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
John Ricca revives ‘Bubba’ Medlyn’s iconic VH Commodore for Drag Challenge 2024
A former Drag Challenge winner has returned, now in the hands of John Ricca and ready to shoot for the sixes
Video: Drag Challenge 2024 day one
All the highlights from a gruelling road trip from Calder Park to Mildura
Video: Drag Challenge 2024 rego day
We check out just a few of the new rad rides that have come to take on Street Machine Drag Challenge 2024
Alon Vella’s new 468-cube Mk1 Capri ready for Drag Challenge
Al Vella has long been one of the top aspirated radial racers in the country, but his latest Capri build suggests his greatest successes are yet to come
John Ricca’s twin-turbo LS-powered LX Torana
With 325 rubber, twin-turbo LS power and crisp finish inside and out, John Ricca’s LX Torana is pro street done right
Testing ramps up for Drag Challenge 2024
With less than a week until kick-off, entrants are busy testing their machines ahead of Drag Challenge 2024
Video: The Carnage ute is ready for Drag Challenge!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets our eight-second ute ready for action at Drag Challenge 2024
Video: Twin-turbo, Godzilla V8 XF Falcon headed for Drag Challenge
The latest creation out of MPW Performance’s stable is an eight-second XF Falcon with a Godzilla V8 and twin turbos!
Chris Pearson’s blown big-block HQ ute
Chris Pearson set out to build his wife a nice cruiser but ended up with one blown, big block-powered stomper of an HQ ute
Video: Preparing our 1100hp ute for Drag Challenge!
With just under two weeks until Drag Challenge, Scotty gets serious about preparing our twin-turbo ute
650hp, crossflow-powered Mk1 Cortina ready for Spring Nationals 2024
Mark Jachmann’s nitrous-huffing Cortina is ready for action at the Street Machine Spring Nationals this weekend
Video: Hackshop Garage’s turbo SOHC XE Falcon ready for Drag Challenge
The Hackshop Garage lads pull off a mammoth 14-week thrash to get their XE Falcon to Drag Challenge 2024
Cory and Katrina Read’s two-car attack on the Street Machine Sportsman Spring Nationals
Husband and wife Cory and Katrina Read are revved up to hit The Bend for the Street Machine Sportsman Spring Nationals on 18 October
Video: How Shane Locke’s Chevy LUV won the $25K at Rumble in the Jungle
Shane Locke’s underdog Chevy LUV beat 64 cars to win the first Rumble in the Jungle shootout at Willowbank Raceway
Video: Finishing off Turbo Taxi’s budget Barra!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty finishes off the budget Barra long block for Turbo Taxi
Dan Oxton’s 680rwhp, turbo LS-powered Toyota HiLux
Dan Oxton spares a HiLux from a life of mini-trucking and turns it into an eight-second-capable drag-and-drive sleeper!
Jono Kelly’s 3FIVE5 NASCAR-powered VK ready for Rods Out #1!
Jono Kelly’s screaming Dodge NASCAR-swapped VK burnout machine is ready to melt treads at Rods Out on 1 November
Rear twin-turbo, 800rwhp 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint
With a pair of rear-mounted turbos, Chris Loumanis’s US-market ’64 Falcon Sprint is ready to take on Drag Challenge!
Video: Building the final LPG Barra for Turbo Taxi!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty builds a fresh Barra for Turbo Taxi for one last crack at a 10 on LPG
Video: New PB and a trophy for our Drag Challenge ute!
In this episode of Carnage, our 427ci VS ute goes even quicker at the drags!