To some, Summernats is a motoring mecca for petrolheads and extraordinary street machines. To others, it’s a terrifying gathering of monstrous metal that should be avoided. Join Noelle as she makes her Summernats debut and lives to tell the tale.

Among the burnouts and beards that you might expect from the 32nd Summernats, Noelle seeks out the more surprising moments that make the event such a crowd puller.

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Later, Noelle is joined by Tony as they put three of Australia’s favourite hatchbacks under the microscope, and find out why Australians can’t seem to get enough.

On-air: Channel Ten, Mar 31 (AU) / Apr 7 (NZ), 3.30pm

Catch-up: Watch at tenplay.com.au (AU) or primetv.co.nz (NZ)