BUMPIN GRIND

ANY way you look at it, Luke Kestle’s 1970 Holden Belmont ute is badarse. You’ll go a long way to find a street car more focused on getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible. And it has the scalps to prove it, having won some prestigious small-tyre trophies like Radial Riot 275 champion and 2018 Kenda Radial main event runner-up, among others.

Like so many successful racers, Luke has surrounded himself with some clever people to get everything in this hay hauler ironed out, thus far running a 7.80 at an incredible 176mph with a tough 383-cube small-block