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Johnnie Walker (aka John Walker)James Cockington, ''Keep walking'', Australian Muscle Car, Issue 66, March / April 2013, pages 103 - 112 is a former
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Johnnie Walker (aka John Walker)James Cockington, ''Keep walking'', Australian Muscle Car, Issue 66, March / April 2013, pages 103 - 112 is a former Australia
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n racing driver, born in Adelaide
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, South Australia
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. He first raced in the early 1960s at Mallala in his Holden FE
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road car. After competing in the Australian Formula 2 Championship
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he graduated to Formula 5000
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in 1972, driving an Elfin MR5
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and a Matich A50 The Matich name was applied to a series of sports racing cars and open wheel racing cars produced in Australia between 1967 and 1974 under the direction of Sydney-based racing driver and engineer Frank Matich.The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 19 ...
before switching to the Lola
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marque in late 1973.
Walker finished second in both the 1973 and 1975 Australian Drivers' Championships before breaking through to win the title in 1979 in his Lola T332
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. He also won the 1979 Australian Grand Prix at Wanneroo Raceway
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In 1975 he was highly competitive in the Tasman Series
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going into the final round at Sandown
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as equal series leader with Warwick Brown
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and Graeme Lawrence
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. However he crashed his Lola on the first lap demolishing 50 metres of the horse racetrack's running rails.
Walker drove several touring car races for the Holden Dealer Team
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in 1975-1976 including co-driving with Colin Bond
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in the 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000 where they placed third in a Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34.
Career results
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Complete Tasman Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Bathurst 500/1000 results
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