UPPER CLASS

THE Elite Hall was definitely the place to be at Summernats this year, and not just to get some respite from the heat and smoke. The quality and variety of the dozen vehicles in the Meguiar’s Great Uncover was sensational, and the Top 60 was genuinely a Top 60 thanks to requirements to keep the walkways a bit wider than usual. It was definitely noticeable as you moved around the show, as unlike previous years, you didn’t have to squeeze through narrow gaps and try not to fall over, step on or damage the display areas.

There were still shoulder-to-shoulder crowds around all of the unveilings, and while most were the usual killer street machines and hot rods, Owen Webb also secured a couple of much larger attractions.

Team Army’s Project Matilda – a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen burnout car – was the first to have the covers