Mitch crashes Halfway Hangs 5

Ever heard of it? Well you're about to.

Halfway Hangs has been around since 2014 and is held at Valla Beach, halfway between Brisbane and Sydney (hence the event's name).

Car enthusiasts from Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra and even South Australia come to the meet to show off their cars, make new friends and drift up a storm.

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StreetKarnage is the organiser of Halfway Hangs and claims the event is simple; rad people, rad cars and rad vibes. I went to see if it lives up to this title.

Rad people

Everyone seems to be mates here and its easy to make new friends.

You can go up to an owner of any car, ask them what modifications they’ve made, and you can end up talking for hours about a turbo or why they've dropped a Nissan SR20 engine into a BMW E21.

Rad cars

The number plate is very accurate. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

Looks just like a snacked BMW E21... (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

Maybe not... (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

The golden boys. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

Yeah mate, those VB tins will hold the bonnet open just fine. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

White beauties. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

Chasing dreams. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

The mighty Gazelle. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

A brapping Datto ute. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

Those with BMWs were left in their own corner. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

This Bimmer is wearing Bentley rims. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

If you’re new to Halfway Hangs, you may think this is exclusively a JDM event however, any type of car is welcomed.

At the show and shine on Friday there were four BMW 3-series on display in a crowd of Nissan Silvias and Toyota Corollas.

Despite the lack of diversity, every car is different under the skin, you won’t find two identical Silvia S13s, as each sports car have been modified to the owner's unique taste.

Rad vibes

(image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

The environment of Halfway Hangs is relaxed and as already mentioned, the people are kind and accepting.

On Saturday, the drifting is a bit more serious for the drivers as safety is placed above everything else. No one wants the day ruined by someone getting hurt (which almost happened to J3 and I).

As a car enthusiast, I suggest checking Halfway Hangs out. It’s still a relatively small event but is getting bigger and better each year.

After experiencing it once, I’m sure I’ll be back again in 2019.

Want to know more about Halfway Hangs, read J3's take here.

Were you at Halfway Hangs this year? Let us know what you thought of it in the comments.