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John GrantJuly 5, 1952 - October 13, 2011With deep regret in need to inform the Georgetown, California community, Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway's family, Flat Track community and many friends that our friend and father John Grant passed away yesterday October 13, 2011. I personally feel great sorrow for John's passing. Please join me and wish his family all the best during this hard time. Regretfully David Joiner I am sadden by the loss of my friend Johnny Grant. He will truly be missed by many. Johnny did a lot for a lot of people. I am happy I got to visit him before he passed away. He said he was very thankful for all the things his friends have been doing for him since his illness began. He is now resting in peace with his sons. My deepest sympathies go out to Ruby and the Grant family. Kim VanderMeeden. John "The Mountain Man" Grant was one special guy. I always enjoyed his company. We will all miss this super guy. RC Jones
Sad news arrived that John Grant from Georgetown, CA had passed away from a long battle with leukemia. One of the truly good guys in motorcycle racing Johnny will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He was equally comfortable at home and happy racing Harley flat trackers or Jawa speedway bikes, dirt tracks or ice. He loved racing and all the people associated with the sport. John "Mountain Man" Grant was a fierce competitor for many seasons in the ICE World Championship Series on a speedway bike. And who will forget when he showed up with the first real Unlimited Outlaw Quad, that crazy 4-cylinder 900cc "Nightmare" monster quad that he designed and fabricated. John rode the wheels off that thing pitching it in and throttling it sideways around the corners, pinning it up to the rev limiter to the total joy of the fans. What a show! What a great friend of racing we have all lost. Rest In Peace Brother - Gary Brent Densford - CEO & Founder of I.C.E Nickname: "Mountain Man" Tracks Ridden Bikes: Westlake/Jawa Speedway, Night Honda 600, 900 Kawasaki (THE NIGHTMARE) Racing Achievements: Raced Speedway Dirt/Ice and Pro Am Dirt track. John was the referee at Fast Friday Speedway in 1998. Was owner / operator of THE NIGHTMARE 900 CC QUAD (WHAT A SHOW). Rode reserve in the 1996 American Final, and the 1996 Canada Cup (Ottawa Ice Race), and the 1997 USA Indoor Championship Contact: jwright@inreach.com More photos in 1999 Fayetteville Championship Photos
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