After a successful opening round of Europe’s DTM racing series, 19-year old Bedfordian Alex Walker is making his street race debut this weekend at the world famous Norisring circuit.
Circling around the Steintribune, a huge concrete platform where Hitler made many of his infamous Nuremburg speeches, the Norisring streets certainly hold some history, and is the latest circuit for Walker to test his skills.
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Walker made a successful return to racing in June after some time out, taking points from both races in the opening round of the BMW M2 Cup, and is excited to take to the road on a street circuit for the first time.
“I have never raced on a street track, so I can not wait to get going as its always been an ambition to race on such a circuit”, said Walker.
“Whilst the layout isn’t the longest on the calendar, and we shall be using not just the public road, but at many corners, the pavements and sidewalks too.
“The long front straight should see our BMW M2 Cup cars top out over 140mph, which should be something else in the middle of a city!”
Motor racing is just one part of a busy life for the second year University of Bath speedster, but Walker is raring to go in what is a Series that could put him on the European map.
“It is a huge relief to be racing again, so firstly my thanks must go out to ZLX Business Solutions for their help and to Ceetak and Cambria Wealth for their on-going support.
“The Norisring is a track made up of normal public roads, so hopefully none of my competitors know it too well like the last race at Oschersleben.”
Beginning his motor racing career in the world of karting in 2012, Walker has made a steady rise through the motor racing ranks, with wins at Brands Hatch and Donington Park in a multitude of competitions.
Race wins in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British GB4 in 2022 have set Walker up for more success and he’ll be hoping to add to his array of trophies with a podium in Bavaria.
The race meeting begins this Thursday and is the second race of the series, which ends at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the location of the latest Formula One Grand Prix.
