getting out of control, alot more police presence and control after the event, after what happened at a summernats 35 there are alot of car entrants not willing to return unless major changes are made including security and policing. There is a huge motoring culture in canberra and its time for Canberra to build a race park like Eastern Creek, the Authorities and locals have finally won by closing down the historical race track Wakefield raceway, and now there is no where to go for enthusiasts, closest is Sydney. Canberra needs a motor park to encourage and teach future generations to leave it on the track and drag strip. The Summernats is overall a great event for Canberra but we need to stop the trouble makers, I know there are alot of people who don’t like hotrods & custom cars in Canberra, I Don’t like gardening and Floriard but I don’t want it shut down because of the pollen or access to closed roads. We need to celebrate all events that we get in Canberra or we may end up with none!!!! No tourism equals no business. No business no jobs. Well we know that won’t happen right! Owe that’s right we lost the v8 supercars only losing millions to Canberra’s economy mmmmm hows those roads looking? What about telecom tower? You get the point