Walden Motorsport
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Walden Motorsport, also known as Walden Racing, run by Brian Walden, is a specialist race car preparation outfit in the West of Sydney. Running in Production Car and Improved Production Car events, they entered the 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series
with Brian driving. The team made its debut in the top flight V8 Supercar Championship running an old AU Falcon for Garth Walden
at the Queensland Raceway
round of the 2004 Championship, having leased a franchise owned by Bap Romano's Romano Racing. The team would often sneak into the field in qualifying and run towards the rear of the field. They would have the unwanted honour of being the first car out of the 2004 Bathurst 1000
ending participation in the great race of their AU Falcon.
After the lease expired at the end of the 2004 season, Brian Walden attempted to buy the Romano franchise but this deal was vetoed by TEGA and was not approved by AVESCO. After sitting out 2005 and 2006 the team again tried to re-enter the fray in 2007 when a 32nd licence spot was reactivated, but despite reports saying that they were ready to be on the grid for the season opener in Adelaide, the team were once again denied entry. Then in 2008 the team looked set to claim the 32nd spot with technical assistance from Paul Weel Racing. However that entry was scuppered when it was announced that PWR was withdrawing from the sport leaving the Walden's without a car. At the eleventh hour, they won the right to enter at the first round in Adelaide but the team failed to appear for the first two rounds of the 2008 series and their franchise has since been put up for sale, effectively bringing an end to V8 Supercar for the team.
2007 also saw them enter a Holden Commodore VY in the Australian Production Car Championship
and 2007 with modest success and Bathurst 12 Hour
races with class wins 2008 & 2009 .
1997 ARDC AMSCAR series
The 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series was an Australian touring car series and was run for cars eligible to V8 Supercar specifications, although the series was not sanctioned by AVESCO...
with Brian driving. The team made its debut in the top flight V8 Supercar Championship running an old AU Falcon for Garth Walden
Garth Walden
Garth Walden, born 6 December 1981, in Port Macquarie, Australia, is best known as a race driver in his native Australia. He is the son of well known Sydney race specialist Brian Walden...
at the Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
round of the 2004 Championship, having leased a franchise owned by Bap Romano's Romano Racing. The team would often sneak into the field in qualifying and run towards the rear of the field. They would have the unwanted honour of being the first car out of the 2004 Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
ending participation in the great race of their AU Falcon.
After the lease expired at the end of the 2004 season, Brian Walden attempted to buy the Romano franchise but this deal was vetoed by TEGA and was not approved by AVESCO. After sitting out 2005 and 2006 the team again tried to re-enter the fray in 2007 when a 32nd licence spot was reactivated, but despite reports saying that they were ready to be on the grid for the season opener in Adelaide, the team were once again denied entry. Then in 2008 the team looked set to claim the 32nd spot with technical assistance from Paul Weel Racing. However that entry was scuppered when it was announced that PWR was withdrawing from the sport leaving the Walden's without a car. At the eleventh hour, they won the right to enter at the first round in Adelaide but the team failed to appear for the first two rounds of the 2008 series and their franchise has since been put up for sale, effectively bringing an end to V8 Supercar for the team.
2007 also saw them enter a Holden Commodore VY in the Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
and 2007 with modest success and Bathurst 12 Hour
Bathurst 12 Hour
The Bathurst 12 Hour is an endurance event for production racing cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, Australia in February annually. The event was inspired by the long running Bathurst 1000 touring car race, which began in the early 1960s as a race for cars with minimal...
races with class wins 2008 & 2009 .