MUSTANG Andy

THERE is a joke in the music industry that despite the fact that Brian Johnson has been the lead singer of AC/DC for over 40 years, he’s still the new guy in the band.

Something similar could be said for Street Machine Summernats co-owner Andy Lopez. Andy, along with his partners Andrew Bee and Dominic McCormack, bought the event from founder Chic Henry in 2009, sight-unseen. Their first time at the event was 2010, meaning the ‘new guys’ now have 12 Summernats under their belts. While they’ve got some catching up to do to be on a par with Chic in terms of sheer number of events, there’s no doubt the new owners have built upon the incredible foundations he laid.

Andy has since expanded the automotive side of his business to include involvement in many other events, including MotorEx, Red CentreNATS, Rockynats, Motorvation and the Australian Top Fuel Championship.

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