Thats gold Gus,
I remember the old days when you bummed lifts off us all to go out to Lonsdale street during the Nats... I have to admit, they were good times, and somehow none of us ever really got caught up to much in the atmosphere of grog, burnouts and tits.
But us proper entusiasts grow up while bogan idiots dont, we go to car shows like Autosalon (some of us go to SEMA) where cars can be appreciated as works of art and people of all backgrounds (be it muscle, tuner or bling etc) can get their fix of quality automotive culture without getting into a fight with some Jap car hater or having to stress about what idiot will jump out of the crowd to grab your girlfriends chest.
I personally cant see the point in burnouts (especially being a tyre man) it doesnt take skill to smoke tyres, all it takes is horsepower and a heavy right foot.
If you want your monthly dose of tyre smoke and hardcore cars, go to a drift round...
Its time for the Summernats to move on...
My two cents