Tony Rutter
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Tony Rutter (born 24 September 1941) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won seven Isle of Man TT Races between 1973 and 1985.[1][2] He also won four Formula Two World Championships, and was the British Motorcycle Champion in the 350cc class in 1971, on a Yamaha and the 250cc class in 1973 again on a Yamaha.[3] Rutter was also a nine-time winner of the North West 200 race held in Northern Ireland.
His career was effectively ended by a very bad accident at the Montjuïc circuit, Barcelona (Spain) in 1985 – however even after this incident he recovered and continued to ride in the TT until 1991.
He is the father of current British Superbike rider Michael Rutter.
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| Preceded by Charlie Williams |
TT Formula Two World Champion 1981–1984 |
Succeeded by Brian Reid |