▁a ▁US ▁citiz en ▁following ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁allow ▁dual ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁losing ▁their ▁house ▁in ▁a ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁early ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K we ch ' s ▁mother ▁used ▁her ▁connections ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁with ▁Hor st ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁sister ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁town ▁of ▁Co oma , ▁just ▁ 1 1 5 ▁km ▁( 7 1 ▁mi ) ▁south ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁capital ▁city , ▁Can ber ra . ▁There ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁joined ▁many ▁other ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁Snow y ▁Mountains ▁Sch eme ▁while ▁Hor st ▁attended ▁school , ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁car ▁yard ▁called ▁Region ▁Mot ors . ▁K we ch , ▁who ▁got ▁the ▁racing ▁bug ▁when ▁r iding ▁motor b ikes ▁with ▁his ▁m ates ▁on ▁the ▁d irt ▁roads ▁throughout ▁the ▁district , ▁began ▁sports ▁car ▁racing ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁f ift ies ▁with ▁an ▁Austin - He ale y ▁ 1 0 0 / 4 ▁for ▁Le aton ▁Mot ors . ▁He ▁showed ▁his ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁talent ▁early ▁building ▁a ▁custom ▁sports ▁car , ▁the ▁R M ▁Sp y der , ▁with ▁a ▁Stra ight ▁ 6 ▁Hold en ▁Grey ▁motor , ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁fin ance ▁his ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁move ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁K we ch