A life of two Harves
IT SAYS ALL you need to know about John Harvey that he raced for more than 30 years without actually owning any of the 55 race cars he estimated he drove. He had gifted hands, ones worthy of being entrusted with some of the most valuable race cars on the planet. He rewarded their owners with multiple speedway titles, a circuit racing openwheeler championship, two sports car titles and a world championship race. And as a member of the mighty Marlboro Holden Dealer Team, he rightfully claimed his place in the pantheon of the sport by climbing to the top of the mountain, winning the Bathurst 1000 alongside his mate Peter Brock.
The fact that so many owners were prepared to hand over their cars also says much of John Harvey the man, for he was almost universally popular – not an easy task in a dog-eat-dog sport where even the smallest opportunity must be taken to eke out an advantage over your rivals. This was the
