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
Walmart uses famous movie and TV cars in new commercial
A legendary selection of film and TV cars appear in a new Walmart ad promoting the US retail chain’s new pick-up service
Summernats Burnout Masters Elimination Highlights – Video
All the action and mayhem from Saturday’s Burnout Master’s eliminations at Summernats 32
Day Three Update Street Machine Summernats 32
Mullets and burnouts galore at Summernats 32 day three
Day Two Update Street Machine Summernats 32
Burnouts, 2000hp dyno runs and much more from Day Two of Street Machine Summernats 32
Australia gets biggest simultaneous burnout world record at Summernats 32
Australia takes back the Guinness World record for the Largest Simultaneous Burnout
Supercharged LS-powered 1970 HT Holden Kingswood
Until his engine went bang on Day Five, Matthew Tomkins was living the DC dream in his super-cool, supercharged HT Kinger
1700hp twin-turbo 1970 Ford Capri Mark I
Danko jams 1700hp worth of twin-turbo Windsor in a poor little Ford Capri
1100hp turbo LSX-powered Holden Caprice runs eights
1100hp of Holden luxury takes on Drag Challenge 2018
500hp 1970 Ford Escort Mk1
Wayne May’s Mk1 Esky returned to Drag Challenge for 2018 packing a small-block punch
Cleetus McFarland’s 740hp turbo LS-powered C6 Corvette budget build
Cleetus McFarland takes a Corvette with a junkyard motor and straps on a turbo to make over 700rwhp
Chrysler Centura drives 9000km for Drag Challenge 2018
Brenton Miller’s Chrysler Centura drove 9000km without any support to take out the Longest Distance Driven trophy
600hp Holden VZ SS ute travels 4200km to compete in Drag Challenge 2018
Matt Carey and his BLWNQUAD VZ SS ute won the Longest Distance Travelled trophy at DC 2018
What we really think of the Kia Stinger – Video
Is the Kia Stinger the new SS Commodore? We take one for a drive to find out
Street Machine: 2018 in review
We look back at some of the awesome (and stupid) things we got up to in 2018
LS-swapped 1963 AP6 Valiant debuts at Drag Challenge 2018
We check out a freshly built AP6 at Drag Challenge with a V8 transplant that might ruffle some Mopar feathers
Holden Nationals 2019 preview
The Holden Nationals is back for 2019 with a sell-out list of seriously tough lions
1500hp diesel-swapped 1970 Plymouth Barracuda – Video
We check out a 1500hp Barracuda with an unconventional engine swap
Gen III Hemi-powered Valiant Charger debuts at Drag Challenge 2018
John Urquieta’s old-school VH Charger has had a new-tech Gen III Hemi swap
Nine-second 440-cube XY GT at Drag Challenge 2018
Peter Haravitsidis’s XY Falcon takes out the runner-up spot in the Pacemaker Radial Aspirated class at Drag Challenge
370ci Ford Capri runs nines at Drag Challenge 2018
Nathan Ghosn proves you don’t need a big tyre to play with the big boys