The Winner, BY KNOCKOUT

MARTIN PECOTICH'S HTKO SCORES A RESOUNDING WIN IN THE 2025 ENTHUSIAST MOTOR INSURANCE STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR AWARD

- STORY ANDREW BROADLEY PHOTOS JOSEPH HUI & CHARLIE SANT

THE votes have been tallied for the 2025 Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year award, and Martin Pecotich's awe-inspiring, ProFlo Performance-built, billet Noonan Hemi-powered HTKO Monaro is your champion!In cahoots with the ProFlo crew, we managed to ambush Martin as he brought the car back from the detailer one sunny Sunday afternoon. As the shed door opened, we surprised him with a gathering of some of his nearest and dearest, the most sought-after trophy in Aussie street machining, and a giant cheque for a cool $20,000 from our good mates at Enthusiast Motor Insurance.

It's fair to say that he didn't see it coming!

Martin, congratulations on winning Street Machine of the Year for 2025!

Thanks! To have my name on the Street Machine of the Year trophy, that's part of history. It's going to be remembered for years to come and it's a huge accolade to win. I'm over the moon!

With help from the Sant family, it seems we managed to catch you by surprise today.

The car has been getting PPF-wrapped this past week to protect the paint a bit, and Paul and I went to pick it up from KOAT, who did the wrap. It was just another normal day, and when we showed back up here at the shed to drop the car off, we opened the roller door and to my surprise, the Street Machine of the Year trophy was in my face; I'm still shocked. I was a bit deflated because voting closed earlier in the week and I didn't think I'd won. The guys kept it a secret from me, and what a surprise – I'm just stoked.

For those who may have missed our feature on the car (SM, Jul '25), tell us about the Monaro.