Christopher Calvin Harris (born 28 November 1982) from Truro, Cornwall,[2] nicknamed Bomber, is a Great Britain international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
On his 16th birthday, Harris signed for the Exeter Falcons, who competed in the Premier League, the middle tier of British speedway's three-league structure.
Despite the death of his father, who was his driver and mentor, he achieved his first notable individual success later that year, when he became Great Britain Under-16 Champion.
The Exeter Falcons team finished the season as Premier League Champions and reached two cup finals and one semi-final.
Taking advantage of new rules introduced to assist young British riders, Harris also took the step up to ride in the Elite League in 2002, with the Peterborough Panthers.
His form during 2003 won Harris an invitation to take part as a reserve in the third round of the 2003 FIM Individual Speedway World Championship, the British Grand Prix, held at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
[12] and was also voted BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year,[13] beating footballer Gareth Barry into second place.
He also decided to compete in both divisions of the British league for the first time in 2017, riding for Rye House Rockets and Peterborough.
[14] He was part of the Peterborough team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.
[15] He continued to ride in both divisions and made debuts for Glasgow Tigers, Poole Pirates and Ipswich Witches in 2018 and Somerset Rebels and Berwick Bandits in 2019.