Summernats car festival draws record crowd in Australian capital

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Summernats car festival draws record crowd in Australian capital

STORY: Summernats car festival draws record crowd in Australian capital SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival and participants STORYLINE: Authorities have celebrated a successful edition of Australia's biggest motoring festival despite safety concerns following a crowd brawl. Organizers of Summernats, Australia's biggest celebration of horsepower, on Sunday announced a record sell-out crowd of 130,000 people attended the 36th edition of the four-day festival at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), beating the previous record crowd of 125,000 set in 2023. Attendees at the festival saw 2,500 cars from Australia and New Zealand displayed as well as competitive driving events, music and exhibition and trade shows. A 1968 Dodge Charger belonging to Queensland-based collector Joe Bauer was on Sunday named the Summernats 36 Grand Champion, which recognizes modified car excellence, and Victoria's Andrew

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