Michael Rutter to miss Brands Hatch
Michael Rutter will miss this weekend’s three Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship races at Brands Hatch for family reasons.
The Bridgnorth rider was also unable to ride at the previous round at Knockhill.
Taylor Mackenzie, who had ooked set for a spell on the sidelines after being released by the Moto Rapido Ducati squad, will now campaign a BMW S1000RR for the Bathams team owned and managed by Rutter.
Rutter said: “Whilst I’m naturally disappointed not to be riding at present, it’s the right decision for me to make. But with the infrastructure and machinery that we have, we were eager to have a presence on the grid in front of our sponsors so I’m delighted that Taylor will be riding for the Bathams Racing team at Brands Hatch.
“His pedigree in the class and on the BMW speaks for itself and I witnessed at close quarters in 2016 just how talented he is, so we’re all eagerly looking forward to working with him this weekend.”
Saturday sees two 18-lap races take place around the iconic 2.6-mile circuit with the third scheduled for 2.15pm on Sunday.
