Baker came to prominence after winning the
1983 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, a competition that non-European riders were also allowed to enter. Baker reached the final of the
Speedway World Pairs Championship in the
1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship. Also in 1987, he finished runner up in the
Australian Championship. He rode in the
top tier of British Speedway from 1981 to 1985, riding for various clubs. ==World Final appearances==