THE Street Machine Summernats Grand Champion award is the premier award at Australia’s biggest and most prestigious event for modified cars. Prior to Summernats six, the award was known as Top Street Machine Overall, before it was revamped as the sexier-sounding Grand Champion. Regardless, the concept has remained the same – finding that car that is not only technically proficient, but also popular and a driver.
To win, you need to accumulate the most points from the judging, the People’s Choice and driving events. No mean feat and that simple idea that at street machine should be able do more than just look good under lights has thrown up plenty of wild card over the last 30 years. So here they are, the top cars from the past 30 Street Machine Summernats. We’ll find out who is added to that list at Summernats 31, 4-7 January in Canberra.
People’s Choice Grand Champ Top Judged
1988 1 Greg Carlson Rob Beauchamp Rex Webster
1989 2 Howard Astill Rob Beauchamp Scott McLachlan
1990 3 Ron Barclay Rob Beauchamp Ron Barclay
1991 4 Leo Janssen Howard Astill Howard Astill
1992 5 Bill Neskovski Howard Astill Ron Barclay
1993 6 Con & Vic Elfes Peter Fitzpatrick Peter Collier
1994 7 Craig Christensen Brain Willis Frank Rejtano
1995 8 Brian Willis Dennis Laing Frank Rejtano
1996 9 Peter Fitzpatrick Peter Fitzpatrick John Riskas
1997 10 Ron Zelukovic Howard Astill Ed Brodie
1998 11 Ed Brodie Peter Fitzpatrick Mark Jones
1999 12 Troy Hillier Peter Fitzpatrick John Portelli
2000 13 Mark Jones Shane Burcher Howard Astill
2001 14 Peter Fitzpatrick Anthony Fabris Darryl McBeth
2002 15 Drago Ostric Peter Fitzpatrick Mark Jones
2003 16 Ben Gatt Mark Course Rod Hadfield
2004 17 Anthony Sant Drago Ostric Anthony Sant
2005 18 Gary Myers Gary Myers/Dave Ritchie Gary Myers
2006 19 Aaron Fitzpatrick Aaron Fitzpatrick Bruno Gianoncelli
2007 20 Joe Agnello Zoltan Bodo Bruno Gianoncelli
2008 21 Joe Lore Rob Godfrey Ditch Jones
2009 22 Joe Lore Darrell Leemhuis Darrell Leemhuis
2010 23 Graeme Cowin Joe Lore Graeme Cowin
2011 24 Peter Fitzpatrick Peter Fitzpatrick Peter Fitzpatrick
2012 25 Ben Sargent Ben Sargent Leisa Chinnock
2013 26 Mick Fabar Mick Fabar Mick Fabar
2014 27 Terry Mourched Henry Parry Leisa Chinnock
2015 28 Nathan Borg Nathan Borg John Saad
2016 29 Grant Connor John Saad John Saad
2017 30 Simon Mokdassi Mark Williams Peter Hinz
2018 31 Dave Xuereb Grant Connor Grahame/Colin Barker
