Tags: Motorcycle Rider, Motorsport Racer.
Ron Grant was an American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. 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.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.