After the announcement of his Supercars departure on Thursday, Lee Holdsworth didn't waste time in sorting his next drive.
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The 37-year-old, who was a 15-year full-time veteran of the Supercars championship, will race in the TCR Australia series which heads to Symmons Plains on January 24-26 as a part of the Race Tasmania meets.
Holdsworth has high expectations of himself as he lines up for Ashley Seward Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce.
"I've been following TCR Australia since it started and it has really close racing with some high-profile names, it's becoming a well-recognised category and it's a category that races all around the world," he said.
"Just coming out of Supercars, I'm at the top of my game and I expect to be running up the front, bringing home some trophies.
"From what I've seen from Ash Seward and his team, they've got all the goods for me to do the job."
ELSEWHERE IN SPORT
The man who shocked onlookers by claiming provisional pole in last season's Bathurst 1000, which ended up being his final race for Tickford Racing, will partner 17-year-old rising star Jay Hanson who is also making his TCR Australia debut at Symmons.
"It's cool to be teamed up with Jay Hanson - he's a young gun who's been through other categories like Formula Ford and done some really good things," Holdsworth said.
"He's spent a lot of time in these cars, so I'm hoping I can learn from him but also teach him a bit as well.
"It's great to start the series at Symmons Plains, it's a cool track and the Tasmanians are very passionate about motorsport."
Father-of-two Holdsworth joins a plethora of former Supercars talent set for Symmons Plains with Jason Bargwanna, James Moffat, Tony D'Alberto and Michael Caruso all making the trip across Bass Strait.