Motoring enthusiasts flock to Australian capital for annual car festival

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Motoring enthusiasts flock to Australian capital for annual car festival

STORY: Motoring enthusiasts flock to Australian capital for annual car festival SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in Canberra's exhibition park 2. various of cars STORYLINE: Australia's biggest celebration of cars has opened in the nation's capital city, drawing thousands of visitors. The 36th edition of Summernats began in Canberra's Exhibition Park on Thursday. Held annually since 1987, except for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the four-day festival is a celebration of modified specialist cars, featuring competitive driving events as well as music, exhibitions and trade shows. The 2022 edition of the festival was the biggest yet, attracting over 120,000 visitors and 2,700 vehicles but was marred by poor crowd behavior that forced police to close the cruise circuit early due to safety concerns. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Policing at the time criticized organizers of Summernat

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