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…after his title defence has unravelled spectacularly this year.
At the half-way point he is running in a lowly 19th position, despite a promising start to the year with a win at the first round in Abu Dhabi.
But the champion does not regret his decision to switch from the Gold Coast-based Dick Johnson Racing to the Melbourne-based Holden Racing Team, even though he continues to live on the Coast. "There is no question that I've made the right decision," he says.
"We've had four wins as a team and a few failures, but I always knew it was going to be hard changing teams and personnel.
"This is a building year for us. In the second half of the season we're just going to go for it.
"Bathurst is my main focus now."
Courtney teams with veteran Cam McConville for the endurance races at Phillip Island in September and Bathurst in October.
"The enduros will be a good time for us," Courtney says.
"We can take a few more risks with strategy than the other teams." Courtney says he also wants to score some good results at premiere events such as the Gold Coast and Sydney which attract more attention.
"We're heading in the right direction, team morale is getting better and better and we're developing the car at a rapid rate," he said.
