Mick Grant
Epithet: TT Rider 1970s: Yorkshire’s TT Star
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Mick Grant was born near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in 1944. An early interest in motorcycles led to a career as racer, first as a privateer and then a works rider with John Player Norton in 1972.
It was the aura of the TT which drew Grant to the Isle of Man, “I just had to race in the Island…There was a magical ring to the place and I felt I had to go”.
Grant also rode the Triumph ‘Slippery Sam’ but later moved to Kawasaki with their ‘Green Meanies’. This combination produced three TT victories and a new lap record and within six years Grant, with his trademark green leathers and number 10, had progressed from camping in the paddock to staying in top hotels. He is regarded as one of the greatest riders of the 1970s.
Gender: Male
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1985 Production 750 TT | 1 | 1:05:04.60 | 104.36 | Suzuki |
| 1985 Formula 1 TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1984 Senior TT | 6 | 2:02:34.80 | 110.8 | Suzuki |
| 1984 Production 1500 TT | 6 | 1:06:01.00 | 102.87 | Suzuki |
| 1984 Formula 1 TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1984 Classic TT | 3 | 1:58:26.20 | 114.68 | Suzuki |
| 1983 Senior TT | 5 | 2:01:32.00 | 111.76 | Suzuki |
| 1983 Formula 1 TT | 2 | 1:59:59.40 | 113.2 | Suzuki |
| 1982 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1982 Formula 1 TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1982 Classic TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1981 Senior TT | 1 | 2:07:58.20 | 106.14 | Suzuki |
| 1981 Formula 1 TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1981 Classic TT | 2 | 2:00:04.80 | 113.11 | Suzuki |
| 1980 Formula 1 TT | 1 | 2:08:59.80 | 105.29 | Honda |
| 1980 Classic TT | 2 | 2:00:50.20 | 112.4 | Honda |
| 1979 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1979 Classic TT | R | Honda | ||
| 1978 Senior TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1978 Junior TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1978 Classic TT | 1 | 2:00:50.20 | 112.4 | Kawasaki |
| 1977 Junior TT | 7 | 1:10:35.60 | 96.2 | Kawasaki |
| 1977 Classic TT | 1 | 2:02:37.40 | 110.76 | Kawasaki |
| 1976 Senior TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1976 Classic TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1975 Senior TT | 1 | 2:15:27.60 | 100.27 | Kawasaki |
| 1975 Lightweight TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1975 Classic TT | R | Kawasaki | ||
| 1974 Senior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1974 Production 1000 TT | 1 | 1:30:48.00 | 99.72 | Triumph |
| 1974 Lightweight TT | 2 | 1:37:09.20 | 93.2 | Yamaha |
| 1974 Junior TT | 2 | 1:50:06.20 | 102.8 | Yamaha |
| 1974 Formula 750 TT | 17 | 2:28:15.40 | 91.61 | Kawasaki |
| 1973 Senior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1973 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1973 Formula 750 TT | 2 | 1:50:21.60 | 102.56 | Norton |
| 1972 Senior TT | 3 | 2:20:00.00 | 97.03 | Kawasaki |
| 1972 Lightweight TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1972 Junior TT | 3 | 1:56:01.00 | 97.57 | Yamaha |
| 1972 Formula 750 TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1971 Junior TT | 7 | 2:10:52.00 | 86.5 | Yamaha |
| 1971 Formula 750 TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1970 Senior TT | R | Velocette | ||
| 1970 Junior TT | 18 | 2:32:20.00 | 89.17 | Yamaha |
| 1969 Senior MGP | 48 | 3:13:36.00 | 70.17 | Velocette |