Todd Kelly Joins Jack Daniels Racing

Grennan · #1 05-12-2007, 05:29 PM

Jack Daniel’s Racing has signed leading Holden driver Todd Kelly to head its 2008 V8 Supercar campaign.

Kelly, 28, joins the Larry Perkins-owned team to drive alongside up and comer Shane Price after a decade with the Clayton-based Holden Young Lions, Kmart Racing and Holden Racing Teams.

“A number of things are being considered at HRT which has enabled me to explore all the available options, and after 10 fantastic years I have decided it was time to accept a new challenge,” said Kelly.

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Dufus · #2 05-12-2007, 05:36 PM

Now that Todds gone over to Jack Daniels Racing, Garth will move over to HRT

immortality · #3 05-12-2007, 06:02 PM

i ffigured he was on the move sunday night when he thanked the team for all the hard work over the years when he was on the podium for the final round placings

91_Berlina · #4 05-12-2007, 07:18 PM

ok who do we thinks gonna take his place at HRT?? i reckon skaifey will be retiring within the next couple years cos he is in his 40's now, hopefully tander will go up there or they might take a punt on a younger bloke from the fujitsu championship, like tony d'alberto, who just won the championship or get nathen pretty, who they get to race with them at the enduros, so many good drivers coming up

91_Berlina · #5 05-12-2007, 07:19 PM

oh just remembered, wheres russell ingall heading to now?!?! better not be HRT haha

markovr · #6 05-12-2007, 07:22 PM

Lets hope Todd can put Larrys cars up where they belong at the pointy end like in the castrol days ...surely with his vast experience and engineering skills he can put up a car that can run with the ford **** that seems to be in abundance when qualifying and race results....although Tander gave us a breath of fresh air ...the results of late (if you take Tander out) have been very very blue.

Dufus · #7 05-12-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 91_Berlina

ok who do we thinks gonna take his place at HRT?? i reckon skaifey will be retiring within the next couple years cos he is in his 40's now, hopefully tander will go up there or they might take a punt on a younger bloke from the fujitsu championship, like tony d'alberto, who just won the championship or get nathen pretty, who they get to race with them at the enduros, so many good drivers coming up

Tander will go to HRT. Tander has been itching to move for a while because no matter how he drives, he is always second at Toll HSV, because Ricks dad is the owner of Toll HSV. At HRT Tander will get all of the respect and credit that he deserves and i am sure that Skaife will be happy for him to be the "Top Driver", which even though he won the championship, he wouldnt of got at Toll HSV. It think that Skaife and Tander will be an awesome combo, bring on the enduros

Dufus · #8 05-12-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 91_Berlina

oh just remembered, wheres russell ingall heading to now?!?! better not be HRT haha

It is rumoured that he is going to Paul Morris Motorsport

Clutchy · #9 05-12-2007, 07:37 PM

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Tander will go to HRT. Tander has been itching to move for a while because no matter how he drives, he is always second at Toll HSV, because Ricks dad is the owner of Toll HSV. At HRT Tander will get all of the respect and credit that he deserves and i am sure that Skaife will be happy for him to be the "Top Driver", which even though he won the championship, he wouldnt of got at Toll HSV. It think that Skaife and Tander will be an awesome combo, bring on the enduros

Tander is going to HRT Todd to Perkins Ingall to Paul Morris the kiwi kid van gisban ??? name ? will be runnin a 3rd car out of stone brothere stable not sure who is going to Toll with Rick wont be for to long as ive herd Rick is us of a bound in the next few years to race trucks like ambrose started in.
And are you sure the Kellys dont have there finger in the pie at HRT aswell ???

Dufus · #10 05-12-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Clutchy

And are you sure the Kellys dont have there finger in the pie at HRT aswell ???

I don't think that they are allowed to

Clutchy · #11 05-12-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bill_randomhero

I don't think that they are allowed to

There not why do ya think Mark Skaife is the front man.

dv8-01 · #12 05-12-2007, 09:02 PM

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* Tander set for Holden switch

The path has been cleared for V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander to join the Holden Racing Team after Todd Kelly today made the switch to Jack Daniels Racing.

Kelly, 28, joins the Larry Perkins-owned team to drive alongside up-and-comer Shane Price after Perkins' son Jack was forced to stand down having recently being diagnosed with type one diabetes.

Speculation is rife Tander, who secured the 2007 championship with Holden's Toll-HSV Dealer Team last weekend, will join five-time champion Mark Skaife at HRT and that an announcement is imminent.

It is also expected Tander will take the No.1 at HRT for the first time since Skaife carried the number as champion in 2002.

"A number of things are being considered at HRT which has enabled me to explore all the available options, and after 10 fantastic years I have decided it is time to accept a new challenge," said Kelly, who spent the last decade with the Clayton-based Holden Young Lions, Kmart Racing and Holden Racing Teams.

"You can't help but grow close relationships with people you work so closely alongside for 10 years so I'm sure I will miss everyone at HRT, but it is time for a change of scenery.

"I couldn't be more excited. There's huge potential in Jack Daniels Racing and Larry has offered me the opportunity to be more involved with the team and cars, which is what I really enjoy.

"The change has already reignited my passion and given me a new lease on life."

It had been rumoured Kelly was offered a seat alongside younger brother Rick at Toll, a team their parents own, but turned it down because he didn't want to compromise the family relationship.

Former Supercheap driver Paul Dumbrell has been linked to the vacant Toll seat.

Of some of the other proposed high profile moves, Russell Ingall, who announced he was leaving Stone Brothers Racing last week, is expected to move back to Holden with Team Sirromet Wines, replacing Owen Kelly.

The SBR seat could go to young Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen, who impressed in his short with Team Kiwi this year, or David Besnard, who had a fulltime drive with SBR from 2000 to 2002 and put on a good show for the team in finishing second alongside James Courtney at this year's Bathurst 1000.

Since his series debut at Eastern Creek in 1999, Kelly made 106 starts, recording 18 individual race and nine championship round wins, including victories in the 2003 Sandown and 2005 Bathurst enduros.

He has finished in the top 10 in driver points in each of his seven fulltime seasons.

"Todd is a driver who has a rare mix of experience and technical ability and we are very happy to sign him," Larry Perkins said.

"He's someone who can contribute to the team and its performance both on and off the track, and he's excited about working with us.

"I think he'll fit in perfectly."

looks like some big changed will happen for holden for 2008