Chris Walker (motorcyclist)

For other people with the same name, see Chris Walker (disambiguation).

Chris Walker
Chris Walker riding the Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha during the 2009 British Superbikes championship at Snetterton
NationalityEnglish
Born (1972-03-25) 25 March 1972 (age 52)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Current teamSantander Salt Kawasaki Sidecar
Bike number9

Chris Walker (born 25 March 1972[1] in Nottingham) is a British motorcycle road racer and former scrambler with the nickname The Stalker.[2] He is a four-time runner-up in the British Superbike Championship,[3] and a former race winner in the Superbike World Championship. For the 2015 season Walker signed for Tommy Hill's Be Wiser Kawasaki Team aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship,[4] following his 2014 season with Lloyds British GBmoto squad.[5] Team manager Hill left in August, 2015,[6] and the team folded in September, leaving Walker without a ride for the final two race meetings of the season.[7]

In early 2016, Walker announced he would no longer participate in superbikes, instead switching to the British Sidecar Championship, initially with a two-year contract. With no previous experience, Walker stated he was excited by the future opportunities.[8][9][10]

Like Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, Walker developed Bell's Palsy in 2002 which paralysed part of his face.[11][12] He lists his determination as his best feature, and his love of puddings as his worst. He usually races #9. He returned to the grid in 2021 taking on the Ducati TriOptions Cup.

  1. ^ About Stalker walkerthestalker.com, Archived 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2022
  2. ^ "Chris Walker the Stalker". www.walkerthestalker.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Chris Walker profile". Motorcycle Racing Online. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ Motorcycle News, October 2014 Tommy Hill returns to BSB as team boss with Be Wiser Kawasaki Retrieved 14 November 2014
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Hill leaves Be Wiser Kawasaki after ‘differing ideas’ Bike Sport News, 25 August 2015, Retrieved 10 October 2015
  7. ^ Be Wiser Kawasaki withdraw from BSB Motor Cycle News, 28 August 2015, Retrieved 10 October 2015
  8. ^ Stalker switches to sidecars for 2016! Motorcycle News, 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016
  9. ^ Chris Walker moves from superbikes to sidecars Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Newark Advertiser, 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016
  10. ^ 'Why I'm moving to sidecars' Bennetts, 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016
  11. ^ BBC Sport, July 2002 Walker primed for GSE Retrieved 14 November 2014
  12. ^ "Famous sufferers of Bells Palsy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.