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The urgent decisions Supercars must make after Holden's demise

General Motors' decision to kill off an Australian motorsport icon isn't just a huge blow for sentimentalists, it's cranked up the urgency in deciding a way forward in Supercars' existential debate

Andrew van Leeuwen Feb 21, 2020, 2:35 PM

The demise of Holden - announced last week by parent company General Motors - won't kill Supercars in Australia. But it will force the series, which kickstarts this weekend in Adelaide, to face its future with a sense of genuine urgency.

Even without GM's decision to axe the Holden name, it's unlikely that there would have been Holdens racing in Supercars for long. It always felt like the current factory deal, which is supposed to run through to the end of 2021, would be the last one for Holden in its traditional sense.

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Author Andrew van Leeuwen

Andrew van Leeuwen is Motorsport.com's Australian Editor and provides award-winning coverage of Supercars. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012. During his three-year stint in Europe he covered a number of series, including the DTM, while working for Autosport, before returning to Australia as part of Motorsport.com's global expansion in early 2015. Alongside his Motorsport.com commitments Andrew is one-third of the successful Below the Bonnet podcast. He lives in Perth with his wife Anne, kids Nico and Billie and chihuahua Coco.