Australian V8 Supercar 2011

M-TECH RACING 2012. Ferrari 458 GT3

I Started working for M-Tech Racing in March 2012 were we raced in the British GT championship and Blancpain endurance series.

Spa 24hr driver change practice.

Ferrari 458 GT3

Wall Racing, 2011 Australian GT Championship.

                                                               Porsche 997 Cup S

Driver/s David Wall Des Wall Paul Tresidder State NSW Years in Business 15 years Personnel & Roles Des Wall - Team Manager Kristy Wall - Admin Alistair French - No 1 Mechanic

Results and Achievements

David Wall - 2010 Australian GT Champion, 2009 Australian GT Champion, Carrera Cup Rookie of the Year, GT 3rd in 2007, GT Team of the Year 07, GT Rookie of the Year 2006, Sepang 12 hr 3rd Outright, 2008 Bathurst 12 hr Pole & 5th Outright

Michelin Australia announced their support in a one-off return to the Championship for the Wall Racing team. We were all very happy to have the support to be able to run the car in one of the local round for David Wall. This was my last event in Australia.

Graham Nash Motorsport, 2003 FIA GT Championship and Daytona 24hr.

                                     
                                                                 Saleen S7R

I got to know Graham Nash through working at Marcos cars.Graham built all the Motorsport engines for the company, I Started helping out on the team that Graham owned,working weekends.
I had worked with the Graham Nash Motorsport team on many occasions. I worked as a number 2 mechanic on a Marcos LM 600,  Porsche 911 GT3 R  and Saleen S7R.  that was raced at the Daytona 24hr .

                                                       
                                                                 Porsche 996 RS

Wall Racing, 2006 Australian GT Championship

Porsche 996 RSR

 

Rookie of the Year
The Rookie of the Year will be presented to the driver who is to deemed to have excelled in their first year in the category as deemed by AGTSG.
2011 Winner - N/A
2010 Winner - Shane Smollen
2009 Winner - Klark Quinn
2008 Winner - Nick O'Halloran
2007 Winner - Angelo Lazaris
2006 Winner - David Wall

Alan East Motorsport and Wall Racing , 2009 Bathurst 12hr race

Mitsubishi Evo 9 GSR

Wall Racing, 2009 Australian GT Championship. Driver Paul Tresidder

                                           Porsche 996 RSR
                                                               

                     
                                           

Wall Racing, 2009 Sports sedan Championship winning car.

         
 Des Wall grabbed his maiden Sports Sedan series crown by winning the Championship. 

Des is always up for a good battle in the 700+ bhp Corvette. I worked for Des in Australia as head mechanic for Wall Racing for 6 years. Des offered me a position in 2005 witch i accepted and moved from the UK to Australia.

       

  

WALL RACING , 2010 Australian GT Championship winning car.

                             
                                                              Porsche  997 Cup S

The year was going to be one of the biggest challenges, I needed to give David Wall  a reliable,robust and perfect car to be able to win the 2010 GT championship once again, Back to back wins in the same car with more restrictions was going to be hard to do . The team ended with the big win we all wanted.                                                                                          

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS - Ross Palmer Trophy
2011 Champion - Mark Eddy
2010 Champion - David Wall
2009 Champion - David Wall
2008 Champion - Mark Eddy
2007 Champion - Allan Simonsen

        

       

IMAK Motorsport , 2010 Sepang 12hr race

                                                             Mosler   MT900

                                                       Sepang 12hr race Malaysia
I was  part of this team that competed in Sepang 12hr, David Wall was the lead driver and set the fastest time in the car  out of all three drivers.

Archangle Motorsport, 2003 Daytona 24hr race

                   
                                                                   Lola B2K-40                        
                                                              Daytona 24hr race .

                                       
                                               Myself and  Mike Johnsons team manager.
I got to know Mike Johnson through the American Le Mans series. I was called to work for his team for the 24hr race at Daytona.

Wall Racing, 2007 Australian GT championship.

                               
                                               Porsche 996 RSR and Porsche 996 Cup car.
In 2007 Wall Racing ran two cars in the championship. Paul Tresidder  in the number 23 Porsche decided to join the team and use David Wall's Data to improve his own car and to get the best out of it. To be a part of this team that was awarded Australian GT team of the year 2007 was a good end to the season.

Team of the Year

2011 Winner - N/A
2010 Winners - Melbourne Performance Centre (Dean Grant, Peter Hackett, Mark Eddy)
2009 Winners - PR Technology Racing - for David Wall's car
2008 Winners - Jocaro Motorsport (Mark Eddy, Ross Lilley)
2007 winners - Wall Racing (David Wall)
2006 Winners - Supabarn Motorsport (James & Theo Koundouris)

Wall Racing, 2008 Sepang 12hr race. Finished 3rd outright.

                         

                         David Wall and myself at Eastern Creek Sydney Australia, Porsche 996 RSR

In 2008 we set to win the Sepang Merdeka Millennium  12hr Endurance race with this Porsche.we ended up in 3rd place behind two 997 RSRs.

                              

SKEA RACING, Le Mans 2000 Finished 2nd in class.

                         
                                          Le Mans 24hr race in 2000 , Porsche 996 GT3 R
                   

              This has to be one of the best memories in motor sport for me as we finished 2nd in class, This is one of the most famous and also one of the hardest endurance races in the world, Not just hard on the car but hard work for all the crew too.

Skea Racing also competed in the American Le Mans series in 2000, This was a fantastic year to work with such a professorial team and to have a such a high class of world drivers competing.

KnightHawk Racing, Le Mans 2001 and ALMS series.

                                                                       Lola B2k-40
                           This years race was a bit challenging as it decided to rain the whole 24hrs of the race. It provided a learning curve for us all to take away something from this race to be able to apply during further races in the future under these extreme wet conditions.

 

 

 

 

KnightHawk Racing, Le Mans 24hr 2002 and ALMS Series.

                                                

                             
The Lola MG is powered by a 2.0 liter, turbocharged, intercooled AER/ MG engine. The car designed by Lola Cars international in England was the most technologically advanced sports car built at that time. Capable of reaching a top speed of over 220 mph, the car set a new record for the lap times at Sebring international Raceway. The cars main  characteristics of  high power, light weight and maximum fuel economy gave the car a decided advantage in long distance races and provided KnightHawk Racing with the opportunity to capture overall wins.
This team provided many good memory's, because we won  the American Le Mans  LMP 675 Championship.
                                               

                                                                  Pit stop practice

Marcos Cars 

is where my career all started.

I started with the company where I was able to achieve my qualifications and finish my apprenticeship, I enjoyed the challenge of building Road and race cars from start to finish.




Marcos Timeline.

1959.  The first Marcos is produced by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin - the GT Xylon, built in Dolgellau,                          
          Wales, 9 cars are made between 1959 and 1960. Many more models were made after.

1994.  LM500 race series. 7 cars are built.

1995.  The LM400 and LM500 road cars are introduced. 35 cars are built between 1995 and 1998.

1995.  LM600 race car.

1997.  The Mantaray is launched. 26 cars are built at Westbury between 1997 and 1999.

1997.  The Mantis is launched . 51 cars are built at Westbury between 1997 and 2002, the last car being built by Marcos Heritage Spares.

1998.  Mantis Challenge Race Series. 38 cars between 1998 and 1999.

2000  Marcos Sales Ltd is put into administation, and the assets are bought by Marcos Heritage Spares, who now look after all cars built.