Todd Kelly - the Man in Black (and gold)
October 29th 2007 06:04
Holden Racing Team driver, Todd Kelly, will realise the dream of a lifetime next weekend when he takes to the track at Bahrain in a Chevrolet. Instead of his traditional red and white Holden Commodore, Kelly will power around the Desert 400 in round 12 of the championship in a snazzy black and gold Chevrolet Lumina to celebrate 10 years of Holden exports to the Middle East.
Todd is suitably excited about the prospect, “As a kid in Mildura, I always loved 1950s Chevys for all the flair and detail that was designed into those cars,” he said. “I used to collect Chevy belt buckles and I’ve still got a drawer full at home – plus I’ve got ten V8 Chevy engines in the workshop for cars, boats and hotrods.
“Chevrolet in the U.S.A. always meant success in motorsport and I had the fingers crossed that Holden Motorsport would nominate me for this Bahrain exercise,” the #22 driver enthused. “This is something that you look back on in future years and remember as being something very special.”
Holden Motorsport Manager Simon McNamara said there wasn’t even a second thought given to asking any other driver to do the Chevrolet honours. “It was a clear cut decision to choose Todd because he’s always been a Chevrolet fanatic of the highest order,” said McNamara.
With over 200,000 Holden sourced vehicles sold into the Middle East since 1998, the region has been Holden’s biggest volume export market for the longest time.
“Locals love the high performance rear wheel drive configuration of Chevrolet Lumina and Caprice, similar to Australian buyers with Commodore, Statesman and Caprice,” said GM Holden Manager Export, Kristian Aquilina. “Being involved in the Bahrain V8 Supercar race is a great way to promote the Chevrolet nameplate and help forge a motorsport heritage for GM in the region.”
Todd in his special Black and Gold colours for Bahrain
“Chevrolet in the U.S.A. always meant success in motorsport and I had the fingers crossed that Holden Motorsport would nominate me for this Bahrain exercise,” the #22 driver enthused. “This is something that you look back on in future years and remember as being something very special.”
Holden Motorsport Manager Simon McNamara said there wasn’t even a second thought given to asking any other driver to do the Chevrolet honours. “It was a clear cut decision to choose Todd because he’s always been a Chevrolet fanatic of the highest order,” said McNamara.
With over 200,000 Holden sourced vehicles sold into the Middle East since 1998, the region has been Holden’s biggest volume export market for the longest time.
“Locals love the high performance rear wheel drive configuration of Chevrolet Lumina and Caprice, similar to Australian buyers with Commodore, Statesman and Caprice,” said GM Holden Manager Export, Kristian Aquilina. “Being involved in the Bahrain V8 Supercar race is a great way to promote the Chevrolet nameplate and help forge a motorsport heritage for GM in the region.”
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