HRT tabs Seton for Bathurst, Sandown.

In addition to unveiling its new-look 2007 livery, the Holden Racing Team also revealed that two-time V8 Supercar champion Glenn Seton would be joining its line-up for the year's two endurance rounds at Sandown and Bathurst.

A life-long friend of HRT team boss Mark Skaife, the 41-year old joins Holden's 'factory team' after a long association with rival Ford, marking the first time he will have represented the GM brand.

"Glenn and I have been mates since we were kids, and we were team-mates early on in our careers at Gibson Motorsport," Skaife said, "When the V8 era began, I was lucky enough to join Holden while Glenn joined the 'dark side'. Since he stopped driving full-time, I've been trying to entice him over and now I'm rapt that he's finally accepted and he'll be able to drive a good car at last!"

For Seton, winner of the ATCC/V8 Supercar Championships in 1993 and 1997, the 'aversion' to Holdens has run deeper than just on the race track.

"This will be a whole new experience for me, as I don't think I've ever driven a Commodore - not even a rental car!" he smiled, "Mark has spoken to me about coming onboard with HRT for the past two or three years, but I have always had other commitments. This time, when he asked, I didn't have to think about it for too long. It's a great opportunity for me to potentially be a part of a winning team at Bathurst, which has always been my dream and a goal. The team's record speaks for itself, it has had great success in championships and at Bathurst, and I am really looking forward to being a part of 'Team Red'."

Seton, who has finished on the podium at Bathurst three out of the past four years with two seconds and a third, said that, while he does not have a full-time V8 ride at present, retirement was far from his mind.

"Just because you hit 40, it doesn't mean you lose the talent or the skill," he reasoned, "Some people lose their passion for racing, but that's something I haven't lost - it still burns within me. My career wouldn't be complete without a Bathurst win and driving for HRT gives me the potential to live my dream. I'm not ready to retire and I'm looking at this as the next stepping stone in my career."