Record number of motoring enthusiasts rev up for Rockynats, Qld's biggest car and motorcycle festival

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Motoring enthusiasts from all over Australia have rolled into central Queensland for Rockynats. The event is Queensland's biggest car and motorcycle festival, with a record 1,800 entrants this year.

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00:00It's usually known as the Beef Capital but it's all about the burnouts here in Rockhampton

00:06this weekend for the state's biggest motoring festival.

00:10So over the next two days the city will be filled with car fanatics who are here to catch

00:16a glimpse of the street drag and burnout competitions and they'll even see a mullet competition

00:23as well.

00:24So I spoke to a couple of people who have travelled up from Brisbane to be here.

00:29Unfortunately one of them had cut his mullet off ahead of the weekend so won't be able

00:34to take part in that competition but he's got plenty to look forward to anyway over

00:40the weekend.

00:41I've come up here for my son's first time, he's just got himself a car so thought we'd

00:45do a boys trip so all the dads can come up with their sons this time so yeah just come

00:49up and have a look and why not, first time it's pretty good.

00:52Yeah the burnouts are great, I love the burnouts.

00:56I love the amount of cars, a variety of vehicles here today and motorbikes and just the spirit

01:04of the whole thing.

01:05People from all over the country have travelled here for this event and we're even seeing

01:10some international visitors who have made the trek this year as well.

01:14There will be an increased police presence here this weekend to keep the crowds safe

01:19and while they say the burnouts are exciting they are encouraging visitors to keep that

01:24to the professionals.

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