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Reynolds finds Brock’s Polarizer for a Bathurst 1000 tribute
David Reynolds found a “Polarizer” for a tribute to racing driver Peter Brock at the Bathurst 1000.
The device is a small box of crystal, magnets and foil that Brock insisted on fitting to his Holden Dealer Team road cars in the mid-1980s.
Brock believed it improved handling, performance and fuel efficiency, and the decision cost him his business.
Reynolds and co-driver James Courtney staged a mock treasure hunt to reveal the device, but finding a real one took extra effort.
The son of Brock’s former teammate and friend John Harvey eventually found one among his father’s belongings and passed it to Reynolds.
It is now fitted to the passenger-side cool box tray of Reynolds’ No.
48 Camaro.
Reynolds qualified eighth and is aiming for his second Great Race victory, but the race result is still to come.
David Reynolds found a Polarizer once associated with Peter Brock for a Team 18 tribute at the Bathurst 1000.
Reynolds said he and co-driver James Courtney staged a mock treasure hunt to reveal the device in a social media video.
After contacting people connected to the era without success, Reynolds got the Polarizer from Gav, the son of Brock’s former Holden Dealer Team teammate John Harvey.
The device was fitted to the passenger-side cool box tray of the #48 Camaro.
Reynolds qualified eighth and said he believed the car had a chance of winning.
- Who
- David Reynolds and co-driver James Courtney staged the tribute. Gav provided the Polarizer.
- What
- Team 18 used a Polarizer associated with Peter Brock as part of a Bathurst 1000 tribute.
- When
- At the Bathurst 1000 in 2026. The article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Bathurst, Australia; the handoff took place in Keilor.
- Why
- Reynolds said reprising a chapter from Brock’s story would be a unique way to commemorate 20 years since Brock’s death.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We started ringing around everyone we know that has connections to that sort of era, and no one had one. No one
Eventually he got it and gave it to me. We did this dodgy little handoff in Keilor, like this tinfoil wrap!
People have actually said it’s one of the coolest things they’ve seen and want photos with it. It’s hilarious. I love it.
Regardless of what it is, belief is a very powerful thing
Reynolds searched for a Polarizer by contacting people connected to the era, but none had one.
Gav found a Polarizer among his father’s old belongings and handed it to Reynolds in Keilor.
Reynolds and James Courtney revealed the device in a mock treasure hunt, and it was fitted to the #48 Camaro.
- Driver
- David Reynolds
- Co-driver
- James Courtney
- Car
- #48 Camaro
- Qualifying position
- Eighth
- Handoff location
- Keilor
- Original owner’s connection
- Gav is the son of John Harvey, Brock’s former Holden Dealer Team teammate
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