Very true o'neill. its easy to say if gaa had the same risks then i would give it up but impossible to know unless i was put in that position. Every sport with speed has dangers and people die from accidents but road racing just seems crazy. I would say all those riders at the north west will have known or been friends with someone who has died in road racing accidents. I found the following article about your man ryan fraquhar before Robert Dunlops accident
Ryan Farquhar has admitted he may consider his future in road racing at the end of this season in the wake of Martin Finnegan's death on Saturday.
"This could possibly be my last year in road racing. I'm not saying it will be but it is possible," he told the BBC.
"It could just as easily have been me that was killed on Saturday and I know it's not fair on my wife and child but it's like a drug and I love the sport.
"I have one major ambition left to fulfil, to win a major Superbike race."
"If I won a big bike race at some of the international meetings, that may influence my decision about the future."
Farquhar witnessed the crash in which Finnegan suffered fatal injuries at the Tandragee 100 and said he "felt sick at the time".
"You just have to try and carry on as normal but it is hard to get your head round it.
"We had a great race earlier in the day in the Open event and I think the feature race would have seen another great battle between the two of us, but it was not to be. It is all very sad.
"Martin knew the risks he was taking, as I do, but I just have to try and put it to the back of my mind and try and focus on the North West 200.
"I am expecting that I may get flashbacks of the crash whenever I get back on the bike but I will just see how it goes.
"Martin's passing is a big, big loss to the sport and I know he loved the sport, just like I do," added Farquhar.
