George Reynolds (racing driver)
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George Reynolds is a retired Australian racing driver.
The career of Reynolds, who was born on 8 May 1928, extended from the late 1950s into the late 1960s. Known primarily as a touring car
and sports car
driver, Reynolds won Class D of the 1962 Armstrong 500 at Phillip Island, sharing a Volkswagen with Jim McKeown.
However, Reynolds is best known as outright winner (although outright winners were not technically acknowledged at the time) of the Armstrong 500, now held at Bathurst, in 1964. With three time winning partners Bob Jane
and Harry Firth
split amongst the entries of the factory supported Ford touring car team
both Jane and Firth needed co-drivers for the 500 mile classic. Reynolds was paired with Jane and assisted Jane to his fourth consecutive Bathurst victory.
Reynolds was later one of a group of drivers who raced for David McKay
's Scuderia Veloce
team. He continued to race at the front rank of Australian drivers into the late 60s, taking a top ten finish at the 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour
driving a Ferrari with Phil West as well as a top five finish at the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500
co-driving a Holden Dealer Racing Team
Holden Monaro
with Brian Muir, both times in entries fielded by Scuderia Veloce.
The career of Reynolds, who was born on 8 May 1928, extended from the late 1950s into the late 1960s. Known primarily as a touring car
Touring car racing
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...
and sports car
Sports car racing
Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
driver, Reynolds won Class D of the 1962 Armstrong 500 at Phillip Island, sharing a Volkswagen with Jim McKeown.
However, Reynolds is best known as outright winner (although outright winners were not technically acknowledged at the time) of the Armstrong 500, now held at Bathurst, in 1964. With three time winning partners Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,...
and Harry Firth
Harry Firth
Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s...
split amongst the entries of the factory supported Ford touring car team
Ford Works Team (Australia)
The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973...
both Jane and Firth needed co-drivers for the 500 mile classic. Reynolds was paired with Jane and assisted Jane to his fourth consecutive Bathurst victory.
Reynolds was later one of a group of drivers who raced for David McKay
David McKay (journalist)
David McKay was an Australian journalist and prominent motoring identity.While most well known as a journalist, specifically as a motoring writer, McKay was also a prominent figure in motor racing as both a driver and a race team owner...
's Scuderia Veloce
Scuderia Veloce
Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay that competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. The team is regarded as the first professional motor racing operation in Australia....
team. He continued to race at the front rank of Australian drivers into the late 60s, taking a top ten finish at the 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour
1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour
The 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for sports cars and touring cars, staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 1 September 1968....
driving a Ferrari with Phil West as well as a top five finish at the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500
1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500
The 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the ninth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 6 October 1968 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst...
co-driving a Holden Dealer Racing Team
Holden Dealer Racing Team
Holden Dealer Racing Team, , was an Australian motor racing team, backed by General Motors-Holden, which contested both the London–Sydney Marathon and the Bathurst 500 endurance race in 1968....
Holden Monaro
Holden Monaro
The Holden Monaro is an automobile that was produced by GM Holden Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors, between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005...
with Brian Muir, both times in entries fielded by Scuderia Veloce.