It will be a record 19th appearance in Team Ireland colours for the local rider.

Barr broke his leg at the VMXDN at Foxhills at the end of August, and it looked as though his ‘Nations’ dream was over.

However, Barr was determined not to go down without a fight, and after successful surgery, he was back on his Apico Honda on Monday past.

Barr said: “Two weeks today post-operation and I was back on the bike, and I am over the moon. I’m a racer at the end of the day, and recovery went really well.”

Barr will race at this weekend’s final round of the British Championship at Lyng, and it will be an emotional farewell as he retires from professional racing at the end of the season.

“It will be my last race with the team, and there will be mixed emotions as not all the team will travel to America for the ‘Nations’,” he added. “It will be great to do one last race with the whole Apico Honda team before heading to America.”

Lisburn’s Paul Edgar leads the Ulster Premier Quad Championship heading into the final round at Tinkerhill this weekend.

Edgar secured the overall victory at round seven of the series at Magilligan MX Park with two wins and a second place behind David Cowan in race one.

Edgar claimed the holeshot in race one, but by the end of the 11-lap race around the Magilligan sand track, it was Cowan, the fastest rider in qualifying, who took the win with Coleraine’s Travis Toye third.

Cowan was fastest off the start gate in race two, however Edgar overhauled the Banbridge rider on the opening lap before taking the chequered flag over ten seconds clear of his rival, with Emma Wray closing out the top three.