Glenn Irwin has joined OMG Racing Yamaha after parting ways with PBM Ducati by “mutual consent” as a result of a disagreement over his return to racing.
The 35-year-old suffered fractures to his hip socket and pelvis as a result of a practice crash at Snetterton in June and had surgery on his sacrum (pelvic region) as part of his treatment.
After initially targeting a return to action at Caldwell Park at the end of August, Irwin said last month that he was ready to make a comeback at Thruxton from 8-10 August as he had recovered faster than initially hoped.
PBM Ducati disagreed with this decision and in a statement explained that “it was the opinion of the team that his return should be deferred until at least after round seven at Cadwell Park”.
Irwin will join defending British Superbikes champion Kyle Ryde at OMG Racing, as he makes his return on a new bike this weekend.
