An inquest has found ♔that Northern Ireland road racer Trevor Ferguson died as a result of misadventure following an incident at the Ma♓nx Grand Prix in August.

Mr Ferguson was the uncle of Ulster road racing hero Ryan Farquhar, who announced his retirement from the sport follow🌳ing the tꦓragedy.

The 47-year-old father-of-three sustained 'massive internal injur𓂃ies' after hitting a bank in the accident, which occurred at The Nook on lap two of the Supertwin 650 race on August 29.

Mr Ferguson🌜 had been lying in second position whe♛n the incident happened in Onchan on the Isle of Man.

He was riding the KMR Kawasaki ER6 machine that Farquhar himself rode to countless victoriಞes.

Northern Ireland's Nigel Moore, also competing for Farquhar's KMR🃏 Kawasaki team, went on to win the race.

At Dougla🌱s Courthouse, a sp🌞ectator who witnessed the incident said Mr Ferguson appeared in full control as he approached the corner, but then 'started to drift'.

The statement from Dꦗavid Park said: "He appeared to b💝e in complete control but then started drifting with the bike.

"Everything 🙈went into slow motion for me as I watched him 𓆏slide and hit the bank.

"There was a loud thump and he was thrown with the bike straight up into the air and came down hard. He wasn't mov🅰ing."

A technical examination carried out by the Manx governme🌊nt's vehicle testing unit on the Kawasaki ER6 machine found no 'mechanical defects' and concluded that the bike was 'fully🐼 fit for racing prior to the collision'.

Twꦫo statements were also submitted by two brothers, who were marshals at the scene.

Shaun Brennan, said♔: "The bike lo🦄w-sided and he hit the bank hard and was air born".

His brother, A🍬nthony, added: "I called the paraඣmedics and air ambulance immediately and yellow flagged the race.

"They were there♋ within minutes and did everything they could to help".

Mr Ferguson was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by paramedics to reviv📖e him.

The Coroner of Inquests, John Needham, recorded a verdict of misadventure and offered his condolences to Mr Ferguson's wife Doris and family, saying: "He loved the event and he loved r𒈔acing.

"His death is a tragic loss to the sport and I send my 🌌condolences to his family".

Mr Ferguson was an experienced competitor who won six Irish National road🅷 races and made his debut at the Manx Grand Prix in 2006.

He was highly influential in the career of North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster♐ Grand Prix winne༒r Farquhar, who will continue his involvement in racing next year as a team boss.