Chic Henry

[3] In 1987, Henry built a dedicated burnout track at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC, then known as Natex), and he held the first Summernats at the venue in January 1988.

[2] Thousands of attendees turned up at the event, which featured cars and entertainment from rock and bush bands, including hundreds for the first Summernats Street parade down Northbourne Avenue on 2 January.

[8] After the 2009 event drew fewer attendees than expected,[9] Henry entered negotiations with a possible buyer for the business.

[11] Henry ran for a seat at the 2012 ACT election, contesting in the northern suburbs electorate of Ginninderra for the Australian Motorist Party.

[12] Ahead of the election, Henry told voters to give their second preferences to the Canberra Liberals.