Stalker faced one of his biggest challenges this weekend at Mondello. Not only had he never previously raced on this track but after practising and qualifying in the wet, race day itself loomed cloudy but dry.

From a 9th place start on the grid, Stalker sliced through the competition in race 1 to 5th position. As the race progressed, Chris lost ground to Lavilla and Harris, due to a lack of track knowledge, eventually finishing the race in 9th - well, it IS his number!!

The safety car came out in race 2 and as a consequence, as Chris puts it, he was "mugged". As if that wasn't enough, shortly after recording his fastest lap, Stalker ran off into the gravel. Fortunately he was unhurt and saved the bike from serious damage.

Let's hope he has a much better time at Knockhill.

Tricky