Michael Rutter will race at T.T. 2007.
The announcement of his return is a further boost to the centenary celebrations - he last raced at the T.T. in 2000.
He will ride in the Superbike, Senior and Supersport events for his British Championship M.S.S. Kawasaki team.
Rutter won the 1998 Junior T.T., and has been on the podium a further eight times. His father, Tony, recorded eight victories around the Mountain Course.
Michael says other challenges explain his seven year absence from the T.T.:-
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