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
Jason Vyner’s Nissan XFN ute returns for Drag Challenge 2025
Jason Vyner has been a Drag Challenge regular in his cleverly disguised Nissan XFN ute. This year he’s competing in the Unrivaled Engineering Stick-Shift class
Jack Mill’s Suzuki Swift wins Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year 2025
The 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition has been run and won
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY 2025 runner-up: Riley Matekovic’s VH Commodore
Riley Matekovic wins second place in our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY second runner-up: Jack Archer’s Nissan Silvia S15
22-year-old Jack Archer wins third place in our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition
Mark Reynolds’s Toyota Supra Mk3 ready for Drag Challenge
Mark Reynolds returns for Drag Challenge ’25 in the Speed Pro Six-Cylinder class
Grant Pegler’s twin-turbo LS-powered LX SS Torana hatch
Grant Pegler’s LX SS Torana hatch uses an unopened LS and a breath of boost to run nines at Drag Challenge
Rebuilding a 1256cc Torana engine!
This week’s episode of Carnage, has Scotty continuing on with some TA Torana fun, this time attempting a cheap, rattle-can rebuild on a crusty 1256cc inline four engine. So, why? Why not just put a V8 or whatever in it now? Well firstly, we want to get this little Torana registered, which is far easier […]
Video: Making two Toranas out of one!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins creating one good Torana from two crusty ones
Phil Dynon’s stock-bottom-end FPV F6 Typhoon ready to rock at Drag Challenge
Phil Dynon’s FPV F6 Typhoon still runs its factory stock-bottom-end Barra to knock on the door of eights and earn a podium place at Drag Challenge
Bruce Stephens’s Coyote-swapped XT Falcon ute
A beautifully restored XT ute with the grunty heart of a modern Mustang – that’s Bruce Stephens’s idea of a perfect weekend cruiser
Auction watch: Valiants galore, VC Commodore, mint GQ Patrol and more!
Got your tax back and looking for a neat way to send off that extra cash in style? Then check out the latest crop of options at this week’s Grays classic car auction. All the lots below are live now, closing Tuesday evening 19 August. You can view the full catalogue right here. If you […]
Video: Tearing apart our Torana parts car!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty tears down our very rusty TA Torana parts car
Drag Challenge-proven nitrous-fed LS-powered HD wagon
Mic House combined modern tech with old-school street machining values to take his freshly built HD wagon onto the 235 Blown podium at Drag Challenge 2024
Video: Supermang goes grandpa spec!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets our supercharged VN ready for registration
Vortech, blow-through carby Holden V8 HZ Kingswood coming to Drag Challenge
Daniel Mills is bringing his grandfather’s HZ Kingswood to Drag Challenge 2025, using blow-through carby power on a Holden V8!
Aussie burnout heroes S1CKO, 1TUFHG and HOLDON heading to Ice Cream Cruise in the USA!
Aussie burnout legends Jake Myers in S1CKO, Warren Gersekowski in 1TUFHG and Ryan Pearson’s HOLDON head to the USA for burnouts at the Ice Cream Cruise 2025
Art in Motion exhibition coming to the Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE)
The Museum of Vehicle Evolution will host some street machining legends as part of its Art in Motion exhibition this spring
Video: Our Drag Challenge ute cracks a new PB on the dyno
In this episode of Carnage, our twin-turbo, 427ci VS Commodore ute makes big numbers on the dyno
August Street Machine on sale now!
Giddy up! Our August issue is here, so let’s dive in and take a look
Glenn Rewell’s Pro Street XB Falcon 500
Glenn Rewell took his forgotten Falcon 500 and rebuilt it into one hell of a tribute to the golden era of street machining