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.
We’ve been called out – Carnage Plus episode 59
The Carnage crew have been called out!
Volvo auto and diff mods – Carnage episode 48
Scotty transforms our 1JZ-powered Volvo from a single-pegging wonder into a two-wheel tyre-fryer!
What happened to Turbo Taxi? Carnage Plus episode 57
Scotty pulls down the broken Barra out of Turbo Taxi
Kenny Rogers and Gambler Chassis Co.
We say goodbye to Kenny Rogers and look at his links to the world of speedway racing
Matthew Carlyon’s Falcon XA GS van
This time-warp XA Falcon GS panel van is owned by an aircraft engineer
Remembering burnout king John Peterson
We remember John Peterson, the man who brought the burnouts to the world
Summernats 33 – Day four update
All the action from the climactic fourth day of Street Machine Summernats 33
Summernats 33 day one update
We check out all the action from Street Machine Summernats 33
Street Machine Summernats 33 day zero – video
Check out some of the cool rides heading into Canberra for Summernats 33
Mazda MX-5 Barra swap! Carnage episode 41
Will a Ford Barra engine fit in our Mazda MX-5? Only one way to find out!
Szabolics HQ Monaro runs 6.654-seconds @214mph
Daniel Szabolics has set a scorching new PB in his twin-turbo HQ Monaro
Drag Challenge Day Five – Video
All the thrills and spills of the final day of Drag Challenge 2019
Drag Challenge Day Four results
Day Four at South Coast Raceway set us up for an exciting finale to Drag Challenge 2019
Drag racing newbie competes at Drag Challenge in 640hp Camaro ZL1
WhichCar’s Dan Gardner goes drag racing for the first time – with great success!
Drag Challenge Day Two results
Here’s how the Drag Challenge field is sitting after a wild day at Mildura’s Sunset Strip
Turbo Barra-powered Ford TD Cortina – Video
Corey Benning’s street-and-strip Cortina pumps out 1177hp on the hub dyno
Drag Challenge 2019 Day One results
Here's the leaderboard for each class after Day One of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2019
Monster wheelstands and PBs at Drag Challenge testing Swan Hill
The agony and the ecstasy of Drag Challenge testing!
Video: Chopped 2022 preview
The Chopped festival is back, 2-4 December
Chopped is back and ready to burn rubber
Chopped 2019 has kicked off, with a new venue and street drags!