Stars agree: No danger, no excitement

Monday 7th July 2008, 2:29PM BST.

Michael Rutter, left, and John McGuinness at the Ambassador Hotel. (Picture by Tony Rive, 0602458)

THE lap record holder on the Isle of Man TT course was restricted on Saturday by a 25mph speed limit on Guernsey roads. John McGuinness and fellow superbike rider, Michael Rutter, rode at the head of a cavalcade from Bulwer Avenue to Victoria Road to celebrate Millard & Co.’s centenary.

McGuinness, 34, became the first rider to lap the Isle of Man’s 37-mile circuit at more than 130mph on his way to victory in last year’s centenary Senior TT.

Rutter, 35, won the 1998 Junior TT and has a long pedigree in superbike racing. He came to Guernsey fresh from his victory in the last round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park.