Mick Grant
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Mick Grant (born July 10, 1944) is a former professional motorcycle road racer. He is a seven-time winner of the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race on various bikes, including 'Slippery Sam', a three-cylinder Triumph Trident.[1] For British racing fans of the 1970s, The soft-spoken, down-to-earth Yorkshireman provided a sharp contrast to the brash, playboy image presented by Londoner Barry Sheene.[2]
In 1972, he teamed with Dave Croxford to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race. In 1975, it was Grant who finally broke Mike Hailwood's Isle of Man TT lap record, which had stood since 1967.[3] Grant raced in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit in 1977 for the Kawasaki factory team alongside team-mate Barry Ditchburn and the following year with Kork Ballington and Gregg Hansford.[4] In 1979, Honda chose Grant to help develop their exotic oval-cylindered NR500, unfortunately with disappointing results.[5] Grant also won the Macau Grand Prix in 1977 and in 1984, riding a Heron-Suzuki. He usually raced with number 10 and with the initial JL on his helmet, a tribute to his early sponsor and mechanic, Jim Lee.[3]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing results [1][4]
Points system from 1969 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
- ^ a b Mick Grant career profile at the Isle of Man TT web site
- ^ Barker, Stuart (2003). Barry Sheene 1950-2003: The Biography. UK: CollinsWillow. p. 148. ISBN 0-00-716181-6.
- ^ a b McDiarmid, Mac (2004). The Magic of the TT: A Century of Racing over the Mountain. UK: Haynes. p. 121. ISBN 1-84425-002-4.
- ^ a b Mick Grant career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ Mick Grant at world.honda.com
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| Preceded by Chas Mortimer |
Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1977 |
Succeeded by Sadao Asami |
| Preceded by Ron Haslam |
Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1984 |
Succeeded by Ron Haslam |
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