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Battle of the Mullets: Car lovers in Summernats compete to see who has the best hairstyle as motorists from across Australia gather for the annual event.
- The Summernats event draws thousands of car lovers to Canberra for spectacular racing and events.
- This year, 100,000 car enthusiasts attended and enjoyed burnout competitions and wild drift rides.
- However, on Saturday, the main attraction was a ‘dirty mullet’ fashion competition involving hundreds of fans.
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Thousands of Australians flocked to Canberra to celebrate the 35th Summernats, and mullet lovers went head-to-head on Saturday to decide who wears it best.
The Summernats event brings together car lovers in the capital, along with Australia’s masters of burnout, for a spectacular rally.
This year, 100,000 car enthusiasts turned out and enjoyed burnout competitions, drift rides and special performances by various stars during the four-day event.
However, on Saturday, the main attraction was a ‘dirty mullet’ fashion competition in which racing fans showed off their precious locks.
On Saturday at the 35th Summernats, the main attraction was a ‘dirty mullet’ fashion competition where racing fans showed off their gorgeous locks.
Men, women and children participated in the contest, sporting their mullets to the delight of racing fans.
The crowd seemed to enjoy the spectacle of the mullet contest, although attention quickly returned to the track.
Contestants in the Summernats Dirty Mullet competition are seen during the 35th Summernats car festival in Canberra
Men, women and children entered the contest, displaying their mullets to the delight of racing fans.
The crowd seemed to enjoy the spectacle of the mullet contest, although attention quickly returned to the track.
On Saturday afternoon, the competitors took to the track for the burnt championship eliminations after the previous Friday’s championship eliminations.
The second round of eliminations will take place later on Saturday, before the final takes place on Sunday.
After that, there will be a head-to-head between the final 10 at 3 p.m.
More than 2,700 cars and 100,000 enthusiastic fans descended on Canberra’s Exhibition Park for the festival.
Limited tickets were available for the event after unprecedented demand for tickets caused them to sell out.
As the mullet contest progressed, the competitors took to the track for burnout championship eliminations after the championship eliminations the previous Friday.
The Summernats event brings together car lovers in the capital, along with Australia’s masters of burnout for a spectacular rally.
More than 2,700 cars and 100,000 revving fans descended on the Exhibition Park in Canberra for the festival.
Limited tickets were available for the event after unprecedented demand for tickets caused them to sell out.
A young contestant in the Summernats Dirty Mullet competition is seen during the 35th Summernats car festival in Canberra