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Russell Holland | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Sydney (Australia) | 9 December 1983
Russell Holland is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Hornsby, Australia. [1] [2] Early in his career, he raced for Teknic Honda, [3] and in 2013, he joined the Inglis Honda Racing team. [4]
In 2009, while racing with the Demolition Plus team (along with Craig Coxhell and Gareth Jones), Holland won The Bel-Ray 6 Hour at Oran Park, the last year the event was held at the site before the Park was demolished. [5]
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2002 | 250cc | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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