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: V8 COROLLA BLOWS ITS SUPERCHARGER OFF
We’ve seen all kinds of automotive mayhem over the years, but we’ve never seen a supercharger blown off a burnout engine!
VIDEO: AUSTRALIA’S QUICKEST STREETCAR GOES FASTER
Terry Seng’s mind-blowing VC Commodore continues to smash records
VIDEO: MASSIVE BURNOUT FIRE AT BRASHERNATS
This huge fire from Tony De Oliveira’s YLDTOY at Brashernats in Darwin easily falls into the terrifying category
DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #7 – HARRY HAIG
Victorian Harry Haig has one of the craziest tough street cars in the country
TWO WEEKS ‘TIL MAD MAX FURY ROAD
It's been a massive month for movie goers but we’ve been waiting 30 years for the big one - Mad Max: Fury Road
VIDEO: TOP FUEL FIREBALL AT SYDNEY DRAGWAY
Top Fuel dragsters accelerate quicker than any other vehicle on the planet and as the Sainty Top Fuel team found out on the weekend, sometimes they do it in spectacular fashion
IS THIS THE WORLD’S CRAZIEST BURNOUT VAN?
Aussies are awesome at putting V8s in cars that never came with big bent eights, and that begs the question. If one V8 is good, are two better?
VIDEO: AXLE TRAMP LEVEL = EXPERT
People constantly tell us that burnouts are easy, but apparently they’re not for everyone
FOR SALE: 1970 HEMI CUDA WITH JUST 81 MILES ON THE CLOCK
UP FOR sale at Mecum Auctions next month, this is probably the lowest-mileage Plymouth Cuda to go under the hammer since they were new in showrooms back in the 70s
VIDEO: CON’S 10-SECOND VALIANT
In the latest issue of Street Machine we take a look at Con Sagiaris’s street ’n’ strip VG Valiant hardtop, and it’s a ripper
VIDEO: THE BIGGEST BURNOUT FIRES OF ALL TIME
Over the years we’ve seen some truly spectacular burnout fires, so we thought we’d put together a collection of the five biggest we’ve ever seen
GALLERY: KING OF THE STREET 2015
The invite-only King Of The Street meeting at Heathcote Park Raceway pits some of Melbourne’s top street cars against each other to see who’s got the toughest ride around
VIDEO: CRUISING WITH AN EIGHT-SECOND CAPRI
Take a drive with George Chalikouras’s Chevy-powered Ford Capri
VIDEO: GOOD FRIDAY BURNOUT KING 2015
Billed as the biggest burnout event on the Western Australian calendar, Burnout King turned on the Good Friday smoke show
VIDEO: AN AUSSIE ABROAD: STU HENRY DEFEATS MURDER NOVA!
Despite our relatively small population, Australians have a great reputation for doing well in the home of drag racing, the good ol’ United States of America
VIDEO: BUMP BOX BOOGIE
Ford’s SOHC XR6 donk is often forgotten but it's an engine that loves a bit of nitrous or boost and can deliver impressive performance!
VIDEO: SCREAMING SIX PACK CHARGER
Brad Keem is a die-hard fan applying modern technology to the old Hemi six with fantastic results
VIDEO: DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #5 – ADAM STYLES
We can honestly tell you this 1300hp LC Torana is a little bit scary
Gallery: New 2015 Saleen Mustang
The power output of the Saleen Mustang has grown in leaps and bounds. Check out their latest offerings
VIDEO: 700RWHP SUPERCHARGED HSV GTS
When talking positive displacement blowers nothing beats a screw supercharger. They make great power as seen here on this silver VE GTS from Automotive Performance Specialists