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Lee Holdsworth has gotten down to work with Stone Brothers Racing as he takes up his new seat at Irwin Racing ahead of the new season.

Holdsworth got to drive the Ford Falcon in December at Morgan Park and is keen for the action to restart in February with preseason testing at Sandown on Saturday 11 February 2011.

He has 2 wins to his name across his 198 races and is not afraid to talk Championships at his new team “Obviously I want to win a championship, that's why I came here and that’s why Ross and Jimmy (Stone) got me on board,” said Lee Holdsworth.

“We'll take it step by step and try to improve every time we get in the car.

“There’s a lot of work to do, but we all have the same goal, we want to work towards winning the championship.

“These guys know how to win, they build good solid cars and they have some really good stuff happening with the car of the future (in 2013).

“There's a lot to really look forward to.”

The move back home to Queensland was another factor in his move from Melbourne based Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM) “I was with GRM for six years, it’s nice to have a change,” said Holdsworth.

“I’ve come up to Queensland, back to my home town, with a very good team in SBR and IRWIN Tools.

“It's brilliant to have such a good group of guys behind me, I’m looking forward to giving it a crack in 2012.”

He sees SBR as one of the teams to challenge Triple Eight Racing and Team Vodafone “We all know that it all goes around in cycles, as to who’s at the top,” said Holdsworth.

“This helped in my decision as to where I’d end up in 2012.

“I made the right decision in picking Stone Brothers because they look like they are nearly at the top of their cycle.

“I think I’ve come on board at a really good time. It’s definitely exciting times.”

With only that one drive behind him Holdsworth “It's hard to set any concrete goals at the moment because I need to see how I fare up compared to the rest,” said Holdsworth.

“I need to get my head around this Ford. It’s brilliant, it is quite different to what I’m used to and it requires me to drive differently to what I’ve done in the past.

“As soon as I get my head around it I'll know where I stand.

“I would have thought that a top five (in the championship) would be a good start and we'll take it from there.”

Lee Holdsworth Statistics

Date of Birth: 2 February, 1983

Birthplace: Melbourne, Vic

Resides: Broadbeach Waters, Qld

Nickname: Leethal

Height: 170cm

Weight: 72kg

Marital Status: Married to Alana Holdsworth

Interest: Motor Racing, All Sports

V8 Supercar Championship Series Stats

Debut: Sandown 500, 2004

Event Starts: 89

Event Wins: 2 (Race 23, 2007 - Oran Park & Race 26, 2010 – Sydney)

Event Podiums: 11. 1st: 2, 2nd: 4, 3rd: 5

Race Starts: 198

Race Wins: 2 (Race 23, 2007 - Oran Park & Race 26, 2010 – Sydney)

Top 3 Race Finishes: 14

Top 10 Race Finishes: 75

Poles: 4 (Race 11, 2009 – Townsville, Race 26, 2009, Races 25 & 26, 2010 – Sydney)

Front Row Stats: 6

Best Season Result: 7th- 2010

Bathurst 1000 Stats

Debut: 2004 (Commodore VY with Mark Noske)

Starts: 8

Best Qualifying: 4th (2009 w. Michael Caruso & 2010 w. David Besnard)

Best Result: 3rd (2009 – w. Michael Caruso)

Full Year Championship Results

2011: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VE: 8th

2010: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VE: 7th

2009: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VE: 10th

2008: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VZ: 11th

2007: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VE: 15th

2006: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden Commodore VE: 20th