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Kian Heagney

Journalist

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Having spent his teenage years racing and wrenching on cars, Kian studied journalism at university only a few years ago before launching his career as a fresh-faced intern at Street Machine in 2018.

Now a full-time staffer, Kian’s role includes writing for SM’s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazine’s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machine’s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.

Instagram @kianheagney

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Drag Challenge

500hp 1970 Ford Escort Mk1

Wayne May’s Mk1 Esky returned to Drag Challenge for 2018 packing a small-block punch

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Street Machine TV

Cleetus McFarland’s 740hp turbo LS-powered C6 Corvette budget build

Cleetus McFarland takes a Corvette with a junkyard motor and straps on a turbo to make over 700rwhp

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Drag Challenge

Chrysler Centura drives 9000km for Drag Challenge 2018

Brenton Miller’s Chrysler Centura drove 9000km without any support to take out the Longest Distance Driven trophy

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Drag Challenge

600hp Holden VZ SS ute travels 4200km to compete in Drag Challenge 2018

Matt Carey and his BLWNQUAD VZ SS ute won the Longest Distance Travelled trophy at DC 2018

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Street Machine TV

What we really think of the Kia Stinger - Video

Is the Kia Stinger the new SS Commodore? We take one for a drive to find out

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Features

Street Machine: 2018 in review

We look back at some of the awesome (and stupid) things we got up to in 2018

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Drag Challenge

LS-swapped 1963 AP6 Valiant debuts at Drag Challenge 2018

We check out a freshly built AP6 at Drag Challenge with a V8 transplant that might ruffle some Mopar feathers

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Events

Holden Nationals 2019 preview

The Holden Nationals is back for 2019 with a sell-out list of seriously tough lions

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Street Machine TV

1500hp diesel-swapped 1970 Plymouth Barracuda – Video

We check out a 1500hp Barracuda with an unconventional engine swap

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Drag Challenge

Gen III Hemi-powered Valiant Charger debuts at Drag Challenge 2018

John Urquieta’s old-school VH Charger has had a new-tech Gen III Hemi swap

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Drag Challenge

Nine-second 440-cube XY GT at Drag Challenge 2018

Peter Haravitsidis’s XY Falcon takes out the runner-up spot in the Pacemaker Radial Aspirated class at Drag Challenge

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Drag Challenge

370ci Ford Capri runs nines at Drag Challenge 2018

Nathan Ghosn proves you don’t need a big tyre to play with the big boys

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Features

Gender Reveal Burnouts of Australia

We take a look at hottest trend in new parenthood - gender reveal burnouts

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Features

Budget builds – readers’ cars gallery

Our Facebook followers show us some of their best ‘bang-for-buck’ finds

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Drag Challenge

Alon Vella’s Ford Capri wins Pacemaker Radial Aspirated at Drag Challenge 2018

Alon Vella once again dominated his class to snare his fifth consecutive Radial Aspirated title in his all-motor, eight-second Mk1 Capri

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Drag Challenge

Stroker 383 Holden Commodore VN SS at Drag Challenge 2018

Michael Ryder’s VN SS Commodore took on Drag Challenge without a blower, turbo or even EFI

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Drag Challenge

Big-block Chevy Camaro runs 10s at Drag Challenge 2018

A father-son team brings a Camaro out of an 11-year hibernation to take it to the big Ford boys at Drag Challenge

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Drag Challenge

Factory Five ’33 hot rod circuit racer at Drag Challenge 2018

We check out a ’33 Ford kit car that took it to the strip for Drag Challenge 2018

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News

Victorian state election: The major parties’ motorsport funding promises analysed

With the Victorian election fast approaching, we try to wade through all the political jargon to find out which party has our back

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Drag Challenge

660hp small-block Chev-powered EK Holden at Drag Challenge 2018

Donnie Zurcas’s EK cracked the nine-second barrier on Day Five at Drag Challenge 2018

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Drag Challenge

Hemi-powered 1934 Ford hot rod ute at Drag Challenge 2018

Andrew Milne’s hot-rodded 1934 Ford ute took on Drag Challenge 2018 with Mopar power!

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Drag Challenge

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Five report & gallery

Australia’s toughest street-car test wraps up for 2018 at Calder Park

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Drag Challenge

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Four report & gallery

Australia’s toughest street cars return to Swan Hill as the times tumble

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Drag Challenge

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Three report & gallery

Drag Challenge competitors do battle with the Mildura Sunset Strip eighth-mile