Career
Born in Colne, Lancashire, England, Smith began in competitions as a trials rider, becoming so successful that he was offered a place on the Norton factory team Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture asked Smith to compete in motocross racing which he did with such success that he soon began to concentrate on a motocross career. He finally announced his retirement in January 1972.
After he retired from competition, Smith helped to develop off-road motorcycles as special projects manager based in Minnesota, United States, for Can-Am, the motorcycle division of Canada"s Bombardier organisation.
The Can-Am racing team went on to claim the first three places in the 1974 American Medical Association 250cc motocross national championship. Smith was also involved in vintage motorcycle racing becoming the executive director of the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association AHRMA before retiring from that position.
He was inducted into the American Medical Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000. He currently lives in Wausau, Wisconsin.
