Click here to shop.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201c[I\u2019m] getting back in the groove of being in a Supercar, it\u2019s been a while for me.\u2029 I wouldn\u2019t really count Adelaide as a stint,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old feels no added pressure despite competing for the most successful team on the grid, but is eager to repay the faith of those who made the deal happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just Andy [Andrew Jones], you know, it\u2019s the Smith family, it\u2019s Triple Eight, it\u2019s everyone involved in this program. I don\u2019t owe it to one person, I owe it to tens of people,\u201d said Walls.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see myself as not a fighting chance ever,\u2029 I just need to put together a good weekend and do the right things to move forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely want to give them something to be proud of at the end of this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a two-year thing, so it\u2019s just about learning as much as possible this year and next year really coming back strong [next year].\u201d<\/p>\n
Having deep knowledge of Sydney Motorsport Park through driver coaching business Driving Solutions, Walls looked ahead to the opening Supercars round with optimism.<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney\u2019s not a foreign track to me, I\u2019ve worked there quite often with Driving Solutions and I used to live in Sydney,\u201d said Walls.<\/p>\n
\u201dSo, I\u2019ve done a lot of laps there, but it will be interesting in a Gen3 car. It\u2019s obviously a very abrasive track, so dealing with the tyre deg is going to be a big learning curve for me, but I\u2019m excited to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jackson Walls behind the wheel of the Objective Racing Ford Mustang. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n
Objective Racing team principal Andrew Jones shared the level of excitement as Walls, eager to develop the potential shown throughout the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s understandable for a young rookie coming into this championship within a group like this, to be super excited around that opportunity,\u201d Jones told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n
\u201dSo, for us, and probably for me in my role, providing that opportunity and connecting a lot of the operational items that we have, is massively exciting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith five rookies coming in, it\u2019s probably the right time for him to be making that step.\u201d<\/p>\n
Formerly SCT Motorsport, Objective Racing moved from the Brad Jones Racing stable into Triple Eight for 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had the same type of program for the last five years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo shift the way we have is a new era for us. And so, I\u2019m going to emulate [Walls\u2019] excitement on a commercial, an operational, and sporting front with the potential of what this year offers us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got some unbelievably good people within this group. I believe [Walls] is the right talent to lead us, and our job now is to deliver on the capabilities of what we think each individual is able to achieve within this group, and make it a collective successful group.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walls and Objective Racing will hit the track at Sydney Motorsport Park for the official pre-season test day on Wednesday February 18, with the Dunlop Sydney 500 running from February 20-22.<\/p>\n
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