Don Holland
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| Don Holland | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Starts | 17 (Bathurst 500/1000) |
Don Holland is a retired Australian racing car driver, who was a regular competitor in the Bathurst 500/1000 between 1963 and 1981, making 17 entries in total.[1]
His first entry to the race was a Morris Mini 850 that he shared with Lindsay Little in Class A. After a race long battle with the Volkswagen Beetle of Bill Ford and Barry Ferguson, the car rolled at the final turn of the last lap at Murray's Corner, with Lindsay at the wheel. The car was righted back on to its wheels to claim 2nd in class.[2]
Don would go on to claim a total of 5 class victories in the race in 1966 and 1967 (Class B - Morris Mini Cooper), 1968 (Class C - Morris Mini Cooper S, 1970 (Class C - Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1) and 1975 (Class C 2001cc to 3000cc - Mazda RX-3)[3]
His best outright result in the race came in 1970, driving solo in his Max Wright Motors sponsored LC Torana GTR XU-1 to 3rd place after a late race duel with the Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel of Doug Chivas and Graham Ryan. He finished a lap behind the winner Allan Moffat and second placed Bruce McPhee both driving Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II for the Ford Works team.[4][5]
His last start in the race was in 1981 as co driver to Terry Shiel in a Mazda RX7 that retired on lap 13.
Complete Bathurst 500/1000 results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Tooltip Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Vaughan & Lane Pty Ltd |  Lindsay Little
|
Morris 850 | A | 116 | N/A | 2nd |
| 1964 | P. & R. Williams Pty. Ltd. | Laurie Stewart
|
Morris Mini Cooper | B | 123 | N/A | 2nd |
| 1965 | Vaughan and Lane Pty Ltd | Peter Cray
|
Morris Mini Cooper | B | 99 | 36th | 8th |
| 1966 | Gordon Stewarts Sports Car Centre | Peter Cray
|
Morris Cooper | B | 120 | 12th | 1st |
| 1967 | Gordon Stewarts Sports Car Centre | Peter Cray
|
Morris Mini Cooper S | B | 116 | 27th | 1st |
| 1968 | C Smith | Charlie Smith
|
Morris Mini Cooper S | C | 123 | 10th | 1st |
| 1969 | Young & Green Pty. Ltd. | David Sheldon
|
Holden HT Monaro GTS350 | D | 0 | DNS | DNS |
| 1970 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | C | 129 | 3rd | 1st | |
| 1971 | Max Wright Motors | Brian Foley
|
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | D | 129 | 4th | 9th |
| 1972 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | C | 125 | 5th | 2nd | |
| 1973 | Pacific Film Laboratories Pty. Ltd. | Max Stewart
|
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | D | 141 | 18th | 9th |
| 1974 | Suttons Motors (Arncliffe) Pty Ltd | Max Stewart
|
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 3001cc – 6000cc | 134 | DNF | DNF |
| 1975 | Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd | Hiroshi Fushida | Mazda RX-3 | C | 151 | 5th | 1st |
| 1976 | Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd | Lynn Brown
|
Mazda RX-3 | 2001cc - 3000cc | 155 | 9th | 2nd |
| 1977 | Terry Shiel | Terry Shiel
|
Mazda RX-3 | 2001cc - 3000cc | 153 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1979 | Tony Packard Holden | Bob Skelton
|
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 3001cc - 6000cc | 105 | DNF | DNF |
| 1981 | Penrith Mazda Centre | Terry Shiel
|
Mazda RX-7 | 6 Cylinder & Rotary | 13 | DNF | DNF |
References
- ↑ Noonan, Aaron (27 September 2024). "Special family link for oldest car in Bathurst's Heritage Revival". V8Sleuth.
- ↑ Tuckey, Bill; Greenhalgh, David (1990). Australia's greatest motor race 1960-1989 : the first 30 years. Hornsby NSW: Chevron. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-646-01026-7. OCLC 27518895.
- ↑ "Driver: Don Holland | Driver Database".
- ↑ Tuckey, Bill; Greenhalgh, David (1990). Australia's greatest motor race 1960-1989 : the first 30 years. Hornsby [N.S.W.]: Chevron. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-646-01026-7. OCLC 27518895.
- ↑ Australian Muscle Car magazine - Issue 41 (Chevron Publishing Group) © 2009 "A Class Act" page 80.
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