Graham Davis (racing driver)

{{short description|British former auto racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Grahame Davis is a British former auto racing driver. He has competed in the British Touring Car Championshiphttp://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=34 Official 1991 BTCC standings. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071848/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=34 |date=July 16, 2011 }} driving a semi-works Rover 216 GTi built by his own Moto-Build company, which specialised in modifying and maintaining Austin Rover cars, with engines prepared by rallying star Tony Pond. Davis entered four events in 1991, but started only one race.{{cite web| url = http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15354| title = Rover in the BTCC - TenTenths Motorsport Forum}} The project was costly, and with no official financial support from Rover Group, the car suffered from a lack of development. Unfortunately, Rover withdrew backing for the project altogether during the season and the team disappeared from the grid, despite tentative plans to compete in the 1992 season.{{cite web| url = http://forums.mg-rover.org/mg-rover-related-chat-up-2005-2/btcc-220-a-46029/#/topics/46029?_k=784ddu| title = Btcc 220 {{!}} MG-Rover.org Forums}}

He competed in the 1980 Willhire 24 Hour race, driving an MGB. The car was damaged during the race, but Davis' team fought back to finish 16th. Davis was once European Stock Car Champion.{{cite web| url = http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2009/118/mgb| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160131235726/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2009/118/mgb| archive-date = 2016-01-31| title = mgb {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Archive}} After driving he went into racing management, including the BTCC efforts of GR Asia.{{cite web| url = http://m.crash.net/btcc/news/10804/1/aircool-ready-to-roll.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009141103/http://m.crash.net/btcc/news/10804/1/aircool-ready-to-roll.html| archive-date = 2016-10-09| title = Aircool ready to rock. {{!}} BTCC 0}} Today, he concentrates on his business preparing performance parts for Rover and Lotus vehicles.{{cite web| url = http://www.moto-build.co.uk| title = Moto-build.co.uk}}