Gritty Bennett's Suzuki rider Christian Iddon will take to the track for Oulton Park’s MCE British Superbike round this weekend despite breaking his leg at Brands Hatch two weeks ago.

Footballists take note, the former British Supermoto Champion fracured his left fibula in the crash but still took part in the second race. His leg subsequently swelled and filled with bloody but daily sessions in a hyperbaric chamber have been effective.

"I've been in the hyperbaric chamber twice a day since Brands. There's only so long you can spend in there, but I've been doing an hour and a half i n the morning and an hour in the afternoon, and it's really helped with the recovery,” said Iddon.

“After the second race at Brands Hatch I did more damage to my leg. I could feel it moving as I was riding and for days afterwards I really struggled with the pain. The swelling was really bad and it was actually filled with blood. But that's all gone down with time in the chamber.

"Training to start with was quite difficult. It's hard to do cardio work with a leg injury but I've been using a hand bike. In the last few days I've been able to get on the turbo trainer too, first with no resistance but I've been building that up. So the leg is feeling good."

Despite not being fully fit, Iddon is still setting his usual high standards but had to miss out on the test last Friday.

He added, "There's no change in target this weekend. The only thing I'm worried about is movement. But if we're good to go on a normal setting I think we'll be right. It's a shame I missed the test but I went along and the guys were all working well. We'll get the first session out of the way and then we'll know where we're at but I'm approaching this weekend with the same frame of mind as any other."