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Michael Rutter: The Life of a Racer
In 1992, when Michael Rutter was just 20 years old, he followed in his dad’s footsteps and began a career as a professional motorcycle racer.
He has been racing ever since.
This is his story of highs and lows, survival, luck and persistence, set against the raw, infectious atmosphere of the racing paddock. It is also a story of growing up with a global superstar for a Father; Tony Rutter.
Read Michael's account of spending his childhood watching his dad’s career – from fighting for world championships to fighting for his life after a devastating crash in 1985. Undeterred, Michael would go on to build his own career and forge his own unique path.
This is the remarkable tale of how Michael has stayed competitive for 30 years, and stepped out of his 4-time world champion dads shadow to add his own name to the list of all time greats of the sport.
Michael has started 431 British Superbike races, 20 World Superbike races, and 16 MotoGP races while also competing in road racing, where he has started 90 Isle of Man TT, 83 Northwest 200 and 24 Macau Grand Prix races.
Michael Rutter – The Life of a Racer is a gripping journey into the mind and life of someone who was born in to the race paddock and who has been there ever since.
He has been racing ever since.
This is his story of highs and lows, survival, luck and persistence, set against the raw, infectious atmosphere of the racing paddock. It is also a story of growing up with a global superstar for a Father; Tony Rutter.
Read Michael's account of spending his childhood watching his dad’s career – from fighting for world championships to fighting for his life after a devastating crash in 1985. Undeterred, Michael would go on to build his own career and forge his own unique path.
This is the remarkable tale of how Michael has stayed competitive for 30 years, and stepped out of his 4-time world champion dads shadow to add his own name to the list of all time greats of the sport.
Michael has started 431 British Superbike races, 20 World Superbike races, and 16 MotoGP races while also competing in road racing, where he has started 90 Isle of Man TT, 83 Northwest 200 and 24 Macau Grand Prix races.
Michael Rutter – The Life of a Racer is a gripping journey into the mind and life of someone who was born in to the race paddock and who has been there ever since.
275 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2019
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Michael Rutter
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Michael Rutter has authored or co-authored nearly 40 books and 600 articles for magazines and newspapers. He was awarded the Ben Franklin Award for Outdoor Writing and the Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association Award. Michael teaches advanced writing at Brigham Young University. He is also a Christa McAuliffe Fellow.
Michael Rutter has authored or co-authored nearly 40 books and 600 articles for magazines and newspapers. He was awarded the Ben Franklin Award for Outdoor Writing and the Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association Award. Michael teaches advanced writing at Brigham Young University. He is also a Christa McAuliffe Fellow.
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December 7, 2020
A very good autobiography. Just what you want, it's not fluffed out and over written, far from it. It's like sitting in a pub and someone telling you their life story.
I really enjoyed it and if you're a motorcycle racing fan you'll love it too.
I really enjoyed it and if you're a motorcycle racing fan you'll love it too.
January 28, 2023
A good read. For me the most interesting sections were about the TT (particularly racing against Joey Dunlop) but a great account of an impressive career in motorcycling by one of the sport's most consistent riders.
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