witnessed an impressive performance when he took a self-tuned production Yamaha into 12th place in the 250 support race at the British Grand Prix at Donington Park in 1994. In 1995 Haslam contested the first Triumph Speed Triple series, winning the Oulton Park round of the championship. When Haslam's son Leon Haslam switched from motocross to road racing in 1997, the elder Haslam concentrated his efforts on helping the youngster's career. He competed in the British 125 championship to give real practical assistance to Leon out on the track, and also took fifth place at Donington Park in 1998. Haslam rode the 125 again the following year, but pressure from the organisers made him stop after just a couple of rounds and restrict his coaching to the pits. In 2000, Haslam raced a Honda Fireblade in the British Superstock series, marking his 28th year of competitive racing, with a best result of 6th at Donington Park. The same year he and Leon made history by becoming the first British father and son, as well as the oldest and youngest riders, to race in the same Grand Prix when he competed on the Sabre Racing bike in the 500 class and Leon raced the factory Italjet in the 125 event at Le Mans, France. Present Haslam was voted MCN Man of the Year in 1981. After retiring from competition, Haslam turned to running a racing school at Donington Park where he helped launch the careers of two top British riders, James Haydon and the late Karl Harris. Haslam is a qualified private pilot, and he flies a Renegade Spirit biplane (with flat-twin BMW engine). In July 2020 Haslam announced his race training school of 24 years based at Donington Park would close later in the year due to difficulties encountered with Corona Virus restrictions. Their website confirmed the closure, dated 26 October 2020. Career statistics Motorcycle Grand Prix results Points system from 1969 to 1987: Points system from 1988 to 1992: Points system from 1993 onwards: (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) References External links Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com BikeSports News Article on Ron Haslam (by Chris Carter, first published in BikeSportNews Issue 107) Ron Haslam Race School 1956 births Living people People from Heanor Sportspeople from Derbyshire British motorcycle racers English motorcycle racers 500cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT