The latest round of the BMW M2 Cup in Bavaria was an eventful one with Alex Walker securing a fourth place finish in one of the races that saw him score twenty two points across the weekend.
The BMW M2 Cup supports the famous DTM Series in Europe that attracts over 100,000 spectators and the second round of the competition saw the drivers compete on the tight and winding Norisring circuit.
It was the first time Walker had competed on a street track and the roads of Nuremburg certainly fought back in an incident-packed weekend, but Alex came out of it unscathed and picked up more points in another impressive pair of drives.
Walker fights back to fourth
The competitiveness of the field was demonstrated in qualifying for the first race, where just half a second covered the top dozen drivers and with Walker in the middle of them, the Bedfordian fought his way through the pack to find himself in third after ten laps.
However, in between two safety cars, he found himself spun around and way down the field but steely determination saw him back to finish in fourth in what was an eventful race.
The damage sustained in the first race left Walker short of pace for the second but he still managed to finish in eighth place, picking up more points leaving him on 33 points from two races and ninth in sixteen strong field.
Speaking to Bedford Independent from Germany, Walker was in a typically buoyant mood.
“What an amazing experience! I have always wanted to race on a street track, but to do so in such a lovely city as Nuremberg made it even more special.
“The fans and weather only added to the experience. Whilst race one was my best showing to date as I feel I could have won overall, the damage we sustained meant the car was never at its peak for the remainder of the weekend.
“Despite that, I learnt a huge amount and feel I am now getting to understand the technique change needed from a lightweight formula car to a heavier GT one.
“The next race is at the famous Nürburgring, where at least I have been to once before, so hopefully I will be able to start the weekend on the front foot and continue to build towards that elusive first win.”
That pair of races at the Nürburgring circuit are across the first weekend of August and Walker will be looking to get on the podium after being denied by the crash at Norisring.
After the Nürburgring, there are three more meetings; the first of which is at the Lausitzring near the Polish border, followed by the 5.3 mile long Sachsenring and finally, the Red Bull Ring in Austria at the end of September.
