Central Australia will continue to reap the benefits of the Red CentreNATS car festival after the Territory Labor Government secured another four-year agreement with event partner Summernats.
The agreement will see the ultimate festival of wheels take place in Alice Springs every year until 2025.
Red CentreNATS is a premier event that draws hundreds of competitors from across Australia to the heart of the country over the Fathers' Day weekend, resulting in a massive economic boom for the region.
Securing the event for another four years provides certainty to thousands of Red CentreNATS fans who make the pilgrimage to the event each year.
Last year almost 40 per cent of entries came from interstate.
This year's event, which will take place from 3-5 September across three venues (Blatherskite Park, Alice Springs Inland Dragway and Lasseters Centre of Entertainment) has already attracted more than 900 entries, with more expected to enter in the coming week.
Red CentreNATS is a high-octane event, with 180 tyres sent to meet their maker in last year's burnout competition alone, and a quarter of a million horsepower on show.
The popularity of Red CentreNATS is clear, with five million minutes of video from the 2020 event watched via official live streams – that's nearly 10 years of viewing.
