Rex Butcher
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 19, Rex Edward Butcher is a toolmaker (improver) and comes from Croydon, Surrey. He started racing at the beginning of last season on a 175 c.c. Ducati and scored several places within the first dozen at Brands Hatch. This year he bought his Norton (from John Surtees) and finished second in a non-expert race at Brands last Easter, and at a later Brands meeting he won a similar race. He has also competed at Crystal Palace and Snetterton. Hobby: Fishing. (TT Special, 5 September 1961, p.9)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Senior TT | R | Seeley | ||
| 1969 Production 750 TT | R | Triumph | ||
| 1969 Junior TT | R | Seeley | ||
| 1968 Senior TT | 8 | 2:24:12.20 | 94.2 | Matchless |
| 1968 Production 750 TT | R | Triumph | ||
| 1968 Lightweight TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1968 Junior TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1967 Senior TT | 11 | 2:23:28.00 | 94.69 | Norton |
| 1967 Production 750 TT | R | Triumph | ||
| 1967 Lightweight TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1967 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1966 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1966 Lightweight TT | 8 | 2:37:14.20 | 86.39 | Aermacchi |
| 1965 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1965 Lightweight TT | R | Cotton | ||
| 1965 Junior TT | 21 | 2:33:22.40 | 88.57 | Norton |
| 1964 Senior MGP | 4 | 2:24:52.00 | 93.77 | Norton |
| 1964 Lightweight MGP | 2 | 1:46:21.00 | 85.15 | Aermacchi |
| 1963 Senior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1963 Junior MGP | 26 | 2:39:01.00 | 85.43 | Norton |
| 1962 Senior MGP | 29 | 2:49:26.00 | 80.17 | Norton |
| 1961 Junior MGP | R | Norton |