Articles by Iain KELLY

Iain (or Marv, as heâ€™s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machineâ€™s work experience kid.He has contributed to a range of titles, focusing mostly on modified late-model cars, street machines and hot rods. Following his time as editor at MOTOR, Marv returned to freelancing in 2014.He has also worked with Mighty Car Mods to build cars and write two books for them, and authored the 10th anniversary book on the World Time Attack Challenge.Instagram @aka_marv

Szabolics HQ Monaro runs 6.654-seconds @214mph

Daniel Szabolics has set a scorching new PB in his twin-turbo HQ Monaro

Brendan Cherry’s twin-turbo, big block VL Calais – Drag Challenge 2019 runner-up

Drag Challenge original Brendan Cherry nails second outright at our sixth event in his big-block, twin-turbo VL Calais

Harry Haig at Drag Challenge 2019

The Big Dawg finally gets a well-deserved win

Jake Edwards – Drag Challenge profile

Jake Edwards brought his famous SL/R Torry back to run in Turbosmart Outlaw Blown for Drag Challenge 2019

Phil Edmondson – Drag Challenge profile

South Australia’s Phil Edmondson had a massive lead-up to Drag Challenge 2019, switching his XB coupe’s exhaust from running one big single turbocharger to a pair of Precision 7875 snails

Turbo small-block Chev-powered LH Torana at Drag Challenge 2019

Luke Green resisted the LS temptation in favour of a small-block Chev in his Torana, and was rewarded with eight-second ETs at Drag Challenge 2019

Turbo LSX-powered VY ClubSport at Drag Challenge 2019

Drag racing newbies build a 1160rwhp HSV for their first full Drag Challenge campaign

Optima Ultimate Street Car

Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Australia 2019

Harrop’s LS7-powered Monaro wins Australia’s first Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car event

Street Machine Drag Challenge 2019 full results

Harry Haig’s twin-turbo big-block HQ is officially Australia’s quickest street car!

Drag Challenge 2019 Day Four class update – Video

All the action from the Blown, 235 and Six-Cylinder classes as we head into the final day of Drag Challenge 2019

Drag Challenge 2019 Day Three results

A second stint at Mildura’s Sunset Strip saw things really heat up at the top of the leaderboard

Inside Down Town Kustoms

Old-school car-building skills blend with state-of-the-art computer tech at Graeme Brewer's Down Town Kustoms, with award-winning results

Turbo Monaro makes the quickest and fastest pass in Drag Challenge history on amazing Day One

Daniel Szabolics’ epic twin-turbo big-block HQ Monaro broke the Street Machine Drag Challenge ET and MPH records twice on Day One of Drag Challenge 2019!

Budget-built turbo LS-powered HJ Holden Statesman

Yard-find freebie Statesman scores turbo LS power for $10K!

Slammed 1300hp twin-turbo 1955 Ford F100

The sweet Tiffany Blue paint may hint at a mild-mannered street truck, but Travis Fink's 1955 F100 packs a 1300hp sting in its finely detailed tail

Aaron Gregory’s 1951 Chevrolet Pick-up – Memphis Hell

Aaron Gregory has reinvented his top 60 elite hall Chev pick-up, Memphis Hell, as a corner-carving, road-tripping monster

Interview: Dandy Engines’ Frank Marchese

Frank Marchese’s thirst for power nearly killed him as a kid, but the 2018 Drag Challenge champion has only got thirstier with age

Home-built 1970 Holden HT Kingswood

Jason Pellett's clean HT Kingswood proves that less can be way more when it comes to building a cool cruiser

600hp supercharged Holden 253

An anatomical analysis of Australia's toughest and angriest thongslapper

Optima Ultimate Street Car

Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car comes to Australia

America’s biggest competition for pro tourers hits Aussie shores, with a stack of killer street machines ready to do battle at Calder Park