Colin Bond
| Colin Bond | |
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Colin Bond in 2016
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 24 February 1942 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1971-93 |
| Teams |
Holden Dealer Team Moffat Ford Dealer Team Masterton Homes Racing Caltex CXT Racing |
| Starts | 126 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1970-80 1976 1982-83 |
Australian Rally Championship Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australian GT Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 1971 1971 1972 1974 1975 1988 |
South Pacific Touring Car Series Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship Australian Rally Championship South Pacific Touring Car Series AMSCAR Touring Car Series |
| Awards | |
| 2002 | V8 Supercars Hall of Fame |
Colin John Bond (born 24 February 1942) is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team. He quickly found success, winning the 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 mile race (now the Bathurst 1000) at Bathurst, New South Wales in a Holden Monaro.
Bond was a particularly versatile driver, also finding success in the Australian Rally Championship, winning the title in 1971, 1972 and 1974 driving a Holden Torana. Bond also won the 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship in a Holden Torana and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bond initially made a reputation as a hillclimber with three NSW Hillclimb titles in 1965-67 driving a Lynx-Peugeot S/C. Also known as a rally driver he was relatively unknown in circuit racing circles apart from a few forays racing various Isuzu Belletts, when he was chosen to partner Tony Roberts in one of three Holden Dealer Team entered Holden Monaros for the 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 at Bathurst. On a day when the Fords crumbled with unsuitable tyres for the race, the HDT stood strong, putting all three Monaros (including one driven by Des West and a young Peter Brock which finished third) into the top six positions with Bond and Roberts winning.
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