Ron Grant (motorcyclist)
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 Grant wearing Suzuki leathers at an American race meeting in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1940/1941 London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 December 1994 Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald "Ron" Grant (1940/1941 - 27 December 1994) was an American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] In the 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, he became the first American rider to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix event, when he finished in second place behind Alan Shepherd at the 250cc United States Grand Prix, held at the Daytona International Speedway.[2]
Grant was born in London before moving to the United States to work. He earned a job with the Suzuki factory, racing for them in the AMA national championships. After his racing career ended, he helped boost the careers of Pat Hennen and Randy Mamola.[3] He returned to the UK to manage racing teams for Honda and Suzuki. Grant was killed in a boating accident in Northern Ireland in 1994.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ron Grant career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "1964 250cc United States Grand Prix Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ DeWitt, Norm (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. MBI Publishing Company. p. 203. ISBN 1-61060-045-2. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ron Grant obituary". ozebook.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.