BSB: Walker injured in sidecar practice smash

Fans’ Favourite Chris Walker was an unfortunate casualty from this weekend’s action at the eighth round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park after a nasty crash in Friday’s Sidecar session. 

The multiple BSB runner-up crashed his Kawasaki-powered Santander Salt outfit at Mansfield and was taken to hospital with suspected back injuries. It has since been confirmed he sustained a break to his T4 vertebrae, which is thought to be stable, as well as a broken nose. He remains in hospital where he is undergoing further treatment.

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“I’ve been racing sidecars for 18 months now and this is my first crash,” Walker said. “It’s a shame it had to be a big one, the bike was a real mess but I’m glad Ash is OK!”

Walker’s passenger, Ashley Hawes, sustained soft tissue injuries.

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