Garth started racing go-karts when he was seven years old & competed in karts

until he was twelve.

He then started racing Speedway bikes with a great amount of success until he was fifteen. Garth then did an advance driver training course with Peter Finley to start competing in circuit Motorsport in 1996. Below is his racing history.

Name:                                   Garth Walden

Born:                                     Port Macquarie New South Wales

Lives:                                    Sydney

Marital status:                   Single

Occupation:                        Race mechanic

Interests:                             Motor racing

Debut:                                  1998 June Oran Park driving a LJ Torana Sports Sedan

Likes:                                    Motor Racing

Dislikes:                               Competitors running into my car

Favourite race track:       Mount Panorama Bathurst                                                            

Career highlight:               Starting 16th and finishing 2nd in a HQ Holden at Mount Panorama Bathurst in 1999

1996   

Mount Panorama

Competed in a HQ Holden doing hill climbs and super sprints throughout the year.

Dec 1996  

Mount Panorama 

Drove a V8 Supercar Commodore at the hill climb and super sprint for his 16th Birthday  where he came 2nd outright with 60 cars entered.

Easter 1997 

Mount Panorama 

Drove a LJ Torana sports sedan owned & sponsored by Barry Jamison and finished 3rd in class 9th outright with over ninety two cars entered.

 1997

Drove a LJ Torana Sports Sedan in the six cylinder Sports Sedan series and finished third for the year.

Dec 1998 

Mount Panorama

Drove a VL Commodore sports sedan at the hill climb and super sprint  winning his class and finishing equal 1st outright with 42 cars entered.

Feb 1999  

Became the youngest ever champion of the Lithgow District Car Club.

Easter 1999 

Mount Panorama

Drove a Group V8 Supercar Commodore at the hill climb and super sprint meeting winning his class and finishing 6th outright with 96 cars entered.

1998  

Raced in Division one HQ Holden series finished fourth in series

2001  

Campaigned a National V8 Commodore Sports Sedan at selected rounds

2002  

Campaigned a National V8 Commodore Sports Sedan at selected rounds

2003

Campaigned a National V8 Commodore Sports Sedan at selected rounds

2004

Campaigned in theV8 Supercar series driving the x Glen Seton AU V8 Supercar

 Garth’s times where between one to one & a half seconds slower in the car in his first year to Glen Seton who is a seasoned racer

 2005

Became test driver for Borg Motorsport testing & campaigning Formula 3 cars