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Six Championships in ten years. That's the enviable statistics that the Holden
Racing Team (HRT) has achieved in the decade of V8-only or V8 Supercar racing
in Australia.
In the late 1990's and the early part of this
decade, HRT was almost unbeatable, winning five consecutive Championships and
in possibly its most difficult season in 2003, still finished third - being in
contention up until the final round in Sydney in late November.
This record establishes the Holden Racing Team as one of the most successful
teams ever in Australian Touring Car racing, since the inception of the
Championship in 1960. Only the legendary Ian "Pete" Geoghegan has a similar
record from the mid-to-late 60's, but - apart from 1969 - the Touring Car
Championship in those years were of a single round only.
The
consistency of HRT since 1996 has been quite remarkable when you consider that
as well as the five titles, the Team has finished third on four occasions and
fourth in 1996. This indicates that the battle within the Team is as fierce as
the battle from other competitors.
As Holden's official
factory team, the Holden Racing Team has a long tradition of motor sport in
Australia. The Team has been associated with a number of major national and
international companies as sponsorship partners with firstly Telecom (Telstra)
and then Mobil as naming rights sponsors. Since 1998 Holden has held the
naming rights, with Mobil as the primary sponsor. If you want to know more
about the history of HRT
click here.
HRT Link:
www.hsv.com.au
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