Articles by: Mark Arblaster
Eight-second, Barra-swapped VF Valiant Regal
Warick Meldrum’s Ford Barra-powered VF Valiant Regal has an eight-second answer for pearl-clutching purists!
Powercruise 12 at Eastern Creek (2008)
Awesome skids and even more awesome big-name stacks made the 2008 trimmed down Powercruise one to remember
2008 Easternats at Sandown Raceway – flashback
Tough cars, an awesome venue and a need for speed made the 2008 Repco Easternats a cracker!
Ryan Holz’s 2000hp turbo 2JZ-powered LC Torana
Ryan Holz’s LC Torana is on a mission for mid-sixes thanks to 2000hp of turbocharged Toyota six-pot
Supernats 2008 – flashback
The stars still shone through cloudy skies at Supernats 13
Ned Sassine’s Chev-powered EH Holden
Sydney engine builder Ned Sassine’s Chev-powered EH Holden is a proper old-school strip monster
Simon O’Carroll’s Noonan-powered radial ’68 Camaro
Simon O’Carroll’s Noonan-powered Camaro is taking aim at the Aussie 275 Radial record
Inaugural Allstars Drag & Drive
The inaugural Allstars Drag & Drive saw some of the country’s quickest streeters road-tripping from Willowbank to Warwick and back to battle it out on track
2025 Sick Summer drag-and-drive, USA
Arby heads Stateside to take on the marathon Sick Summer drag-and-drive and claims an unexpected Unlimited class win!
Jason Loane’s KULPRIT XD Falcon
With 10-second time slips, alcohol in its veins and enough heavy metal up front to frighten a Top Fueller, Jason Loane’s XD means business on and off the track
Radial Bear Slayer drag racing – Monroe, Louisiana
Big cash was up for grabs in the sweltering heat at Radial Bear Slayer in Monroe, Louisiana
Flashback: Street Machine Summernats 21
Summernats celebrates 21 events in style, with huge crowds, killer cars and just a little bit of craziness
Luke Kestle’s ‘Junkyard’ HT Monaro at Redwood Rally drag-and-drive, USA
Luke Kestle’s ratty HT Monaro has been getting plenty of smiles per mile Stateside
Blown V8-powered Audi RS4 AWD wagon
This sleepy blown V8-powered all-paw Audi is just what the doctor ordered!
Video: Arby’s Marketplace Dodge R5P7 NASCAR mill hits the dyno
Arby buys a high-revving Dodge R5P7 NASCAR motor off Facebook Marketplace, loads it on the dyno and pulls the string. What could possibly go wrong?
1200rwhp turbo LS2-powered GQ Nissan Patrol
This all-wheel-drive turbo Nissan belts out 1200hp at the treads - but it ain’t no Skyline GT-R!
Chris Hollingworth’s Outlaw VR Commodore ute
Chris Hollingworth’s awesome ute boasts a staggering 1500hp at the flywheel
Flashback: Street Machine Summernats 22
What depression? It was all smiles in Canberra for Summernats 22, 2009
Remembering Australian drag racing legend Dennis Syrmis
The late Dennis Syrmis grew from a teenage street racer to one of the most influential figures in Australian drag racing. Here's a look back at our interview with him from 2003
Giant Killer: Joe Gauci’s turbocharged 200-cube TD Cortina
How did Joe Gauci’s 200ci Cortina knock out V8s three times its size? With 4.5hp per cube! Here’s a look back at our feature on the car from 2009 when it was still running a turbocharged Ford six-pot