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Friday favourite: When Aussie alpha males thrived at HRT

In a 30-year career spanning Europe, Japan and Australia it takes James Courtney an impressively short amount of time to nominate Garth Tander as his favourite team-mate.

When Courtney and Dick Johnson Racing were fighting for the 2010 V8 Supercars title, behind the scenes it was anything but smooth sailing. Team owners Dick Johnson and Charlie Schwerkolt were at loggerheads and before the championship showdown at Sydney Olympic Park, Courtney and his manager Alan Gow had a deal in place for him to join the Holden Racing Team for 2011, a move confirmed the week following his coronation.

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