David Grace (born 1949 in

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Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

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) is a British

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driver and businessman. He was the

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Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham Motor Speedway is a former racing motorsport venue in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, near the town of Corby. It hosted professional and club races, as well as testing, track days, driver training, exhibition ...

between 2000 and 2002, and oversaw the opening of the track and the return, after many years, of

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racing to Britain. As a driver his greatest successes came in

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, where he was five times British Hillclimb Champion (1993-94-98-99-2000), an achievement placing him level with

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and behind only six-times champion Tony Marsh. After joining Rockingham he ceased to climb regularly, but made occasional appearances in circuit racing. Grace made a brief return to hillclimbing in 2003 after leaving Rockingham. Outside motorsport Grace has a successful and varied career in business management.

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David Grace interviewed by Ian Freeman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grace, David British hillclimb drivers Living people People from Rugby, Warwickshire 1949 births