MMC welcomes Farquhar's decision to continue with racing team

TT star Ryan Farquhar says he hopes to stay involved in racing despite his decision to retire from the sport following the death of his uncle.

Trevor Ferguson was killed during the SuperTwin race in this year’s Manx Grand Prix.

Directly after, Farquhar, who took his third TT win this year, announced his retirement from the sport with immediate effect.

Speaking about the incident the Irish racer said racing would never be the same again and that he wished he wasn’t retiring under such terribly sad circumstances.

However he says that if he can he would like to continue his KMR Kawasaki racing team as well as making an appearance at the Scarborough Gold Cup in the parade laps.

Chairman of the Manx Motorcycle Club Harvey Garton says the Isle of Man is behind Ryan’s decisions:

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