British Superbike veteran Chris Walker has targeted qualifying for the Showdown stages of this year championship as his goal for 2012 and take the Primo Bournemouth Kawasaki team into the upper echelons of BSB.

Walker, who will be the oldest rider on the grid when he lines up at Brands Hatch over the Easter weekend, is confident of a good season as he is back with the same team and will have year-to-year consistency for the first time in half a decade.

"It’s been a rollercoaster winter for me but I’m delighted to be back with the same team for another crack at the BSB Championship. I haven’t had the luxury of continuing with the same bike and team for about five years so to be back with Kawasaki is great especially with the new rule changes. I’ve got over 200 BSB races under my belt and will be the oldest rider on the grid this season but the hunger’s still there and I want to give the team the best results possible," said Walker, at the team's launch party.

"We missed out on the Showdown in 2011 and the goal is to be there in 2012, which I don’t think is beyond the realms of possibility. There are some new teams and some exciting, World class riders in this year’s series so it’s not going to be easy but I’m really looking forward to getting started at Brands over Easter – I’m confident happy times lie ahead.”