The rain held off, the crowds rolled in and Summernats 36 hit full throttle on Friday with a full range of events, as enthusiasts flocked to the burnout eliminations and piled into the judging pavilion where the top 60 cars in the country were on show.
Two days into the event and touring car legend John Bowe said he must have shaken a few hundred sweaty hands already and expected that by the end of the Summernats weekend, there will be hundreds more.
