Stuart Graham presenting the Scarf & Goggles Award, to Henry Pearmen and Derek Bell, before the Demonstration to mark the Anniversary of Group
Leslie Stuart Graham (born 9 January 1942) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Saloon car racing specialist. He is the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. Graham started racing in 1961 on a 125 cc Honda Benly Sports, followed by spells with Bill Webster and on Syd Lawton's Aermacchis. He also rode Bultacos, later selling his half-share in a garage to fund his full-time racing using a 350 cc AJS 7R and a 500 cc Matchless G50 for the 'classic' races. His big break came when he was signed for the Honda factory team in July 1966, and later rode for Suzuki. His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships. In the early 1970s he began car racing in Saloon classes, retiring in 1980 to concentrate on his business interests including a Honda dealership. Again reviving his racing in 1986, Graham has continued to appear in occasional historic car events. Henry Pearman has been a determined collector for over four decades, driven by a tireless passion to acquire the finest landmark motoring icons. Much of the collection has taken years to collate, selected after a lifetime of focus and dedication. He has gained a world-wide reputation as a leading authority on Jaguar E-Types and 1980’s ‘Le Mans’ Group C racing cars, also becoming the 2008 Historic Group C Race Series champion. Historic Classics acts as the company through which this ongoing and dynamic collection sometimes offers thoughtfully selected and exceptional classic and competition cars for sale, as his interests expand and new opportunities evolve. When you deal with Historic Classics you benefit from a lifetime of enthusiasm, knowledge and access to a varying selection of superb classic, exotic and competition cars - each one hand-picked by Henry for the constantly growing collection. We do not offer other cars for sale by consignment.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
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