Career
Barker signed for Stoke Potters in December 2006 after impressing for the Stoke club"s Conference League side, Stoke Spitfires. In April 2007, a month after his 19th birthday, he reached the final of the British Under-21 Championship, finishing fourth. Barker has represented Great Britain at Under-21 level
He rode for Great Britain in the 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.
He also competed in the 2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship finishing seventh in Qualifying Round B at Goričan in Croatia on 12 May 2007, before going out of the competition on 17 June in Semi Final B at Daugavpils in Latvia where he finished 14th. Barker returned to the Coventry Bees in the 2008 Elite League, after riding for the Coventry Cougars in the Conference Trophy during the 2004 season.
In July 2008, he agreed a permanent move to Coventry Bees as a full asset, and returned to Coventry for the 2009 season. Ben splits his time with Birmingham with riding for the Ipswich Witches in the Premier League.
World Championships
Individual U-21 World Championship
2007 - 14th place in Semi-final 2
2008 - 10th place in Qualifying Round 5
2009 - injury in Qualifying Round 1 and was replaced in Semi-Final 1
Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
2006 - 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1
2007 - started in Qualifying Round 2 only
2008 - 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1.