THE GIANT KILLER

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A BATTLE BETWEEN 100 OF AUSTRALIA'S TOUGHEST STREETERS WOULD SEE A HOLDEN V8 ON TOP?

Wswapping LS engines into HILE the rest of the world is busy to Ford Falcons and Mopar everything from old 60s pick-ups is sticking with the good muscle cars, Brenden ‘Bubba’ Medlyn bent-eight was rewarded old Holden V8. That faith in the Aussie street-and-strip event in the with the overall win at the toughest country: Street Machine Drag Challenge. announced,” Bubba says. “People “I was in disbelief until it was officially done presentations, but I wasn’t sure I’d were congratulating me before the on the and Jarrod Wood running sevens enough with guys like Terry Seng last day.” Car for 2016, powered by Aussie So here it is, Australia’s Quickest Street with the Holden V8 is about as simple muscle. Bubba’s reason for staying as it gets. everybody off,” he says. “Everywhere “I stuck with the Holden V8 just to piss to be different, but it means everything you go it’s just LS engines now. I like cheap.” is custom and that’s definitely not fanging V8 Holdens around various Bubba has got a long history of he was probably best known for his Victorian car events, and up until now VH Commodore. old ‘Don’t Tell Mum’ turbocharged he laughs. “Massive powerskids and “We did some stupid shit in that car,” dare we wouldn’t try.” jumping it off gutters; there was no and the guys reckoned he needed Then he bought All Race Fabrications, That saw the old twisted shell something nicer to represent the workshop. give at All Week Wrecking. “I’ve got to retired and another shell was found me the shell for nothing.” them a plug,” Bubba says. “They gave a disposal, Bubba set about creating With the team at All Race at his was done in-house, from the mini-tubs powerskidding monster. Everything work. They just gave it a coat to the chrome-moly ’cage and the engine-bay Bubba reckoned he needed to learn of flat black in the workshop because The 355ci engine was transferred to drive it before they made it pretty. all, and even that didn’t last long over from the old car, but that’s about crank and rods. Going to an LS combo before a heavy right foot broke the Instead, Bubba put a call in to like everyone else wasn’t even considered. one of his Little Paw cast-iron Holden Craig Bennett at Torque Power for V8 blocks. to Bubba onto Glenn Wells Engines Good mate Daniel Nunziante put

EVERYWHERE YOU GO IT'S JUST LS ENGINES NOW. I STUCK WITH THE HOLDEN V8 JUST TO PISS EVERYBODY OFF