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Walden Motorsport
Team PrincipalBrian Walden
Debut2004
Final Season2004
Round wins0
Pole positions0

Walden Motorsport is a specialist race car preparation outfit in Western Sydney owned by Brian Walden.

History

Running in Production Car and Improved Production Car events, it entered the 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series and Bathurst 1000 with an ex Terry Finnigan Holden Commodore (VP). In 2004, the team debuted in the main V8 Supercar series at round 6 with Brian's son Garth driving an ex Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) using a franchise leased from Romano Racing.

At the end of 2004, Walden Motorsport concluded a deal to purchase the Romano Racing franchise, however V8 Supercars refused to sanction the sale.

The team was awarded a licence in 2007 and appeared on the entry list for the 2008 season, but never appeared with the licence put up for sale.

In 2007 Walden Motorsport entered a Commodore VY in the Australian Production Car Championship and with modest success and Bathurst 12 Hour races with class wins 2008 and 2009.

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year No. Car Drivers Position Laps
2004 24 Ford Falcon (AU) Australia Garth Walden
Australia Grant Elliot 		DNF 18

References

  1. Sydney Team for V8 Supercar Championship Walden Motorsport 2004
  2. Big task ahead for Walden Motorsport Crash.net January 2005
  3. Walden Motorsport granted 32nd licence V8 Daily Dump 17 September 2007
  4. V8 Supercar Championship Gets Full Grid V8 Supercars 31 January 2008
  5. Walden licence for sale V8 Supercars 8 March 2008
  6. "WPS Bathurst Motor Festival". www.natsoft.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. "NATSOFT Race Result". www.natsoft.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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