Ryan Farquhar

Ryan Alan Robert Farquhar BEM (born 2 February 1976,[1] Dungannon, Northern Ireland) is a former professional motorcycle racer who primarily competed in road racing.[3] He revealed the severity of his multiple-injuries in October 2016, and confirmed his hopes of a return to the sport,[4] but in 2017 commented his fitness to race would be unlikely, that he was unable to exercise due to the injuries, and that he enjoyed his hobby of clay pigeon shooting.[8] With the weather deteriorating all the time, the feature Solo Championship race got underway in very damp conditions and Ryan slotted into second place after the opening two laps.[8] During a record breaking 2009 season, Farquhar surpassed Joey Dunlop's total of 118 Irish National road race wins, by taking a clean-sweep at Killalane.[10] A security alert and worsening weather conditions meant a lengthy delay to proceedings but eventually the Superbikes came to the line and with another good start, Ryan slotted into second behind Michael Dunlop.[citation needed] Bad luck then accompanied Ryan to the TT where as a consequence of a crash during the final practice session, he was initially ruled out of the racing programme.The meeting went ahead after the removal of a controversial chicane [clarification needed] and Farquhar claimed victories on the KMR Kawasakis in the Superbike, Supertwin and 450cc races also adding a brace of seconds to his results for the day.It was also the first time an Irishman had won the Gold Cup in its 60-year history and Ryan also added the David Jefferies, Darran Lindsay and Phil Mellor trophies to his haul of silverware.He took the honours in the Open, Supertwins and Moto 450 races and backed this up with two extremely hard fought runner-up spots behind Michael Dunlop in the Supersport and feature Superbike events.For the 2012 season, Farquar fielded what is widely regarded as the strongest contingent of riders yet to compete for his KMR Kawasaki Team, having signed Michael Rutter and Kirk Jamison to ride for him at the Isle of Man TT Races and North West 200 respectively.The signing of Rutter was seen as a terrific coup for the team, and Farquar also had the added satisfaction of landing the signature of veteran rider Jeremy McWilliams who made his debut at the Relentless International North West 200.In contention for the win early on, he pushed eventual victor John McGuinness hard but an oil leak slowed him in the closing stages and he had to settle for third.[15][16] Farquhar was impacted by Cooper's machine and after treatment at the scene to stabilise his condition was transported by helicopter to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast where he underwent surgery for his injuries.[citation needed] Following the death of his uncle, Trevor Ferguson, during the 2012 Manx Grand Prix, Ryan announced his retirement from road racing with immediate effect.[19] However, in December 2013, Farquhar announced he would make a comeback alongside former rival Keith Amor for the KMR Racing Team in the Supertwins class at the 2014 Isle of Man TT.