The Rutters honoured!
The life and TT racing achievements of the Rutter family will be honoured at the 2024 Isle of Man TT Races, with a celebratory parade lap and the naming of a corner of the TT Mountain Course as ‘Rutters’.
This year sees Michael Rutter mark three decades since his TT debut and almost 60 years since that of his late father, Tony. With seven race victories apiece and a total of 38 podiums and 170 TT race starts between them, the father and son duo’s achievements will be immortalised as the section formerly known as ‘Glen Helen 1’ is renamed in their collective honour.
The Rutter Legacy Lap will see respects paid to Tony by Michael, riding one of his father’s original Ducatis, and a Yamaha TZ350 and a second Ducati – with which Tony became synonymous with – ridden by his
