Michael Rutter (motorcyclist)

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Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter riding a Crescent Suzuki during the 2009 BSB at Snetterton
Nationality	British
Born	(1972-04-18) 18 April 1972 (age 52) Wordsley, Staffordshire, England
Current team	Bathams Racing
Bike number	14
Motorcycle racing career statistics British Superbike Championship Active years 2001 – 2016 Manufacturers Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 431 29 109 9 0 0

Michael Karl Rutter (born 18 April 1972 in Wordsley, Staffordshire) nicknamed "The Blade", is a British motorcycle racer. He races in the National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. He has a reputation for being at his best in wet conditions and his favourite circuit is Oulton Park. He won 29 British Superbike Championship races with the most recent being at Silverstone in 2010, and finished as series runner-up twice. He has also contested MotoGP and World Superbike Championship events. He also cameoed in Coronation Street in 2008 as an extra, who put money in a slot machine and sat by the fire place.

During 2015, Rutter was a temporary replacement rider for Gearlink Kawasaki in BSB,^[1] but mainly concentrated on selected road events backed by his personal sponsor Batham's brewery, having lost his 2014-ride on a Bathams IWR BMW partway through the season.^[2][3]