Norm Beechey

Norm Beechey
Nationality Australian
Born (1932-07-09) 9 July 1932 (age 92)[1]
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1963–1972
TeamsScuderia Veloce
Neptune Racing Team
Trident Racing
Shell Racing Team
Starts25
Wins7
Best finish1st in 1965 & 1970
Championship titles
1965
1970
Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship
Awards
2000V8 Supercars Hall of Fame

Norman Edward Beechey (born 9 July 1932) is a retired Australian race car driver, who was given the nickname "Stormin Norman" by his fans. To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock.[2] Beechey competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1963[3] to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a Ford Mustang and in 1970 at the wheel of a Holden Monaro.[4] Along the way, he achieved seven round wins, and one pole position. His championship win in 1970 was the first victory by a Holden driver in the Australian Touring Car Championship.

  1. ^ John Connolly, Stormin’ Norman set the race pace, 16 August 2014, www.theaustralian.com.au Retrieved 22 December 2018
  2. ^ 2008 V8 Supercar Eastern Creek round official event programme
  3. ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, The Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 fabulous years, 1990, page 47
  4. ^ Series Champions - History - The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia