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POWER OUTAGE

IT LOOKS like a cold misty morning on Petrie Creek but it’s not fog in the air, it’s vaporised rubber! The Sunshine Coast is best known for beautiful beaches, but for three days in August it was on the map for burnouts and blown Hemis instead, as the town was transformed into a revhead haven.

The locals let loose for the inaugural Power On Petrie auto festival, and organiser Matt Sharpe said the smell of E85 and burning rubber

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