Ralph Bryans
Born March 7, 1942 in Northern Ireland.
Debuted in 1959, and won races in both 350cc and 500cc classes in the 1963 Irish championships. Signed on with Honda in 1964, competing in the 50cc and 125cc classes in world championship motorcycle racing. Won the 50cc-class world championship the following year in 1965 riding an RC115. In the 125cc class, came in 5th in 1964, 8th in 1965, and 3rd in 1966, earning a reputation as a small-displacement class specialist.

Ron Haslam
Born in England.
Started racing at 15, amassing more than a 30-year career as an active rider. Took second place in the 1979 Suzuka 8 Hours race in Japan. Joined the World Grand Prix circuit in 1977, competing in the 500cc class from 1983 to 1990. Became known as 'Rocket Ron' for his bursts of speed off the starting line. In eight years, he placed in the top ten 61 times, including nine trips to the podium. Worked as a rider on the ELF Project from 1986~1988, ranking 4th in 1987 on an NSR500-engined ELF4.

Stuart Graham
Born January 9, 1942 in England.
Son of Leslie Graham, who won the 500cc class of world championship races four times between 1949 and 1952 and was killed in a crash at the Isle of Man TT Races in 1953. Raced motorcycles from 1961 to 1970, finishing in the points three times in the 500cc class of the Motorcycle World Championship in 1966. Later moved to auto racing in 1973.

Tommy Robb
Born in Northern Ireland.
First entered the Isle of Man TT Races in 1958, where he raced for Honda in 1962 and took 2nd in the 125cc class. Came in 3rd in 500cc class world championship races three times between 1970 and 1971.



Drivers (in alphabetical order)

Anthony Davidson
Born April 18, 1979 in England.
Battled with Takuma Sato for the British Formula 3 championship in 2001. Joined B•A•R Honda (now Honda Racing F1 Team) in 2001, and worked in machine development for the following three years as a test driver. Rented out from Honda to the Minardi team in 2002, where he gained some F1 experience. Continues to play a supporting role in 2006 as the team's third driver.

Gil de Ferran
Born November 11, 1967 in Brazil.
Won the British F3 Championship in 1992, and entered CART racing in 1995, winning one race that year on his way to being named Rookie of the Year. Joined Marlboro Team Penske in 2000, becoming only the fifth driver in CART history to win the Driver's Champion title two years in a row, in 2000 and 2001. Signed on with BAR Honda (now Honda Racing F1 Team) as its Sporting Director in 2005.

Jenson Button
Born January 19, 1980 in England.
Won the British Formula Ford Championship in 1998 before moving up to British F3 competition the following year, where he won Rookie of the Year. His race career continued to progress favorably, and he made his F1 debut with Williams in 2000. Joined Honda in 2003. Placed 3rd in the drivers' ranking in 2004, with 10 trips to the podium including four second places. Placed 9th in the drivers' ranking in 2005, and continues to race in 2006.

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