WALKER BROS ON THE PACE AT QX ROUND 1


May 2nd, 2019.


Despite the forecasts indicating that questionable weather was going to interfere with proceedings at this year’s opening round of the British QX Championship and 250cc youth support class, Storm Hannah passed over without incident, simply giving the track a welcome watering, which set the scene for a perfect day of quadcross.


The 2018 British QX vice-champ Harry Walker was fielding his new ‘PAR Homes’ machine for the first time. After a few ‘race pace’ adjustments, he was looking strong with a third fastest in qualifying.

The Duncan Racing/PEP Performance motor leapt out the gate in the first moto, but Walker’s charge was hindered in the first turn, when he was caught by a pile up including five to six top riders. Working through the competitive pack from near-to-last, Walker’s ninth position was a solid and credible result.


Harry Walker on his way to a British QX third overall, and U-21 win

The second moto saw a cleaner start for Walker, albeit in the middle of the leading pack. Undeterred, he quickly worked his way to third by the end of the first lap, and was through to second by the end of lap two. Fighting off the opposition, he held strong to take the chequered flag in second, collecting valuable championship points in the process.

The start of Moto three was a similar story, with a mid-pack start, circulating around sixth. He was up to fifth by the end of lap four though and third by the end of lap five; which proved to be his finishing position, behind two former British champs.

With third overall on the day in the British QX, and the overall win in the Under-21, the 20-year-old was happy to leave the meeting with a solid start to the eight-round series.

Zip Racing boss Stu Walker will have his work cut out this season as, with the introduction of a 250 youth class for 2019, another Walker - in the form of Alfie - will be out on the British Championship track.


Alfie Walker won the first two motos and finished second overall

With a riding style not dissimilar to his brother, Walker Junior put on a masterclass display of quad racing in the support group. A successful day, with two emphatic wins, was only marred by an unfortunate incident whilst leading the last moto. He inadvertently caught the machine’s fuel pipe, resulting in it losing fuel and halting his charge. As he had ridden for over half-race-distance, he was awarded a finish and picked up the runners-up trophy on the day.

On his 250cc, Walker posted impressive times just six seconds slower than the 450cc winner on the day, and quicker than other adult competitors in the main group.He’s going to be one to watch when he migrates to the adult ranks in 2020!

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