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Northern Nats 10 will be held Thursday 22 July – Sunday 25 July 2026 (inclusive). 

This multi-day festival showcases burnouts, drag racing, car shows, cruising and more. 

Entries open very soon!

Get a head start and add your car to your SHED: https://shed.streetmachine.com.au/  

Entrants must complete the online entry form via the official Street Machine SHED. Your entry will need: 

• Vehicle details 

• Driver details 

• Competition category selections 

• Payment at time of submission 

Further steps and what’s included with your entry will be outlined through the entrant portal at time of entry. 

Yes! You can participate in activities (including cruising and some competitions) with an unregistered vehicle.  

However, you cannot drive it on public roads to/from accommodation or between venues - you must trailer it.

Stay tuned, more details to come.

You’ll receive an email once your vehicle application has been reviewed and approved. Approval can take up to 14 days.  

Pro tip - applications will not proceed to the approval stage until full payment has been made.  

You can also check your application status anytime by logging into The Shed. 

Yes - all entrants must hold a current, unrestricted and unsuspended driver’s licence.

Learner drivers are not permitted. Provisional licence holders may enter but some restrictions apply.

Licences will be checked, so please be honest.

For full details, refer to the Northern Nats Entrant Terms and Conditions. 

Entrant wristbands are issued at scrutineering. Please attend registration with your entrant approval email and have your entrant number ready.

Entrants who have purchased additional passes through the SHED can collect those wristbands at the event.

Standard vehicle entry includes:

• 3-Day Event Access
• Access to Powerskids, Cruising, Show ‘N’ Shine and Supercruise x Skid Row ​
• Entrant sticker​
• A shot at our epic prize pool!

Competitions like Long Boost Tropical Meltdown Burnouts, Drag Racing, and Roll Racing include added benefits like competition prizes and entry into sanctioned divisions — this is why they incur additional fees.  

• You can bring fuel with you and use the designated onsite refuelling areas in line with event safety guidelines.
• Northern Nats does not store fuel. Any fuel brought onsite must be removed at the conclusion of the event.
• Fuel storage in camping or tent areas must comply with Australian Standards and local regulations.

Drivers & Passengers are required to wear the following PPE during burnout activity -  

For all NON-METHANOL fuelled vehicles: 

• Long sleeves and long pants (non-flammable) 

• Helmet – approved automotive helmet meeting AS 1698 or other IHRA Australia-recognised standard 

• Enclosed shoes 

For all METHANOL fuelled vehicles: 

• Fire Suit: Must meet or exceed SFI 3.2A/5 or FIA 8856-2000 standards. Fire suits must be supplied by the Entrant — they will not be provided or available for hire from Event Organisers. 

• Helmet – approved automotive helmet meeting AS 1698 or other IHRA Australia-recognised standard 

• Enclosed shoes 

Yes, you can! 

You’re allowed one passenger per door — so if you’ve got 4 doors, you can have up to 3 passengers. 

All passengers must wear the same PPE as the driver and purchase a passenger wristband from the Registration Shed, at the Event.  

Yes, you can!

Supercruise x Skid Row is where you can make some smoke — head down the drag strip (safely) and return via the side-by-side Skid Row on the burnout pad. 

Cruising is a no-smoke cruise route around the designated cruise route.