Ryan Farquhar
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Ryan Farquhar is a motorcycle
racer who has primarily competed in road racing
, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both. He raced at the cathedral of road racing that is crossakiel, and did super, (the track was dry).
Farquhar returned to McAdoo and Harker for 2008, but parted company in the week preceding the Isle of Man TT
, meaning Ryan is heading to the TT with his sponsor Kenny Harkers Superstock 1000 and Supersport 600 bikes. They previously had much success with together until 2004. On 28 April 2006, after Ryan had signed a new deal to ride with TAS Suzuki
for the year disaster struck at Cookstown
road races, the first race of the year. He was involved in a collision with a back marker in practice where he suffered injuries which ruled him out of most of the season.
Farquhar was known as one of the best riders to have never won an Isle of Man TT race (despite breaking the lap record in 2003 in the 600 class). That changed in 2004, when he won the Production 600 race on a Kawasaki
. His favorite racing track condition is "dry
". He then won the 2005 TT Supersport
, giving him two victories on the island.
After a record breaking 2009 season Farquhar has surpassed Joey Dunlop's total of 118 Irish national race wins and now holds the most Irish national wins by any one rider at 127. At the 2010 Isle of Man TT
, Farquhar took two second place finishes, in the Superstock and Senior TT
s.
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
racer who has primarily competed in road racing
Road racing
Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...
, having won the Dukes road race rankings 4 times. He has also won five races at the Cookstown 100 in one day and is the only person to do both. He raced at the cathedral of road racing that is crossakiel, and did super, (the track was dry).
Farquhar returned to McAdoo and Harker for 2008, but parted company in the week preceding the Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
, meaning Ryan is heading to the TT with his sponsor Kenny Harkers Superstock 1000 and Supersport 600 bikes. They previously had much success with together until 2004. On 28 April 2006, after Ryan had signed a new deal to ride with TAS Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
for the year disaster struck at Cookstown
Cookstown
Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
road races, the first race of the year. He was involved in a collision with a back marker in practice where he suffered injuries which ruled him out of most of the season.
Farquhar was known as one of the best riders to have never won an Isle of Man TT race (despite breaking the lap record in 2003 in the 600 class). That changed in 2004, when he won the Production 600 race on a Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
. His favorite racing track condition is "dry
Dry (memoir)
Dry is a memoir written by American writer Augusten Burroughs. It describes the author's battle with alcoholism. Dry was written before Running With Scissors, but was published second...
". He then won the 2005 TT Supersport
2005 Isle of Man TT
The 2005 Isle of Man TT Festival was the 98th run and took place between Saturday 28 May and Friday 10 June on the 37.73 mile Mountain course. The first week is known as the practice week, before the real action was due to commence on 4 June. Bad weather meant that the Superbike race...
, giving him two victories on the island.
After a record breaking 2009 season Farquhar has surpassed Joey Dunlop's total of 118 Irish national race wins and now holds the most Irish national wins by any one rider at 127. At the 2010 Isle of Man TT
2010 Isle of Man TT
The 2010 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 29 May and Friday 11 June on the 37.733-mile Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The 2010 races again included a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race...
, Farquhar took two second place finishes, in the Superstock and Senior TT
Senior TT
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...
s.