Articles by Iain Kelly
13 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
You know you're building a serious car when the Williams Formula One engineers get involved! Singer, the North American shop building retro 911 hotrods, has launched their ultimate creation: the DLS. The "Dynamic Light-...Read more
6 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
Toyota fans have been howling for a replacement to the iconic Supra since it disappeared over 15 years ago, and it was only made worse when the Japanese manufacturer pulled the covers off a drop-dead sexy concept in...Read more
6 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
The Japanese sport of drifting involves sliding cars through a winding circuit, and it originated on Japan's treacherous mountain roads. Typically drifters pick lightweight, nimble sports cars... except for a crew known...Read more
6 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
This may look like any other 40 Series Toyota Land Cruiser ute, but it is hiding a gigantic 10.4L Caterpillar diesel V8! Built by Reaper Performance Diesel in West Australia this regular-sized monster truck rides on a...Read more
2 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
After 35 years Porsche have blown their own lap record of the Nurburgring Nordschleife apart. They took their specially created 919 Evo hybrid endurance racer to Germany to reset the record set by the late, great Stefan...Read more
1 July 2018 by Iain Kelly
Ferrari’s 250 GTO is regarded as the most desirable and valuable collector car of all-time, and one example headed to auction in August is likely to break records to become the most valuable car ever sold in public...Read more
29 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
The Ferrari 250 GTO is the holy grail of classic cars, regularly changing hands for $50,000,000 or more. Enzo Ferrari built 36 examples as the ultimate incarnation of his incredibly desirable 250 model, and the goal for...Read more
26 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
What is a car battery?
They’re the box of sparks which make...Read more
21 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
The Ford and Ferrari wars were one of the most amazing sporting tales of the 1960s, and Matt Damon has reportedly signed on to star as the head of one half of the battle. Damon, the action star famous for portraying...Read more
19 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
The answer is both yes and no, depending on what state or territory you...Read more
18 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
A couple of years ago a pair of engineer brothers from Melbourne by the name of Matt and Shane Corish designed and built a V12 variant of an LS1 V8. Producing over 700hp it blew the Internet apart, and now they have...Read more
18 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
As values for Ford's fastest four-door muscle car of the 1970s soar, a new high water mark has been set as Lloyds Auctions sold a Track Red XY GT-HO Phase III once owned by Aussie fast-bolwer Jeff Thompson for a tick...Read more
12 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen passed away the other day at the age of 81 having survived racing in one of the most dangerous eras of motorsport. An NHRA Champion in both Funny Cars and Top Fuel, the fastest classes of drag...Read more
12 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
Yes and no, depending on which state or territory you're in - and in...Read more
12 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
John Goss has scored himself an Order of Australia medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year for his services to motorsport in Australia. Gossy is a bona fide touring car legend who won Bathurst in ‘74 and ‘85,...Read more
12 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
No, it's not illegal to drive with gloves on - presumably because this...Read more
4 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
Yes and no, as there are no specific laws around driving with a broken...Read more
4 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
In short, no, there's no legislation preventing you from driving with...Read more
4 June 2018 by Iain Kelly
Yes, the road laws in Australia say you must stay in your marked lane...Read more