Richard Tuthill Rally driver and Porsche guru
'I’VE LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE, literally a hundred metres from where we’re sat. It was pretty much inevitable I’d get involved with the business.’ So says Richard Tuthill, accomplished rally driver, 911 fanatic and the driving force behind the eponymous Tuthill Porsche, the basis of which was founded by his father, Francis, back in 1977.
The highly impressive edifice you see upon arrival at Tuthill’s premises might occupy the same location as Tuthill Snr’s original rally preparation business (a literal stone’s throw from the family home), but today’s slick, multi-millionpound operation has grown out of all recognition. Francis remains ever-present, but it is Richard who has propelled the company increasingly into the spotlight, thanks to high-profile projects spanning everything from its acclaimed ‘Below Zero’ ice driving events and spectacular successes in the historic East African Safari to running a modern GT3 in the WRC and forging increasingly close ties with Singer Vehicle Design.
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