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
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
Gender Reveal Burnouts of Australia
We take a look at hottest trend in new parenthood - gender reveal burnouts
Budget builds – readers’ cars gallery
Our Facebook followers show us some of their best ‘bang-for-buck’ finds
Alon Vella’s Ford Capri wins Pacemaker Radial Aspirated at Drag Challenge 2018
Alon Vella once again dominated his class to snare his fifth consecutive Radial Aspirated title in his all-motor, eight-second Mk1 Capri
Stroker 383 Holden Commodore VN SS at Drag Challenge 2018
Michael Ryder’s VN SS Commodore took on Drag Challenge without a blower, turbo or even EFI
Big-block Chevy Camaro runs 10s at Drag Challenge 2018
A father-son team brings a Camaro out of an 11-year hibernation to take it to the big Ford boys at Drag Challenge
Factory Five ’33 hot rod circuit racer at Drag Challenge 2018
We check out a ’33 Ford kit car that took it to the strip for Drag Challenge 2018
Victorian state election: The major parties’ motorsport funding promises analysed
With the Victorian election fast approaching, we try to wade through all the political jargon to find out which party has our back
660hp small-block Chev-powered EK Holden at Drag Challenge 2018
Donnie Zurcas’s EK cracked the nine-second barrier on Day Five at Drag Challenge 2018
Hemi-powered 1934 Ford hot rod ute at Drag Challenge 2018
Andrew Milne’s hot-rodded 1934 Ford ute took on Drag Challenge 2018 with Mopar power!
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Five report & gallery
Australia’s toughest street-car test wraps up for 2018 at Calder Park
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Four report & gallery
Australia’s toughest street cars return to Swan Hill as the times tumble
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Three report & gallery
Drag Challenge competitors do battle with the Mildura Sunset Strip eighth-mile
Electric-Powered 1949 Mercury at SEMA! – SEMA 2018
ICON’s Jonathon Ward creates a wild electric-powered Mercury
Lightweight carbonfibre turbo good for 850hp at SEMA 2018 – Video
The Germans concoct a turbo that’s (almost) lighter than a feather
Blown 410ci VH Valiant hardtop at Drag Challenge 2018
Tasmanian Grant Dwyer has dusted off his blown VH hardtop to give DC 2018 a crack
Barra-swapped Mercedes-Benz E-Class at Drag Challenge 2018
Josh Chiefalo will be taking on Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 in style in his Barra-swapped Merc
Turbo LS-powered Toyota HiLux at Drag Challenge 2018
Mitch Pullen put his LS-powered HiLux drift machine to the street-and-strip test on DC 2018