Ron Grant (motorcyclist)

Ron Grant
Grant wearing Suzuki leathers at an American race meeting in 1968
Nationality United States
Born(1940-02-20)February 20, 1940
East Croydon, England
DiedDecember 27, 1994(1994-12-27) (aged 54)
Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1964, 1967, US Team Suzuki member 1970 – 1974.
First race1964 250cc United States Grand Prix
Last race1967 Canadian Grand Prix
Team(s)Suzuki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 1 0 0 1

Ronald J. Grant (20 February 1940 – 27 December 1994) was a British-born American professional motorcycle racer and racing team manager. He competed in the AMA road racing national championships during the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1964, he became the first American competitor to finish on the podium in a World Championship Grand Prix road race, when he finished in second place at the 250cc United States Grand Prix, held at the Daytona International Speedway. After his racing career, Grant became a racing team manager and respected engine tuner.

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