Garth Walden is best known as a race driver in his native Australia. He is the son of well-known Sydney race specialist Brian Walden. He has raced in various classes, probably known for his V8 Supercar Season in 2004, driving a privately entered ex
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton (born 5 May 1965) is an Australian racing driver. He won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 while driving for his own team. Although he never won the Bathurst 1000 like his father Barry did in 1965, Glenn s ...
Ford Falcon (AU) where he entered 6 events, qualifying for only 5 of them.
2006 saw him enter the
Australian Formula 3
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended ...
Championship but not start any races. 2007 and 2008 he raced in the
Bathurst 12 Hour
The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in ...
and 2007
Australian Production Car Championship finishing 8th.
2008 saw him attempt a return to V8 Supercar competition again with his father's Walden Motorsport team after being granted the 32nd licence. This failed to happen and the
V8 Supercar
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
plans evaporated. He made a one-off appearance's in the
2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at the final round in Homebush and
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at Winton. He moved to sports cars and has had some success in Radicals finishing second in the Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia in 2010.
[http://www.driverdb.com/standings/6419-2010/ 2010 Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia final points] In 2016/17 he drove in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia (known commercially as the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia) is an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd ...
.
Career stats
Complete Supercar results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super2 Series results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Round results only)
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
References
NMD.com.au articlesPCAA 2007
Conrod.com statsV8 Supercar news
External links
Official Site
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1981 births
Living people
People from the Mid North Coast
Racing drivers from New South Wales
Supercars Championship drivers
Australian Endurance Championship drivers