IF YOU were at Street Machine Summernats 36 and happened to wonder how our mates in NZ do things, you were in luck. Operating from the paddock side of the burnout pad were four epic skid cars fresh from a journey across the Tasman.
Premier Events coordinated the mission, with NZ performance-scene stalwart Azhar Bhamji at the helm. “The Chrome Horsepower Festival is our big event in New Zealand, and it’s been going for about 10 years now,” he said. “We did a massive promotion in partnership with Summernats, and the grand prize was that we’d bring four cars to Australia to compete against the best here.
“In August, we had Chrome in Auckland, and we had about 35 of the best of the best in NZ turn up for the competition. As part of that, we brought in a Summernats burnout judge, and these four vehicles won
