Motocross star Graeme Irwin contemplating shock BSB switch

By Kyle White
Published 15th Feb 2019, 15:28 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2019, 10:43 BST
Graeme Irwin is a former British motocross champion.Graeme Irwin is a former British motocross champion.
Graeme Irwin is a former British motocross champion.
Carrick motocross star Graeme Irwin is set to participate in a test next week in Spain with a view to competing in the British Superstock 1000 Championship.

The 27-year-old was forced to call time on his glittering motocross career as a result of a complicated wrist injury.

However, the former British MX1 champion is now considering a new challenge on the short circuit tarmac scene, which would see him follow in the footsteps of his brothers Glenn and Andrew, who are among the top contenders in the British Superbike series.

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The scaphoid injury Graeme sustained in a crash in the Italian MXGP round last season prevents him from riding a motocross bike at the top level, but Irwin hopes the injury will not affect him to the same degree on a road bike.

Graeme Irwin on the Wilson Craig Honda at the Sunflower Trophy meeting in 2015.Graeme Irwin on the Wilson Craig Honda at the Sunflower Trophy meeting in 2015.
Graeme Irwin on the Wilson Craig Honda at the Sunflower Trophy meeting in 2015.