The first of the Summernats burnout eliminations will begin on Friday, adding tyre smoke to the already hazy conditions bed by the South Coast bushfires.
Friday will also mark the start of the judging inside the main pavilion, capped off with the "great uncover" during the evening in which a number of the event's elite showcars will be seen in public for the first time.
Included will be Team Army's new burnout vehicle, the six-wheel, turbocharged, supercharged diesel Mercedes G-wagon.
The first of the burnout eliminations began on Thursday, with one competitor conveyed to hospital by ambulance after his car collided with a barrier. The details of the incident are still to be confirmed.
Event promoter Andy Lopez said the burnouts would proceed as scheduled, despite the bushfire smoke haze surrounding the capital.
"It [the bushfire smoke] definitely makes it harder for everyone, particular our officials and staff who are working in it all day," he said.
"But we have prepared for it. We're asking staff to take more rest breaks inside and take care of themselves."
Friday's events schedule includes:
- Lawnmower racing (Canna Main Arena)
- Street, Elite and Tuff Street Judging (Judging Pavilion)
- Tuff Street Monsters Display (Tuff Street)
- Horsepower Heroes (MPW Dyno Cell)
- Tuning Masterclass and Seminars (11.15am, (MPW Dyno Cell)
- Airbourne Film Shoot (Burnout Track)
- Anest Iwata Airbrush Exhibition (Judging Pavilion)
- Top 60 Finalists (Judging Pavilion)
- The Great Uncover (Judging Pavilion)
- Burnout Championship Eliminations (1pm start, Burnout Track)
- Drift Cadet (Scrutineering Pavilion)
