Main Man Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 COVENTRY “City Gearboxes” MERCIA-VIKINGS ANNOUNCE SECOND NEW RIDER FOR 2015 SEASON ….. Following on the announcement of 15 year old KYLE ROBERTS as a newcomer to the COVENTRY Midland Development side for 2015 the CITY GEARBOXES Vikings have added another talented teenager to their line-up. 16 year old CALLUM WALKER from Whitecroft, Gloucestershire has been snapped up by team boss Laurence Rogers as his second named squad member. An accomplished rider Walker is combining speedway with his grass and long track bookings in 2015. He has been racing since 2007 where he began on a 90cc semi-automatic in the cadet class. He was the 2012 British Intermediate Grass Track Champion and moved into the adult class in 2014. Rode in the Speedway British Under 15’s British Championships on a 250cc finishing runner-up in this class to his close friend, Zach Watjnecht, who has signed to ride in the National League for Birmingham this year. Team boss Rogers commented , “ I saw Callum ride at Newport several years ago and was quite impressed. Last time I saw him in action was at Leicester when he and Zach hired it for practice before they rode abroad.” “I know there will be times when he will be unavailable for MDL matches as he has grass and long track meetings both here and abroad but see him as an exciting prospect who we want at Coventry. He is another one for the future for us. ” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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