7 More years of Summernats!

somewhere_between_bundah_and_goulburn said :

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

Simple answer, the bogans would not pay their 100 odd dollar ticket entry or be able to spend 7 dollars on a can of vb. only real enthusiasts would turn up. Great for enthusiasts, but bad for business.

KB1971 said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

KB1971 said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Gross.

Wish they would ban it.

I wish they would ban comic shops………..

How come? What a horrid thing to say.

All the creepy long haired nerds sniggering at getting the latest copy of Batman….ugh!

I will have you know I have a shaved head and are more inclined to xmen!

sammo1 said :

No of course you haven’t. You prefer to bitch and moan about 4 days out of your year, about something that you don’t agree with!

I like it when someone bitches and moans about someone bitchin’ n’ moanin’ on a discussion site.

On topic, I’m just waiting for them to bring the Canberra 400 back in the Parliamentary triangle.

Gantz said :

Brindabella said :

Great! Now bring back the Northbourne Super Cruise and bring back the former glory.

They did. Last year. 15,000 in attendance.

20,000+ actually …. and expect it to be bigger this year.

While im a supporter of the event, you would have to also understand with the new owners coming in a couple of years ago you cant just go from having the alcohol to no alcohol.

I do believe that the organisers are phasing in over time mid strength alcohol similar to the cricket etc.

I trust that none of the streets linking Aspinall St to the Federal Highway will be closed or blocked off.

somewhere_between_bundah_and_goulburn said :

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

Yep totally agree that they should ban alcohol except that i suspect it would not be financially viable to run the event without it.Happy for someone to prove otherwise.

Keijidosha said :

somewhere_between_bundah_and_goulburn said :

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

+1 million. Cars, crowds and booze aren’t a good mix.

If the promoters/owners were truly interested in making Summernats “family friendly” as they claim then they would ban alcohol, or at least restrict the sale of booze until later in the evenings. Open the taps at 7pm and let the yobs get rowdy.

-1 Million

Then all the drunk yobbo’s will be pre-drinking outside the venue. pushing a majority of the the drunk rowdy behavior out on the streets when it would normally occur inside the venue.

Keep the drunks in the venue and not on the streets.

Jethro said :

I also note you don’t deny the fact that the at least some of the Summernats visitors are anti-social douchebags who willingly flout the law and treat our city and its residents like crap.

Nope, not denying that at all, alcahol + drugs + young blokes = yobbo behavoir. It is not just related to Summernats.

I grew up in a tourist area, the dickhead factor comes out in a lot of people when they are on holidays, its if they dont have to take responsibility for their actions. We had to bear the cross for the tourist dollars that came into the town.

You were getting a 4 day taste of what many tourist destinations around Australia put up with every day.

Yep its a bitch but its not Summernats that is the cause perse, its a part of society. We only notice here because it wakes the sleeping dead for 4 days……….

I will add this, I have not been to the Nats for 10 years, I think its boring & would rather be riding my bike on some singletrack but I wont appose it as sections of the community wants it, at least it pays for itself to some extent unlike Floriade which is totally funded by the government. I dont go to Floriade either but the 1 minute I have to wait at the traffic lights in the morning & afternoon is a small price to pay that I dont really care about.

bainbridge said :

I don’t anyone is saying that it’s every single person. It’s probably a vast minority.

So lets have ‘nats in the CBD then. Civic is not a residential suburb, so this comparison is slightly flawed.

Bahahahahaha, a “vast minority”…..I have let some crackers slip in my time that that is a goodun.

If you had not noticed, Mitchell isnt a residential suburb, Civic atually is if you have a look around……..

bainbridge said :

sammo1 said :

So hang on, let me get this straight, all those people who say EVERY single person who attends summernats, is a “hooligan”, “drunken bogan”, “breaking bottles”, “doing burnouts ALL night”, have you ever been to Civic on a Friday/Saturday night?
Have you ever ventured out of your inner south/north comfort zone and seen the real Canberra?

No of course you haven’t. You prefer to bitch and moan about 4 days out of your year, about something that you don’t agree with!

I don’t anyone is saying that it’s every single person. It’s probably a vast minority.

So lets have ‘nats in the CBD then. Civic is not a residential suburb, so this comparison is slightly flawed.

I for one think it’s a great event but poorly located. I just don’t agree with the behavior shown by SOME (just some) of the people who attend.

If you want too talk about poorly located, remember when they tried to hold car racing in the parliamentary triangle?

somewhere_between_bundah_and_goulburn said :

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

Just one word different and this gets interesting …

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

somewhere_between_bundah_and_goulburn said :

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

+1 million. Cars, crowds and booze aren’t a good mix.

If the promoters/owners were truly interested in making Summernats “family friendly” as they claim then they would ban alcohol, or at least restrict the sale of booze until later in the evenings. Open the taps at 7pm and let the yobs get rowdy.

sammo1 said :

So hang on, let me get this straight, all those people who say EVERY single person who attends summernats, is a “hooligan”, “drunken bogan”, “breaking bottles”, “doing burnouts ALL night”, have you ever been to Civic on a Friday/Saturday night?
Have you ever ventured out of your inner south/north comfort zone and seen the real Canberra?

No of course you haven’t. You prefer to bitch and moan about 4 days out of your year, about something that you don’t agree with!

I don’t anyone is saying that it’s every single person. It’s probably a vast minority.

So lets have ‘nats in the CBD then. Civic is not a residential suburb, so this comparison is slightly flawed.

I for one think it’s a great event but poorly located. I just don’t agree with the behavior shown by SOME (just some) of the people who attend.

sammo1 said :

So hang on, let me get this straight, all those people who say EVERY single person who attends summernats, is a “hooligan”, “drunken bogan”, “breaking bottles”, “doing burnouts ALL night”, have you ever been to Civic on a Friday/Saturday night?
Have you ever ventured out of your inner south/north comfort zone and seen the real Canberra?

No of course you haven’t. You prefer to bitch and moan about 4 days out of your year, about something that you don’t agree with!

Where did I ever say that. I said that every single Summernats sees an explosion of that type of behaviour. To deny that is ridiculous.

I personally don’t have an issue with the city hosting a car show. In fact, if it weren’t so overpriced I would probably go along. My boy is mad about cars.

But people do have legitimate complaints about the type of behaviour that a significant minority of Summernats attendees demonstrate throughout the week.

Brindabella said :

Great! Now bring back the Northbourne Super Cruise and bring back the former glory.

They did. Last year. 15,000 in attendance.

So hang on, let me get this straight, all those people who say EVERY single person who attends summernats, is a “hooligan”, “drunken bogan”, “breaking bottles”, “doing burnouts ALL night”, have you ever been to Civic on a Friday/Saturday night?
Have you ever ventured out of your inner south/north comfort zone and seen the real Canberra?

No of course you haven’t. You prefer to bitch and moan about 4 days out of your year, about something that you don’t agree with!

I meet the target demographic of ‘Nats and i’ve never been inspired to visit. I suppose it pays for itself through RBTs and vehicle defect notices.

Joy_H said :

I went to the first ever summernats and paid 20 bucks for a face full of smoke,

Doubt it’s going to be any different for the next 7 years. Unless there is a real strong gust of wind (in the right direction), someone is always going to get a face full of it.

I don’t agree that Summernats should be banned, but they should make it alcohol free. A number of similar interstate car shows have done this, with great results.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

you really are quite thick aren’t you?

The real kicker is that he claims to have biology textbooks.

Great! Now bring back the Northbourne Super Cruise and bring back the former glory.

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

you really are quite thick aren’t you?

I also note you don’t deny the fact that the at least some of the Summernats visitors are anti-social douchebags who willingly flout the law and treat our city and its residents like crap.

KB1971 said :

Jethro said :

As someone now living in the ‘burbs Summernats doesn’t bother me in the slightest.

However, when I lived in the inner South, it was pretty disruptive. Every spare serviced apartment would be rented out to Summernats visitors, which would be fine if their definition of having a good time didn’t involve playing doofdoof music until 5am every night, doing burnouts and do-nuts on the street all night, wandering around drunk smashing beer bottles on the road all night and generally being anti-social pricks.

I don’t have an issue with people enjoying cars and wanting to go to a car show. I do have an issue with the massive number of anti-social douchebags who come in and treat our town and its residents like crap for a week.

Ohhhh, the Batemans Bay residents would have a violin out for you………….

TBH, you decided to live near some serviced apartments & there is always a chance that that could happen (obviousy a bigger chance at Summernats time but a chance no less).

Funny it never happened at any other time of year but, right on cue, every Summernats season it did.

And I don’t see why living near serviced apartments means you should just put up with people smashing beer bottles outside your house and doing burnouts up and down your street all night.

I have no problem with such an event occurring, I would even go if it wasn’t for one problem; the clientele. For residents of Watson and Downer Summernats is a week spent boarded up inside their homes after dark for fear of being assaulted by the roaming mobs of degenerates who flock to the cheap accommodation options nearby. They spend most of their time roaming the streets between their trashed motel room and EPIC throwing bottles and generally harassing anyone brave enough to be outdoors after 6pm.

I went to the first ever summernats and paid 20 bucks for a face full of smoke, never got to see the actual burnouts – hope they have improved the visual side since then.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

KB1971 said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Gross.

Wish they would ban it.

I wish they would ban comic shops………..

How come? What a horrid thing to say.

All the creepy long haired nerds sniggering at getting the latest copy of Batman….ugh!

Jethro said :

As someone now living in the ‘burbs Summernats doesn’t bother me in the slightest.

However, when I lived in the inner South, it was pretty disruptive. Every spare serviced apartment would be rented out to Summernats visitors, which would be fine if their definition of having a good time didn’t involve playing doofdoof music until 5am every night, doing burnouts and do-nuts on the street all night, wandering around drunk smashing beer bottles on the road all night and generally being anti-social pricks.

I don’t have an issue with people enjoying cars and wanting to go to a car show. I do have an issue with the massive number of anti-social douchebags who come in and treat our town and its residents like crap for a week.

Ohhhh, the Batemans Bay residents would have a violin out for you………….

TBH, you decided to live near some serviced apartments & there is always a chance that that could happen (obviousy a bigger chance at Summernats time but a chance no less).

Bewdy!

As for those wankers who want to enjoy all the cafe latte aspects of city life with none of the inconveniences – f*** off to Paris. You may just find that the Tour de France involves lots of sweaty oiks and their fans congregating around your chi chi little apartment and making noise. If it worries you, here’s a tip – buy a townhouse in Tuggeranong.

As long as there`s a stiff south easterly blowing on burnout day I`ll be just fine. And maybe if the drunks weren`t quite as loud as they stumble up my street at all hours of day and night.

screaming banshee said :

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

Clearly you have never had a woman excited.

Perhaps a little greased lightning will help you to understand.

Surely you’re not suggesting Erin Molan was never….. oh wait you said excited.

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

sure – we just need to shout you a one-way airfare to Mogadishu. That will see you far away from this ‘madness’ ……..

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

Clearly you are doing it wrong, mr g. Or more than likely you have never had a woman if you are needing to check biology books?

KB1971 said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Gross.

Wish they would ban it.

I wish they would ban comic shops………..

How come? What a horrid thing to say.

As someone now living in the ‘burbs Summernats doesn’t bother me in the slightest.

However, when I lived in the inner South, it was pretty disruptive. Every spare serviced apartment would be rented out to Summernats visitors, which would be fine if their definition of having a good time didn’t involve playing doofdoof music until 5am every night, doing burnouts and do-nuts on the street all night, wandering around drunk smashing beer bottles on the road all night and generally being anti-social pricks.

I don’t have an issue with people enjoying cars and wanting to go to a car show. I do have an issue with the massive number of anti-social douchebags who come in and treat our town and its residents like crap for a week.

Gantz said :

BelcoMan, got stats to back that up?

No but the Summernats always brings him out of the closet.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Gross.

Wish they would ban it.

I wish they would ban comic shops………..

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

Mmm, it doesnt affect my life when its on…..when I lived in Kaleen it had no effect. When my freind lived in North Lynham it had no effect…….

So no, the whole city is not affected when it is on.

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

oh dear….

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

Yes, when will this tomfoolery end? Another seven years of the interstate unwashed laying rubber through Caroline Le Coutier’s community gardens.

But then, I do love the smell of methanol in the morning!

How Canberran

Why not ban all off the national events we host and we can then complain that our hotels are empty and our economy has turned to more crap than it already is. I thought money made the world go around. Bring on the Summernats and any other nation events we can host.

Mr Gillespie said :

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

Clearly you have never had a woman excited.

Perhaps a little greased lightning will help you to understand.

Im just disappointed the new caltex doesnt stock e85 … Ill need to cruise to Nicholls to top up.

With the huge success of the Citycruise last year with 15000+ spectators i expect that this year to be bigger and better 😉

If the McDonald’s franchisee was a “her”, I don’t think she would have been able to have “creamed her pants”. Last time I checked my biology textbooks, only men produce semen.

….or was that a figure of speech, Screaming Banshee??

The new mcdonalds franchisee must have just creamed his/her pants.

Does anyone know how much next year’s ‘nats are going to cost us?

Gross.

Wish they would ban it.

Seems a fairly major announcement to be made during the caretaker period prior to the election.

Maybe Labor finally realised that there are more AMP supporters than they had counted on.

BelcoMan said :

the entire city having to change it’s habits

LOL what the hell? I live on the southside and could be quite unaware it was even on if I chose to do so. As could about 95% of Canberra I’d guess.

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

LOL. The same hysterical argument could be made for Floriade.

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

Really? The only change I’ve made to my habits is to spend a bit *more* time out and about over the summernats weekend in order to see nicely restored cars cruising the streets, for free. Not once have I ever felt unsafe doing so.

The entire city has to change its habits? The pedestrian lights on Comm Ave during Floriade are more of an inconvenience during my daily routine than the Nats. And given the number of nose-to-tail accidents I saw a couple of weekends back it’s probably more dangerous too.

They should have announced this on “Tits out Tuesday”

BelcoMan, got stats to back that up?

BelcoMan said :

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?

What habits do you believe you have to change?

When 100,000 people come along to an event, do you believe they dont spend any money? It’s be biggest event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, and I’ve actually got friends flying over from Europe and the united States this year for it (friends from Europe its their 3 consecutive time) … but yer … they dont spend any money

Just Bloody Tops!

I assume the spin doctors will be along shortly to tell us about the economic benefits the event brings to our city. I mean heck, what is a few assaults combined with the entire city having to change it’s habits and general feelings of safety, when the city is drawing a huge fictitious financial windfall from this “Event”?

Please someone put an end to this madness?