The Burnout Masters Series' coming to TV

The Burnout Masters Series is the creation of the team behind Summernats, Canberra's annual festival of all things automotive and horsepower-related, and comes on the back of the Summernats TV special, which was watched by over 1 million viewers.

The Burnout Masters Series consists of 4 qualifier rounds and 5 wildcard events where the best burnout drivers in Australia battle it out for the right to compete in the Liqui-Moly Burnout Masters at Summernats 28 (2015).

Featuring events from all over Australia, the Burnout Masters Series is a truly national competition. All of the Qualifier events will be broadcast in the first year.

The top 3 cars from each qualifier round automatically qualify for the Liqui-Moly Burnout Masters at the Summernats. One car from each wildcard event is also selected for the Liqui-Moly Burnout Masters.

The Summernats Burnout Masters Series
Qualifier events (top 3 qualify)
Gazzanats, Collie Motorplex, March 8 - 9
Brashernats, Western Sydney Dragway, June 8
Burnouts Unleashed, Willowbank, August 23
Summernats Wildcard Burnouts, Exhibition Park Canberra, Jan 1

Wildcard events (1 car qualifies)
Motorfest
Ultimate Burnout Challenge
Burnout King
Supernats
Tropical Meltdown

With the top ten drivers from last year's Liqui-Moly Burnout Masters and the top 3 from the Summernats Burnout Championships Summernats automatic qualifiers, the Burnout Masters at Summernats 28 will feature Australia's undisputed top 30 burnout cars.

"Burnouts are like the UFC of motorsports; highly professional but extremely hard-core," said Summernats Co-owner Andy Lopez.

"We have aligned ourselves with the best burnout events in Australia to create the Qualifier and Wildcard events in the series. The Burnout Masters Series gives burnouts a year round presence on TV, and will definitely help burnouts continue to grow as a motorsport."

SPEED will be televising the first round of the series - from the Gazzanats - on Saturday 22nd March at 3:00PM. The remaining rounds will be televised two weeks after the completion of each event - refer to local guides for viewing times.