Nathan Walker Memorial Award
Nathan was going to rally events from around 3 years of age, basically officiating with his family on road closures to start with, then occasionally on controls when he could.
On Saturday, 25 March 2006, Nathan (aged 13 1/2) was with his family while they manned the flying finish on a stage at the Captains Flat Rally, after being sick with the flu for a week. He wanted to go out with them (knowing that they’d be leaving at silly o’clock) and helped at the control, and his last words were “I had the best day ever”. Nathan was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident later that day.
In December 2006, a Perpetual Award was created by the ACT Rally Community to honour Nathan.
The primary criteria for the nominees is that they:
- consistently provide a positive contribution to the sport. This can be done in many ways, as demonstrated by the past recipients of this award. Of course stand out achievements will be acknowledged;
- have not previously received this award; there are many, many people who contribute positively in the sport and are deserving of thanks that may not be recognised elsewhere;
- are not recipients of other major awards for the current presentation (both series and club).
Nathan Walker Memorial Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Mike Behnke |
| 2007 | Martin Holberton |
| 2008 | Simon Leigh |
| 2009 | Paul Marando |
| 2010 | Matt Thompson |
| 2011 | Charles Wannop |
| 2012 | Adrian Dudok |
| 2013 | John Malycha |
| 2014 | Mick Patton |
| 2015 | Neal Bates |
| 2016 | Mick and Helen Nicholls |
| 2017 | Christine Bethwaite |
| 2018 | Russel and Kim Winks |
| 2019 | Mat Boorman |
| 2020 | Kirsti Murdoch |
| 2021 | Dave and Janelle Ballard |
| 2022 | Debbie Quirk |
| 2023 | Gen Webster |