Articles by Simon TELFORD
Simon landed his dream job on Street Machine magazine in 2002 as features editor, under the tutelage of publishing guru Geoff Seddon. Moving up to editor in 2013, Simon and his team expanded the footprint of the brand to include the online build series Carnage, Drag Challenge events and e-commerce. These days, Simon oversees the teams behind 4X4 Australia, Unique Cars and Street Machine. Besides motoring titles, Simon has written for Qantas Magazine, Australian Guitar and the Sydney Morning Herald. Simon’s personal fleet includes a custom EJ Holden, a 1973 Triumph Tiger motorbike and a 1977 HZ Holden One Tonner. He also has the privilege of piloting a 600hp FX Holden at nostalgia drag racing events.
Video: Drag Challenge Heathcote day four
Drag Challenge returns to Heathcote Park Raceway for some killer night racing
Video: Barra-swapped LC Torana takes on Drag Challenge
We follow the adventures of Tassie-based mates Darby Hamilton and Mark Whitla, as they put Darby's wild Barra-powered LC Torana to the test at Street Machine Drag Challenge 2022/23
Video: Drag Challenge 2022/23 day two
Full results and epic video coverage of Drag Challenge 2022/23 day two at Portland
Harley-Davidson 120th-anniversary bikes revealed
Harley-Davidson has kick-started a year of 120th-anniversary celebrations with the grand reveal of its 2023 fleet of motorcycles
Peter Fitzpatrick’s Broomstick HK Brougham
Looking back on the multiple Summernats Grand Champion award winner's first iconic build
Street Machine Drag Challenge 2022/3 entry list
Meet the brave souls ready to take on the ultimate drag and drive challenge, 31 Jan to 4 Feb
35-day Summernats Fairlane build
When Matt Ball needed a hand finishing his ZH Fairlane in time for what might have been his final Summernats, his family and friends did not let him down
Street Machine Summernats 35 Elite Top 20
The Top 20 Elite cars from Street Machine Summernats 35
LITRE8 Torana shirts available now!
Wear one of the most iconic street machines on your chest with our new LITRE8 T-shirt
Video: Street Machine Summernats 35 – day five
One of the biggest Summernats in history wraps up with a bang
Dean Fiumara wins the 2023 Laurie Starling Memorial Scholarship
We chat to 25-year-old Dean Fiumara, recipient of the Laurie Starling Scholarship for 2023
Video: Street Machine Summernats 35 – day four
Another massive day of action at Street Machine Summernats 35
Video: Street Machine Summernats 35 day three
With tickets for Saturday sold out for the first time ever, Street Machine Summernats 35 is proving to the biggest in history
Video: Street Machine Summernats 35 day two
Street Machine Summernats 35 kicked off with the City Cruise, Wildcard burnouts, the Great Uncover and more!
John Peterson Burnout Hall of Fame
The new award has been launched today to honour the legends of the burnout world
Video: Street Machine Summernats day one
Join Telfo and Gus for a sneak peek at what's about to go down at Summernats 35, thanks to Rockynats 2023!
Street Outlaws No Prep Kings support class entries open now
Entries are open now for the Street Outlaws No Prep Kings Aussie tour
Jake Myers wins Burnout Masters at Summernats 35
Jake Myers claims his second Burnout Masters title in the newly retro Myers Mustang
Video: Harrop-supercharged 1964 Pontiac Bonneville
The covers come off Iain Kelly's Harrop-blown 1964 Pontiac Bonneville
1982 Opel Monza: hot or not?
The Opel Monza was the basis for one of the great what-ifs of the HDT era. But are they hot or not as we dive into 2023?