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Offline turboguzzi

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Tony Rutter RIP
« on: March 24, 2020, 01:29:47 PM »
Known more for his exploits on the beautiful TT2 Ducatis, turns out he rode a sohc4 or two....
RIP

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Offline Stev-o

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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2020, 02:42:45 PM »
Look at that damn sexy pipe!

RIP Tony
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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2020, 03:10:48 PM »
Lots of ground clearance in the left handers!

RIP Tony
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Offline NickO

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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2020, 07:03:57 AM »
It was very easy to ground-out the exhaust collector on a 400 Four Honda.

I hope the front brake was not the production version?

RIP Tony.
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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2020, 07:39:37 AM »
he was on that 400 for the production race, so guess it is the stock brake system :)

they were so much better than any drum of the past that no one really complained!

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Posn   No   Competitor   Machine   Time   Speed
19   0   Tony Rutter   408 Honda   4.16.19.8     88.31 
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Offline simon#42

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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2020, 08:26:07 AM »
i remember him best for his 250 and 350 rides , in the 70s he was the man to beat at any british track . i last saw him a year or so ago and he was not well then so was not surprised at the news .
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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2020, 08:56:39 AM »
For those that dont know, Tony won the Isle of Man 7 times! That is very impressive.

https://www.visordown.com/news/general/tt-winner-and-road-racing-legend%C2%A0tony-rutter-has-died

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Offline PeWe

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Re: Tony Rutter RIP
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2020, 10:55:13 AM »
Isle of Man, to be a good racer not enough, must be a daredevil!
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