Articles by Iain KELLY
Iain (or Marv, as he’s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machine’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
Leadfoot Festival 2018 – Gallery
Checking out one of the world's coolest car events, New Zealand's Leadfoot Festival
Andrew Dunnett’s CL Valiant ute wins Turbosmart Dial Your Own – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Andrew Dunnett’s beautiful CL Valiant ute out the Turbosmart DYO class with a stunning 0.00469-second split
Tekno Performance’s Blown 2013 HSV Clubsport R8 SV & blown 2013 HSV GTS
Would you prefer a bagged, blown and hard-tuned HSV Clubsport or mild GTS? Tekno Performance's Jono Webb built both
Noel Inman’s 1922 Model T wins Boostane Outlaw Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Noel Inman’s ’22 Ford T-model edges out Canberra’s Greg Mason in his sweet turquoise El Camino to take out the Boostane Outlaw Blown class at Drag Challenge Weekend
10-second 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Single-turbo Supra runs low 10s in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown
Mark Van Der Togt’s Ford XW Futura wins Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Mark Van Der Togt takes out the win in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – as well as Drag Challenge Weekend outright in his twin-turbo Ford XW Futura
Terry Seng’s VC Commodore runs quickest and fastest pass at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – Video
Seng sends it on the first Drag Challenge Weekend
Nitrous 363ci Windsor-powered Cortina at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Michael Titmarsh came oh so close to completing Drag Challenge last year in his nitrous-sniffing Windsor-powered Cortina so he had to come back for Drag Challenge Weekend on his home turf
Jamie Farmer’s ‘Dirty Bird’ Falcon ute is runner-up in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
The Dirty Bird soared to second overall and in the Radial Blown class at Drag Challenge Weekend
Turbo V8 Datsun Bluebird sleeper at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
You'd never guess it but Jon Fulton's Datsun Bluebird is a ten-second sleeper, powered by a turbo Toyota 1UZ V8!
Turbo LS2-powered 1967 Camaro at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
’67 Camaro rocks a Pro Mod turbo to run nines at DCW
Turbo LS1-powered UC Torana at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Stock-bottom-end LS1 goes 8.91 in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown
Tuff Mounts Radial Blown Day Three – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Here's how the hotly contested Tuff Mounts Radial Blown class finished up at Drag Challenge Weekend
Terry Seng breaks Drag Challenge record with 7.66-second pass
Terry Seng's VC Brock replica sets a new Drag Challenge record at Willowbank Raceway
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 Radial Blown and Aspirated – day two
There was high drama aplenty in the radial classes on day two of Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – day two Top 10
We check out the front runners in the inaugural Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend after day two
Eight-second twin-turbo XW Falcon at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Mark's twin-turbo Ford-powered is in second place after day one of Drag Challenge Weekend
Harrop Engineering-tuned 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
The boys from Harrop have the ultimate business card in the shape of a hand-tuned Corvette
Supercharged Holden V6-powered 1951 FX ute – SPCLFX
A humble humpy ute gets transformed into a Summernats Top Judged winner over 20 years
Street-driven twin-turbo LS2-powered 1975 Ford TD Cortina
This twin-turbo Ford Cortina replaces an 8-second VL that Goran stacked at 260km/h