Frank Rutherford
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Junior – Norton
Senior – Norton
Age 33, Frederick Alan Rutherford is a machine-tool estimator from East Ham, London. He was co-winner of the 1956 Thruxton Nine Hours race, and in the course of the past eight seasons, he has built up a very respectable reputation – including ninth place in the 1954 Senior Manx on a 350 c.c. A.J.S.; riding a Norton Alan was ninth again in the 1955 Senior. In 1956 he was fifth in the Junior but only completed four laps in the Senior. He won replicas in both 1957 races, finishing 12th in the Junior and fourth in the Senior, only just over three minutes behind the winner, Alan Holmes.
Last year he was 12th in the Junior and 4th in the Senior. His machines are 1960 models – the “350” having coil valve springs, and the “500” modified main bearing housing.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.13.)
Age 31, Frederick Alan Rutherford is a machine-tool estimator from West Ham, London. He was co-winner of the 1956 Thruxton Nine Hours race, and in the course of the past six seasons he has built up a very respectable reputation - including ninth place in the 1954 Senior Manx on a 350 cc AJS, riding a Norton. Alan was ninth again in the 1955 Senior. In 1956 he was fifth in the Junior but only completed four laps in the Senior. He won replicas in both last year's races, finishing 12th in the Junior and fourth in the Senior, only just over three minutes behind the winner, Alan Holmes. Both his machines for this year's races are the property of Geoff Duke.
(TT Special, Thursday, September 11, 1958 p26)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Senior TT | R | Matchless | ||
| 1962 Lightweight TT | R | Honda | ||
| 1962 Junior TT | 25 | 2:37:58.40 | 85.99 | AJS |
| 1960 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1960 Junior MGP | 16 | 2:38:30.00 | 85.7 | Norton |
| 1959 Senior MGP | 4 | 2:27:35.00 | 92.04 | Norton |
| 1959 Junior MGP | 12 | 2:36:49.00 | 86.61 | AJS |
| 1958 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1958 Junior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1957 Senior MGP | 4 | 2:31:55.00 | 89.42 | Norton |
| 1957 Junior MGP | 12 | 2:42:29.00 | 83.6 | AJS |
| 1956 Senior MGP | R | 0 | BSA | |
| 1956 Junior MGP | 5 | 2:38:08.00 | 85.89 | BSA |
| 1955 Senior MGP | 9 | 2:36:30.00 | 86.8 | Norton |
| 1955 Junior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1954 Senior MGP | 9 | 3:00:44.00 | 75.15 | AJS |
| 1954 Junior MGP | 26 | 2:49:54.00 | 79.95 | AJS |
| 1953 Senior MGP | R | 0 | AJS | |
| 1953 Junior MGP | R | 0 | AJS | |
| 1952 Junior MGP | R | 0 | Velocette |