For the first time ever, Northern Nats is revving up the excitement with Tropical Meltdown as its official burnout feature, bringing FNQ’s most thrilling smoke show to the ultimate automotive showdown.
Born in Cairns and rooted in grassroots burnout culture, Tropical Meltdown has earned its reputation over 12 years as the testing ground for the region’s toughest machines and most fearless drivers. Now it takes centre stage at Springmount Raceway, enhancing the Northern Nats experience with an exhilarating dose of tyre-shredding action.
With 3 classes lighting up the pad and huge prize money up for grabs, Tropical Meltdown brings the raw energy that truly defines the Northern Nats experience.
This year we welcome LongBoost Performance Parts as the official naming rights partner of Tropical Meltdown burnouts!
We’re stoked to have the crew who back the builds that bring the smoke joining us again for this epic headliner event. Longboost Performance Parts stock all the big performance brands and live for serious horsepower, making them a perfect fit for the chaos Tropical Meltdown delivers.
FNQ’s wildest burnout comp is set to light up Springmount Raceway with three classes, huge prize money, and non-stop tyre-shredding action across the weekend!
This year is extra spicy: Tropical Meltdown 2026 is a Summernats Pro Burnout Series Qualifier, meaning two direct Pro Burnout Series tickets and two Wildcard entries to the Grand Final at Street Machine Summernats 39 on the line.
With 3 classes lighting up the pad and huge prize money up for grabs, Tropical Meltdown brings the raw energy that truly defines the Northern Nats experience.
How to Secure Entry
Follow these three simple steps to enter your car into Northern Nats 2026
Welcome to Street Machine Shed
Your one-stop shop for your entry into Australia's biggest automotive events, including Northern Nats, Street Machine Summernats, Meguiar's MotorEx and more.
Step 1: Set up your profile
Add your personal information to your account. You'll never have to enter it again unless your details change.
Step 2: Create your garage
Add your car to your garage (you can add more than one). It will be waiting for you when it's time to enter and event.
Step 3: Grab your entry
When entries go on sale just log in, choose your tickets, merch, and add-ons and you're done!
