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Iain Kelly

Journalist

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Iain (or Marv, as he’s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machine’s work experience kid.

He has contributed to a range of titles, focusing mostly on modified late-model cars, street machines and hot rods. Following his time as editor at MOTOR, Marv returned to freelancing in 2014.

He has also worked with Mighty Car Mods to build cars and write two books for them, and authored the 10th anniversary book on the World Time Attack Challenge.

Instagram @aka_marv

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Events

Leadfoot Festival 2018 – Gallery

Checking out one of the world's coolest car events, New Zealand's Leadfoot Festival

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Drag Challenge

Andrew Dunnett's CL Valiant ute wins Turbosmart Dial Your Own - Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Andrew Dunnett’s beautiful CL Valiant ute out the Turbosmart DYO class with a stunning 0.00469-second split

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Features

Tekno Performance's Blown 2013 HSV Clubsport R8 SV & blown 2013 HSV GTS

Would you prefer a bagged, blown and hard-tuned HSV Clubsport or mild GTS? Tekno Performance's Jono Webb built both

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Drag Challenge

Noel Inman's 1922 Model T wins Boostane Outlaw Blown - Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Noel Inman’s ’22 Ford T-model edges out Canberra’s Greg Mason in his sweet turquoise El Camino to take out the Boostane Outlaw Blown class at Drag Challenge Weekend

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Drag Challenge

10-second 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Single-turbo Supra runs low 10s in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown

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Drag Challenge

Mark Van Der Togt's Ford XW Futura wins Tuff Mounts Radial Blown - Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Mark Van Der Togt takes out the win in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – as well as Drag Challenge Weekend outright in his twin-turbo Ford XW Futura

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Drag Challenge

Terry Seng’s VC Commodore runs quickest and fastest pass at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 - Video

Seng sends it on the first Drag Challenge Weekend

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Drag Challenge

Nitrous 363ci Windsor-powered Cortina at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Michael Titmarsh came oh so close to completing Drag Challenge last year in his nitrous-sniffing Windsor-powered Cortina so he had to come back for Drag Challenge Weekend on his home turf

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Drag Challenge

Jamie Farmer’s ‘Dirty Bird’ Falcon ute is runner-up in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

The Dirty Bird soared to second overall and in the Radial Blown class at Drag Challenge Weekend

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Drag Challenge

Turbo V8 Datsun Bluebird sleeper at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

You'd never guess it but Jon Fulton's Datsun Bluebird is a ten-second sleeper, powered by a turbo Toyota 1UZ V8!

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Drag Challenge

Turbo LS2-powered 1967 Camaro at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

’67 Camaro rocks a Pro Mod turbo to run nines at DCW

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Drag Challenge

Turbo LS1-powered UC Torana at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Stock-bottom-end LS1 goes 8.91 in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown

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Drag Challenge

Tuff Mounts Radial Blown Day Three – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Here's how the hotly contested Tuff Mounts Radial Blown class finished up at Drag Challenge Weekend

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Drag Challenge

Terry Seng breaks Drag Challenge record with 7.66-second pass

Terry Seng's VC Brock replica sets a new Drag Challenge record at Willowbank Raceway

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Drag Challenge

Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 Radial Blown and Aspirated - day two

There was high drama aplenty in the radial classes on day two of Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

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Drag Challenge

Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 - day two Top 10

We check out the front runners in the inaugural Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend after day two

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Drag Challenge

Eight-second twin-turbo XW Falcon at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Mark's twin-turbo Ford-powered is in second place after day one of Drag Challenge Weekend

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Features

Harrop Engineering-tuned 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

The boys from Harrop have the ultimate business card in the shape of a hand-tuned Corvette

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News

Mighty Car Mods duo to open restaurant in Sydney

Acclaimed YouTube stars takes on a culinary challenge

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Features

Supercharged Holden V6-powered 1951 FX ute - SPCLFX

A humble humpy ute gets transformed into a Summernats Top Judged winner over 20 years

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Features

Street-driven twin-turbo LS2-powered 1975 Ford TD Cortina

This twin-turbo Ford Cortina replaces an 8-second VL that Goran stacked at 260km/h

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Features

LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper

LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper

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Features

1100rwhp twin-turbo LS-powered Holden VH Commodore

1100rwhp is just the beginning for this VH Commodore

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Features

Video: Quentin Feast's seven-second LH Torana

Quentin Feast has won Street Machine Drag Challenge every time he's turned up in this seven-second Torry