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Ryan Farquhar has put off any thoughts of retirement and confirmed he will be competing at TT 2012.
Yesterday's announcment about a new Lightweight race featuring Supertwin machinery means the leathers will remain ready for action.
Farquhar has been a big ambassador for Supertwins for the past three years and has won a huge number of races in Ireland.
He says he may give the Supersport class a miss, but he will be back racing around the mountain course:
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