Holden's David Reynolds is only just getting his head around being known as a Bathurst 1000 champion.
The Erebus driver is out to become the first driver since Craig Lowndes in 2007-08 to claim consecutive crowns at Mount Panorama.
Preparations are gearing up for the 58th running of the iconic race in October, with Reynolds set to go around again with co-driver Luke Youlden.
While admitting it hasn't changed his life, only how other people see him, the 33-year-old wasn't prepared for what winning Bathurst would feel like.
"It's the biggest and best race of the year and you never know how big that race is to Australia until you win it," Reynolds told AAP.