Articles by Kian HEAGNEY
Having spent his teenage years racing and wrenching on cars, Kian studied journalism at university only a few years ago before launching his career as a fresh-faced intern at Street Machine in 2018.Now a full-time staffer, Kian’s role includes writing for SM’s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazine’s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machine’s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.Instagram @kianheagney
Video: Our supercharged stroker V6 gets nitrous!
In this episode of Carnage, we see if nitrous adds any extra power to the blown, stroker 4.2-litre V6 in our VN Berlina!
Fancy buying a race track? Pheasant Wood Circuit is now for sale!
Want to live that dream of owning your own race track? Pheasant Wood Circuit in NSW has just hit the market
Video: 1000hp, Harrop-blown Godzilla on the dyno!
We head to Dandy Engines to see what a ‘normal’ 1000hp+ 7.3L Godzilla V8 build involves!
AFL star Beau McCreery’s 1000rwhp Harrop-blown VF GTSR
Collingwood premiership player Beau McCreery talks about his love of fast cars and his tough GTSR
Steven Harper’s 355 stroker-powered LX Torana
Steven Harper took the original 1970s LX Torana recipe, kept the core ingredients, and tweaked it just enough to make it an even tastier dish for the 21st century
Video: Putting nitrous on our 4.2-litre stroker L67 V6
In this episode of Carnage, we add nitrous to our supercharged 4.2-litre stroker V6 in our VN Berlina
Clayton Gow’s LSA-powered Datsun 1200 ute
Clayton Gow had a plan to blow socks off in the Summernats Top 60, and this fine Datsun 1200 with a cabinet full of silverware is the result
629hp Holden-powered VK Brock tribute
This 629hp, Holden-powered Blue Meanie tribute is Mark Spiteri’s dream street beast
Drag Challenge 2025 day five: video and awards
Check out the final video and all the special awards from Drag Challenge '25!
Brandon Zito’s LC Torana wins Drag Challenge 2025 & full results
Drag Challenge 2025 is run and done, with Brandon Zito’s LC Torana coming out on top
Drag Challenge 2025, Day Four video
Our third lead change for the overall standings was just one highlight from the penultimate day of Drag Challenge 2025
Drag Challenge 2025, Day Three – video & results
The smooth ride of Drag Challenge 2025 was interrupted as the sun came down over the Sunset Strip
Drag Challenge 2025 Day Two, Portland – video & results
Full results and highlights from day two of Drag Challenge 2025 at South Coast Raceway, Portland
Drag Challenge 2025 Day One results & video
Some ripper pace and plenty of carnage headline the action from Day One of Drag Challenge 2025
Josh Soxsmith’s 1977 Trans Am
Josh’s Pontiac was just one of the cars that caught our eye at the recent Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY cars-and-coffee event in Brisbane
Drag Challenge-proven, Barra-powered XF Fairmont
Reuben Davison took a cheap Facebook Marketplace XF Falcon and shoved it full of turbo Barra juice to chase eights at Drag Challenge
Video: Twin-turbo V8 1984 Mercedes-Benz wagon
This 800hp, twin-turbo Mercedes wagon is Riccardo Pontonio’s idea of a stress-free Drag Challenge cruiser
Nathan Jehu’s seven-second Torana returns for Drag Challenge 2025
Nathan Jehu’s blistering seven-second Torana got oh-so-close to shaking the top ranks during Drag Challenge 2024, and he’s coming back this year to finish the job
Paul Wood’s LJ Torana runs 8.32 seconds in Drag Challenge testing
Paul Wood is set for a fourth crack at Drag Challenge, aiming for the top spot in the Kemppi Radial Aspirated class
Carport creation: One man’s Deutz 19.1-litre diesel V12-powered vision
Thought the days of stuffing monstrous V12 donks into hot rods were long gone? Ronald Tewes is keeping that spirit alive with a unique project he calls the Deutzenbarge