‘Sea of people’: SpringNats revs the weekend away

Mr Adams said the three-day event attracted more than 37,000 people, with more than 6000 people attending on Sunday.

“It is probably the biggest weekend we have had at the Showgrounds, with just a sea of people watching Saturday night,” Mr Adams said.

“We have minimal dramas and everyone has been well behaved.”

Mr Adams said Saturday’s street parade was “incredible”.

“Everywhere, all the way down, people were lined up from the exit of the Showgrounds to Corio St, to people being out the front of the Shepparton Brewery where people were drinking and watching the cars go past,” he said.

Shepparton residents Mitchell Bassett and Seth Wilson were enjoying the action on the tarmac, with both labelling the three days of burnout action as “unreal”.

“It has been eventful day and bit of a carnage, which we like to see,” Mr Bassett said.

“It has been good so far and a pretty eventful day, and it brings the community together,” Mr Wilson said.

Geelong driver Amber Davey, who was among a small contingent of women competing over the weekend, said she encouraged more girls to get involved in SpringNats.

“I’ve been doing it for 10 years with my dad and we travel all around the country. I love it,” Ms Davey said.

Benalla driver Jacob Drain, who was driving for the third time in a row at SpringNats, said it is a great occasion.

“It is only up the road and it is awesome and I love it because it has a big pad to show off the moves,” Mr Drain said.

Jacob’s mum, Wanitia Drain, was proud of her son’s efforts.

“It was great and good handling of the wheel from Jacob and it was a real crowd-pleaser,” Mrs Drain said.