Garry Willmington

Garry Willmington
Born	(1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 72) Luddenham, New South Wales [1]
Occupation	Driver

Garry Willmington (born 1 September 1952) is a former driver in the Australian Touring Car Challenge who raced between 1978 and 2000. ^[2]

Willmington opened the Marulan Driver Training Centre in 2009, a track that offers driver's education and hosts motorsport events. He is also credited with the creation of a new category that created a pathway for older models of touring cars to continue to compete. ^[3]

Career

Touring cars

Willmington was a privateer racing driver for Australian Touring Cars (now known as the Supercars Championship). During his career, he competed in several Bathurst 1000 s. He achieved a class win during the 1987 race, driving a Toyota Sprinter AE86. ^[3]

Driver training school

Willmington created the Marulan Driver Training Centre in New South Wales (now called Pheasant Wood) in 2009. They start offering training to children as young as eight and allowing them on the track by age 15. ^[3] It was purchased in 2016 by Steve Shelly. ^[4]

Sydney Speedway

In 2024, Willmington was appointed as the track manager of the Sydney Speedway. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Willmington has a son, Braydan, who is also a racing driver. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Garry Willmington". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. "Garry Willmington". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
3. "Garry Willmington". Speedcafe. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
4. "The Circuit- Pheasant Wood". Pheasant Wood. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
5. Miles, Thomas (18 January 2018). "Sydney Speedway has new management team". Auto Action . Retrieved 10 June 2025.
6. OBrien, Garry (18 January 2024). "A new team to run Sydney International Speedway". Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
7. "Willmington name set to return to touring car racing". TCR Australia. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
8. "AUSTRALIAN RACER GOES STATESIDE". V8 Sleuth. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.