Articles by Scott TAYLOR
Raised in a house without 240V electricity, at age 16 Scotty was inspired by early issues of Street Machine to build an HQ ute from the chassis up. During the 90s he dived head-first into drag racing and has lived his life a quarter-mile at a time ever since.As the internet gained popularity, Scotty designed his own how-to websites and helped create Slick 6 Packs magazine, before securing a full-time position at Street Commodores.He then freelanced exclusively for Street Machine for eight years and started a successful YouTube channel called Scotty’s Garage, before joining the SM team full-time in 2013. Since then, Scotty has helped create Carnage and Drag Challenge while supporting a shed full of modified Mopars.
VIDEO: SCREAMING 2JZ-POWERED VL COMMODORE WAGON
When it comes to howling sixes, nothing beats the sound of a Toyota 2JZ Supra engine. It’s just unusual to hear it coming from a VL Commodore wagon
PRO STREET BENARABY RESULTS
Thanks to a ton of hard work and a pinch of good luck, the fourth round of the APSA national series turned out to be a real winner
VIDEO: CRAZY EIGHT-SECOND WHEELSTANDING NOVA
Daniel List’s 1970 Chevy Nova is pretty damn quick, and check out those wheelstands!
PREVIEW: RED CENTRE NATS BURNOUTS
Burnouts under lights, a stack of heavy hitters and even some nitro are headed for the pad at Red CentreNATS
DODGE, ROADKILL AND GAS MONKEY HAVE A HORSEPOWER PARTY
Inaugural Roadkill Nights event draws 10,000 revheads
VIDEO: CHRYSLER V6-POWERED LANCER AT MOPAR SUNDAY
Dave Mahoney's Chrysler-V6 powered Lancer was a highlight from the rained-out Mopar Sunday
Australia’s quickest column shift goes even quicker
Mark Drew's HR Holden Premier has been making huge gains in the past couple months – going from a reasonably quick 10-sec streeter to a full house eight-second street ‘n’ strip warrior
VALE CRAIG BREWER
Victoria’s drag racing and street machine community farewells Craig Brewer
MOPAR SUNDAY 2015 – RAINED OUT, BUT STILL COOL
Mopar Sunday started off as an informal birthday celebration, but a decade later it’s become one of the most popular events on the Australian Mopar calendar
VIDEO: MAJESTIC VANNERS – IF IT’S ROCKING, DON’T COME KNOCKING
We talk to three van fans who are all old enough to remember the 70s and are still living the dream with their own polished machines
VIDEO: PSIPOP – BUDGET RACER RUNS MID-NINES
Boosted ED Falcon budget drag car runs in the nines with an ex-taxi motor
VIDEO: VK COMMODORE POWERED BY FOUR-LITRE FORD
Body by Holden, soul by Ford. That’s the way Danny Quilty chose to get his budget VK Commodore into the mid-11s
Family ties: Valiant R/T Charger
Georgio Lafazanis’s R/T Charger has been everything from 70s factory muscle car to madly modified 80s custom
Video: Raelene Drew’s turbocharged HR Holden on the dyno
Raelene's turbo LS-powered HR Holden is slicker than ever
PERTH, SYDNEY AND WILLOWBANK ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN SERIES
Australian drag racing undergoes major transformation
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING?
Since 1973, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) has been the main sanctioning body for drag racing in Australia, but that could be set for a massive upheaval
CHOPPED AND CHANNELLED FIAT TOPOLINO RAT ROD
We see plenty of crazy stuff in our travels, but this little turbocharged Fiat Topolino rat rod stopped us in our tracks
VIDEO: PEDDERS BUILDS A MAD MAX-STYLE MONARO
With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road a month ago, everything has been going a little bit mad around here – and that includes the guys from Pedders, who have built this big-block HQ Monaro to give away
Video: Nine-second column-shifted HR Holden
We've watched Raelene Drew’s almost stock-appearing HR get quicker over the years. The latest incarnation, with a turbocharged LS engine, is the quickest yet
VIDEO: V8-POWERED SUZUKI MIGHTY BOY AT BRASHERNATS
Australians have proven time and again that they will fit a V8 into just about anything – including this tiny Suzuki Mighty Boy ute